The Return to Egypt with Benjamin
1Now the famine was still severe in the land. 2So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”
3But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ 4If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. 5But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
6“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
7They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
This was most likely the second year of the famine.
Knock, knock, who’s there? Simeon, Simeon who? You know, the brother you left in Egypt?
“So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”
I’m sure this discussion came up before but Jacob (Israel) wouldn’t allow Benjamin to go for fear of loosing him.
Little do they know the surprise God has waiting for them!
God surprises all who love Him with gifts everyday.
Can you guess what surprise He has in store for you today?
Blessings, David
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