Genesis 45: 3-6
Joseph couldn’t keep his secret from his brothers anymore. He had to tell them who he was. Look at their reaction, they were terrified. Here they had been evil to him and had expected him to die and now he had the power to kill all of them, their entire families, and everything they had.
However, this was not what God had saved Joseph for. Sometimes we have to go through hard times to learn valuable lessons for the future that we can use to greater his kingdom.
Genesis 45: 7-8; 10-11
Joseph shows them love and show them how God had used them as tools. Even though their actions and motivations were evil, God wanted to use them for good. God can take some of the worst things that ever happen to you and use them to develop you and in the end make you stronger.
Joseph explained to his bothers that the Lord had sent him ahead of them in this way so that he could provide for them and keep them from being destitute during the famine. Sometimes we don’t understand why bad things happen to good people, but if we trust in God, looking back we can see the true nature of how God used them to his glory.
Genesis 45: 16-20
God had placed Joseph in the position that he did not only to save Egypt, but also to save his family. At that time Hebrews, especially sheapards were not thought of as intellectuals or considered very high on the ladder of prestige.
But God cut through all of that by using Joseph and Pharaoh’s love for him to provide Joseph’s entire family with the best. Pharaoh even told them to leave their stuff. Imagine if someone told you to move into the best house in the world and never mind bringing anything because you’ll get all new stuff. God can bless us beyond our wildest dreams if we will just trust him.
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