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A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART XV
"We, nine of Jacob's ten sons, have just come back home from Egypt to our father Jacob....It was wonderful to see him and our families.... Our father was very grateful to have us safely back.... He was so pleased as well that our mission has been successful... For we have come back with plenty of grain for all our families... However, he soon realised that Simeon is not with us... So we sat down with him and told him everything that had happened to us while in Egypt... We told him about the "Egyptian" official in charge of the distribution of grain... That he had been particularly harsh with us for reasons we did not understand... How he had accused us of being spies....How we had then explained to him that we are all sons of one father....That one son is no more... That our youngest brother is at home because our father needs him so much... We then had to tell our father that the official insisted to keep Simeon until we return to him....But when we return we must bring our youngest brother with us... Our father has not yet said anything about allowing us to take Benjamin with us when we go back to Egypt to buy more grain... Hopefully the famine will end very soon so we will not need to return.. But what about Simeon?.... If we do not return with Benjamin then Simeon will remain in prison in Egypt... Oh, we are having a dilemma... Who can help us out?"... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn details of the brothers' encouncer with their father Jacob after their return from Egypt...
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART XV
Nine of the ten sons of Jacob return to Canaan from Egypt where they meet with their father. They tell him in details what has happened to them while in Egypt as you can read in Genesis 42:29-34
When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan they told him all that had happened to them. They said, "The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land. But we said to him, "We are honest men; we are not spies.We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan." Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, "This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go. But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land."
Jacob now understands why Simeon is not with them and he realises as well that he will not see Simeon again unless Benjamin goes back to Egypt with his brothers. But can he live without his youngest son?
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