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GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART XVIII
"I, Jacob, had a favourite son... His name is Joseph... But he is no more... I have eleven other sons.... One of them, Simeon, is alive... But he is not with us here in Canaan... He is in prison in Egypt.... I blame his nine other brothers for that...They went to Egypt to buy grain from an "Egyptian" official... Because we have a famine over here....They came back with grain... But they returned without their brother.... They told me they had no choice but to leave Simeon behind...They told me as well that I should be happy that at least nine of them returned to me... Because they had all been put in prison initially....At that time they did not know if anyone of them would be released... But, thankfully, the "Egyptian" official appeared to them after three days... And spoke with them...He told them that nine of them could go home with grain for their families...He selected Simeon to stay behind... He told them as well that they will need to bring their youngest brother with them to Egypt in order for their brother Simeon to be released...However, they know that I cannot let their youngest brother go with them to Egypt....He is too important for me...Unfortunately, we are beginning to run out of food once again.... So I may have to tell my sons to go back to Egypt to buy grain.... But I cannot let my youngest son Benjamin go back with them... For I am determined not to let him go."... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Jacob has to tell his sons to return to Egypt to buy more grain for the family...
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFEL OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART XVIII
Jacob, the father of the twelve sons, whose son Simeon is in prison in Egypt, is unwilling to let his youngest son, Benjamin go to Egypt to meet with this "Egyptian" official, who is in charge of the distribution of food. But in time they completely run out of food again so Jacob has no choice but to tell his sons to go back to Egypt as you can read in Genesis 43:1-2
Now the famine was still severe in the land, so when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little food."
Jacob may well hope that his sons have forgotten that his youngest son Benjamin is supposed to go with them to Egypt. After all, they do know that he cannot live without this son at his side.
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