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A PURPOSEFUL LIFEL OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART XXXIX
"We, the eleven sons of Jacob, were seated around the table at the home of the official in charge of the grain distribution here in Egypt...The reason we where here is because we had been invited to have luch with him....Food was being served under his direction... Every dish was delicious... We finally decided we might as well enjoy each dish as it was brought to us... So we did.... After all, we very likely will never again eat from his table... He is the official in charge of the grain distribution in Egypt... We are shepherds in Canaan... We have nothing in common with him...Once we have collected the grain we will leave for home... And we may never see him again....But we will never forget this lunch... Benjamin, in particular, will never forget this lunch... His portions were five times the size of our portions...He clearly has found favour with the official... We must tell our father that Benjamin has been so well treated by the official... He will be very pleased to hear that Benjamin has been so well treated by him... In the past that would have caused us to be jealous of Benjamin...But today we are only too pleased that he is being treated so extravagantly even though he is only the youngest of the family."... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that at the lunch at the official's home Benjamin is given extra large portions of food compared to his brothers...
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART XXXIX
The sons of Jacob, including Benjamin, who have travelled all the way from Canaan to buy grain for their families, decide to enjoy the meal that they are about to have in the home of the "Egyptian" official in charge of the grain distribution as you can read in Genesis 43:34
When portions were served to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion was five times as much as anyone else's. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
The sons of Jacob notice that all the food is served from the official's table so it is of the best quality. They notice as well that, strangely, Benjamin is given a much larger portion than any of the others.
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