A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES: GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD P/50

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A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

           GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD

                         PART  L

"I, Judah, one of the sons of Jacob, am back before the "Egyptian" official in charge of the grain distribution, together with my ten brothers....We had left him earlier this morning after our donkeys had been loaded up with grain to take back home to Canaan for our families...We were so relieved to leave... For we were once again together after having had to leave Simeon behind at our previous trip to Egypt... We thought nothing could stop us this time from getting home to our father... But then the steward of the official caught up with us... We had not gone too far as yet... He accused us that we had taken his master's special silver cup... We were convinced he was mistaken... But he was not... The silver cup was found in Benjamin's sack.... However, we are absolutely certain that Benjamin has not taken this cup...Of course, the official will not believe us when we tell him Benjamin is innocent... All we can do is to offer ourselves up as this man's slaves... I believe I should speak up for I feel responsible for the sale of my brother Joseph as slave when he was taken to Egypt all these years ago... It is only right that we now become slaves in Egypt as well."... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Judah speaks up and tells the "Egytian" official that they will become his slaves...

 

                    ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES 

                                                  GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD

                                                                  PART L

Judah, one of the eleven sons of Jacob, addresses the "Egyptian" official in charge of the grain distribution here as you can read in Genesis 44:16

"What can we say my lord?" Judah replied."What can we say? How can we prove our innocence? God ha uncovered your servant's guilt. We are now my lord's slaves... We ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup."

Judah speaks on behalf of all the brothers when he addresses the "Egyptian" official. He knows that he and all the others, apart from Benjamin, are guilty of sins they have committed and that God is finally dealing with them in relation to these sins. 

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