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GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART LVI
"I, the "Egyptian" official in charge of the grain distribution, have finally revealed to these eleven men in front of me who I realy am... I told them that I am their long-lost brother Joseph whom they sold to merchants twenty-two years ago... I have waited two years before revealing this truth to them... I longed to tell them the truth the very moment I saw them... But I knew I needed to test them first to find out if they have changed since they sold me so carelessly... Today I know that they have changed.. They are no longer the ruthless men they used to be... God has done a work in their hearts....I know this from the words of Judah... For he was willing to become my slave so that his youngest brother might go free.... It is a miracle... Having told them who I really am.... I asked them a question that is very much on my heart....I asked them if my father is still alive....They were not able to answer me.... I understand... For they must be in such a state of shock that I, the "Egyptian" official am able to speak Hebrew."...Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that the "Egyptian" official after having revealed to the eleven men in front of him that he is Joseph, enquires after his father Jacob...
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
GOD MEANS IT FOR GOOD
PART LVI
After the official in charge of the grain distribution in Egypt has revealed to the eleven men in front of him that he is their long-lost brother Joseph, he continues by asking after their father Jacob as you can read in Genesis 45:3b
"Is my father still living?" But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.
Joseph needs to hear once again that his father is alive and well. As for the brothers' reaction to Joseph's words, please remember that Joseph has known for some time already that these men are his brothers for he recognised them the first time they stood before him. But his brothers have absolutely no idea that the "Egyptian" official who stand before them is not who he claims to be. So Joseph's revelation of who he really is comes as a great shock to them for they will have realised that the past has finally caught up with them. And there is no running away from it; they have to face it. And that is how it is for you. Sooner or later God will want you to face anything you may have done in the past that has not been right. This is for your sake so that you can come clean of these things, can be forgiven and be set free from any guilt, condemnation in relation to these things.
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