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Silver in Their Sacks - Tuesday evening, 6.16.2009
Posted on June 16th, 2009
Genesis 42:27-28 - At the place where they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack. “My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.” Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, “What is this that God has done to us?” In this story, Joseph’s brothers traveled to Egypt to buy food during the famine. They did not realize that the official in charge of the food there was Joseph, whom they had beaten and sold into slavery many years before. They did not recognize him, but he recognized them immediately.
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Joseph’s brothers: “We are honest men” - Tuesday evening 6.9.2009
Posted on June 9th, 2009
Genesis 42:10 - “No, my lord,” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food. We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.” Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt to buy food during the famine. They claim to be honest, righteous men, despite their long history of committing murders, immorality, deception, and acts of cruelty. They show the position of sinners when they come before Christ trying to justify themselves, not recognizing their own sin and need for salvation. Joseph’s brothers were indebted to him, but they want others to treat them as honorable men - just as unbelievers want God to treat them.
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