Too often I have pictured Joseph's time in Egypt as a type of solitary confinement. He was ordered about and spoke to no one about his faith in the one true God. But reading this passage chapter 43 verse 23 changed that perception. The servant who brought his brothers into Joseph's house spoke of the work of God in their lives. Joseph must have told his family and his servants the same story that he relayed to his brothers in 47:4-8. Surely his wife, his sons, his servants, and many in Pharaoh's service had heard the aweful and heartwarming story of a God who will use the worse traits of selfish men to bring about such a wonderful work of saving lives. I don't know if the servant was parroting Joseph's words or speaking from his own faith. It seems like he believed that God was blessing Joseph's brothers.
Stuart
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Genesis 43-46
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