Latest / Dwelling Place: The Bible for Moms / #. 20. Genesis 42-45 | It Was Not You Who Sent Me Here, But God
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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00to
- 0:00The
- 0:00Dwelling
- 0:00Place
- 0:01from
- 0:01Entrusted
- 0:01Ministries.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Stephanie
- 0:03Hickox.
- 0:03In
- 0:04the
- 0:04last
- 0:04episode,
- 0:04we
- 0:04talked
- 0:05about
- 0:05how
- 0:05even
- 0:06when
- 0:06Joseph
- 0:06was
- 0:06in
- 0:07horrible
- 0:07circumstances,
- 0:08the
- 0:08Lord
- 0:08was
- 0:09with
- 0:09him.
- 0:09I
- 0:09like
- 0:10how
- 0:10my
- 0:10moody
- 0:10commentary
- 0:11describes
- 0:11it.
- 0:11It
- 0:11would
- 0:11appear
- 0:12that
- 0:12if
- 0:12the
- 0:12Lord
- 0:12were
- 0:13indeed
- 0:13with
- 0:13Joseph,
- 0:14he
- 0:14would
- 0:14not
- 0:14have
- 0:14been
- 0:14sold
- 0:15into
- 0:15slavery.
- 0:16Yet
- 0:16the
- 0:16presence
- 0:16of
- 0:17God
- 0:17in
- 0:17one's
- 0:17life
- 0:18and
- 0:18the
- 0:18extent
- 0:18of
- 0:18success
- 0:19is
- 0:19not
- 0:20to
- 0:20be
- 0:20measured
- 0:20by
- 0:20the
- 0:20absence
- 0:21of
- 0:21adversity,
- 0:22but
- 0:22a
- 0:22faithful
- 0:23attitude
- 0:23in
- 0:23the
- 0:23midst
- 0:24of
- 0:24adversity
- 0:25on
- 0:25this
- 0:25score.
- 0:26Joseph
- 0:26was
- 0:26a
- 0:26great
- 0:27success.
- 0:27Too
- 0:28often
- 0:28adversity
- 0:29is
- 0:29considered
- 0:29a
- 0:29sign
- 0:30of
- 0:30God's
- 0:30abandonment.
- 0:31Yet
- 0:31in
- 0:31the
- 0:31life
- 0:32of
- 0:32Joseph,
- 0:32despite
- 0:33his
- 0:33difficulties,
- 0:34the
- 0:34Lord
- 0:34was
- 0:34present
- 0:35in
- 0:35his
- 0:35life
- 0:36granting
- 0:36favor
- 0:36and
- 0:36success.
- 0:37Plainly,
- 0:38the
- 0:38story
- 0:38is
- 0:38establishing
- 0:39the
- 0:39providence
- 0:40of
- 0:40God
- 0:40and
- 0:41achieving
- 0:41God's
- 0:41good
- 0:42purposes
- 0:42despite
- 0:43Joseph's
- 0:43adverse
- 0:44circumstances.
- 0:45There
- 0:45are
- 0:45certain
- 0:46people
- 0:46in
- 0:46the
- 0:46Old
- 0:46Testament
- 0:47that
- 0:47give
- 0:47us
- 0:47a
- 0:47hint
- 0:48of
- 0:48the
- 0:48goodness
- 0:49of
- 0:49Jesus
- 0:49to
- 0:49come.
- 0:50they
- 0:50provide
- 0:50these
- 0:50clues
- 0:51and
- 0:51they
- 0:51have
- 0:51these
- 0:51commonalities
- 0:52with
- 0:52Jesus.
- 0:53And
- 0:53when
- 0:53the
- 0:53New
- 0:54Testament
- 0:54corroborates
- 0:55that
- 0:55we
- 0:55call
- 0:56these
- 0:56a
- 0:56type
- 0:57of
- 0:57Christ
- 0:57and
- 0:58Joseph
- 0:58falls
- 0:58into
- 0:58that
- 0:59category,
- 0:59listen
- 1:00to
- 1:00this
- 1:00list
- 1:00provided
- 1:01in
- 1:01my
- 1:01MacArthur
- 1:01commentary.
- 1:02that
- 1:02Joseph
- 1:03and
- 1:03Jesus
- 1:04have
- 1:04in
- 1:04common.
- 1:04Both
- 1:05were
- 1:05a
- 1:05shepherd
- 1:06of
- 1:06their
- 1:06father's
- 1:06sheep.
- 1:07both
- 1:07had
- 1:07a
- 1:07father
- 1:08that
- 1:08loved
- 1:08them
- 1:08dearly.
- 1:09They
- 1:09were
- 1:09both
- 1:09hated
- 1:10by
- 1:10their
- 1:10brothers.
- 1:11They
- 1:11were
- 1:11both
- 1:11sent
- 1:12by
- 1:12their
- 1:12father
- 1:13to
- 1:13their
- 1:13brothers.
- 1:14Others
- 1:14plotted
- 1:15to
- 1:15harm
- 1:15both
- 1:15of
- 1:15them.
- 1:16Their
- 1:16robes
- 1:16were
- 1:17taken
- 1:17from
- 1:17them.
- 1:18They
- 1:18were
- 1:18both
- 1:18taken
- 1:18to
- 1:19Egypt
- 1:19and
- 1:19both
- 1:20sold
- 1:20for
- 1:20the
- 1:20price
- 1:21Of
- 1:21a
- 1:21slave.
- 1:22They
- 1:22were
- 1:22tempted,
- 1:23falsely
- 1:23accused,
- 1:24bound
- 1:24in
- 1:24chains,
- 1:25placed
- 1:26with
- 1:26two
- 1:26other
- 1:26prisoners.
- 1:27One
- 1:27who
- 1:27was
- 1:28saved
- 1:28and
- 1:28the
- 1:28other
- 1:29lost.
- 1:29Both
- 1:29were
- 1:30exalted
- 1:30after
- 1:30suffering.
- 1:31Both
- 1:31were
- 1:3230
- 1:32years
- 1:32old
- 1:32at
- 1:32the
- 1:32beginning
- 1:33of
- 1:33their
- 1:33public
- 1:33recognition.
- 1:34Both
- 1:35wept
- 1:35openly,
- 1:36both
- 1:36forgave
- 1:37those
- 1:37who
- 1:37wronged
- 1:37them.
- 1:38They
- 1:38both
- 1:39saved
- 1:39their
- 1:39nation
- 1:40and
- 1:40what
- 1:40men
- 1:40did
- 1:40to
- 1:41hurt
- 1:41them.
- 1:41God
- 1:41turned
- 1:42to
- 1:42good
- 1:42in
- 1:42both
- 1:43of
- 1:43their
- 1:43lives.
- 1:44And
- 1:44today
- 1:44we'll
- 1:44focus
- 1:45on
- 1:45how
- 1:45Joseph's
- 1:45forgiveness
- 1:46to
- 1:46his
- 1:46brothers
- 1:47points
- 1:47us
- 1:47to
- 1:48the
- 1:48forgiveness
- 1:48of
- 1:49Jesus.
- 1:49We
- 1:50got
- 1:50a
- 1:50love
- 1:50in
- 1:50chapter
- 1:5142,
- 1:51verse
- 1:51one.
- 1:52When
- 1:52Jacob
- 1:52learned
- 1:53that
- 1:53there
- 1:53was
- 1:53grain
- 1:54for
- 1:54sale
- 1:54in
- 1:54Egypt,
- 1:55he
- 1:55said
- 1:55to
- 1:55his
- 1:55sons,
- 1:56why
- 1:56do
- 1:56you
- 1:56look
- 1:57at
- 1:57one
- 1:57another?
- 1:58And
- 1:58he
- 1:58said,
- 1:58behold,
- 1:59I
- 1:59have
- 1:59heard
- 1:59there
- 2:00is
- 2:00grain
- 2:00for
- 2:00sale
- 2:00in
- 2:00Egypt.
- 2:01Go
- 2:01down
- 2:02and
- 2:02buy
- 2:02grain
- 2:02for
- 2:02us
- 2:03that
- 2:03we
- 2:03may
- 2:03live
- 2:04and
- 2:04not
- 2:04die.
- 2:05And
- 2:05he's
- 2:05probably
- 2:05thinking,
- 2:06do
- 2:06I
- 2:06have
- 2:0611
- 2:07cents
- 2:07for
- 2:07nothing?
- 2:08One
- 2:08of
- 2:08you
- 2:08figure
- 2:09this
- 2:09out.
- 2:09He
- 2:09sends
- 2:1010
- 2:10of
- 2:10them
- 2:10and
- 2:11keeps
- 2:11Benjamin
- 2:11at
- 2:12home.
- 2:12Still
- 2:13not
- 2:13cured
- 2:13of
- 2:13that
- 2:13favoritism
- 2:14problem
- 2:14obviously.
- 2:15True
- 2:15confession
- 2:16It
- 2:16makes
- 2:16me
- 2:16think
- 2:16of
- 2:17the
- 2:17moments
- 2:17where
- 2:17my
- 2:17house
- 2:17is
- 2:17a
- 2:18mess
- 2:18or
- 2:18something
- 2:18needs
- 2:18to
- 2:18be
- 2:19done,
- 2:19and
- 2:19I'm
- 2:19looking
- 2:19around
- 2:19thinking,
- 2:20am
- 2:20I
- 2:20the
- 2:21only
- 2:21one
- 2:21who
- 2:21can
- 2:21figure
- 2:21this
- 2:21out?
- 2:22Over
- 2:22the
- 2:22next
- 2:22few
- 2:23chapters
- 2:23after
- 2:24Joseph
- 2:24sees
- 2:24his
- 2:24brothers.
- 2:25Some
- 2:25of
- 2:25their
- 2:25interactions
- 2:26are
- 2:26a
- 2:26little
- 2:26bit
- 2:27odd
- 2:27in
- 2:27the
- 2:27way
- 2:27that
- 2:27Joseph
- 2:28has
- 2:28this
- 2:28play
- 2:28out,
- 2:29but
- 2:29I'm
- 2:29sure
- 2:29he
- 2:29was
- 2:29in
- 2:29shock
- 2:30to
- 2:30see
- 2:30them
- 2:30and
- 2:30he's
- 2:31just
- 2:31trying
- 2:31to
- 2:31figure
- 2:31out
- 2:32what
- 2:32to
- 2:32do
- 2:33We
- 2:33also
- 2:33read
- 2:33his
- 2:34brothers
- 2:34have
- 2:34been
- 2:34tormented
- 2:35by
- 2:35their
- 2:35sin
- 2:35all
- 2:36these
- 2:36years.
- 2:36Joseph
- 2:37is
- 2:3739
- 2:37at
- 2:38this
- 2:38point,
- 2:38and
- 2:38it's
- 2:38been
- 2:3922
- 2:40years
- 2:40since
- 2:40they
- 2:41threw
- 2:41him
- 2:41in
- 2:41the
- 2:41pit
- 2:42in
- 2:4242,
- 2:4321.
- 2:43it's
- 2:44recorded.
- 2:44Then
- 2:44they
- 2:45said
- 2:45to
- 2:45one
- 2:45another,
- 2:46in
- 2:46truth,
- 2:46we
- 2:46are
- 2:47guilty
- 2:47concerning
- 2:48our
- 2:48brother,
- 2:48and
- 2:49that
- 2:49we
- 2:49saw
- 2:49the
- 2:49distress
- 2:50of
- 2:50his
- 2:50soul
- 2:51when
- 2:51he
- 2:51begged
- 2:51us
- 2:51and
- 2:52we
- 2:52did
- 2:52not
- 2:52listen.
- 2:53That
- 2:53is
- 2:53why
- 2:53this
- 2:53distress
- 2:54has
- 2:54come
- 2:54upon
- 2:54us.
- 2:55And
- 2:55Reen
- 2:55answered
- 2:56them.
- 2:56Did
- 2:56I
- 2:56not
- 2:57tell
- 2:57you
- 2:57not
- 2:57to
- 2:58sin
- 2:58against
- 2:58the
- 2:58boy,
- 2:59but
- 2:59you
- 2:59did
- 2:59not
- 2:59listen?
- 3:00So
- 3:00now
- 3:00there
- 3:01comes
- 3:01a
- 3:01reckoning
- 3:01for
- 3:02his
- 3:02blood.
- 3:02Joseph
- 3:03is
- 3:03listening
- 3:03and
- 3:03can
- 3:03hear
- 3:04all
- 3:04of
- 3:04this,
- 3:04but
- 3:04they're
- 3:05not
- 3:05aware
- 3:05it's
- 3:05him
- 3:06or
- 3:06that
- 3:06he
- 3:06would
- 3:06understand
- 3:07their
- 3:07language.
- 3:08As
- 3:08the
- 3:08story
- 3:08unfolds,
- 3:09there's
- 3:09some
- 3:09back
- 3:09and
- 3:09forth
- 3:10and
- 3:10they're
- 3:10terrified.
- 3:11Reuben
- 3:11ends
- 3:12up
- 3:12leading
- 3:12sacrificially
- 3:13and
- 3:13do
- 3:13you
- 3:14remember
- 3:14when
- 3:14I
- 3:14said
- 3:14that
- 3:15Judah
- 3:15will
- 3:15be
- 3:15presented
- 3:16differently
- 3:16after
- 3:17his
- 3:17moral
- 3:17failing
- 3:18in
- 3:18chapter
- 3:1838?
- 3:19In
- 3:19Chapter
- 3:1944,
- 3:20he
- 3:20presents
- 3:21himself
- 3:21as
- 3:21a
- 3:21substitute
- 3:22for
- 3:22the
- 3:23party
- 3:23that
- 3:23seems
- 3:23to
- 3:24be
- 3:24guilty,
- 3:24and
- 3:24he
- 3:25offers
- 3:25to
- 3:25stay
- 3:26in
- 3:26the
- 3:26place
- 3:26of
- 3:26Benjamin.
- 3:27And
- 3:27at
- 3:27this
- 3:27point,
- 3:28Joseph
- 3:28Can
- 3:29hold
- 3:29it
- 3:29in
- 3:29no
- 3:29more.
- 3:30He
- 3:30is
- 3:30done
- 3:30with
- 3:30a
- 3:30charade
- 3:31and
- 3:31he
- 3:31gives
- 3:32a
- 3:32speech
- 3:32full
- 3:33of
- 3:33the
- 3:33grace
- 3:33of
- 3:33God.
- 3:34Let's
- 3:34read
- 3:35chapter
- 3:3545.
- 3:36Then
- 3:36Joseph
- 3:37could
- 3:37not
- 3:37control
- 3:38himself
- 3:38before
- 3:38all
- 3:39those
- 3:39who
- 3:39stood
- 3:39by
- 3:39him.
- 3:40He
- 3:40cried,
- 3:41make
- 3:41everyone
- 3:41go
- 3:42out
- 3:42from
- 3:42me.
- 3:42So
- 3:43no
- 3:43one
- 3:43stayed
- 3:43with
- 3:43him.
- 3:43When
- 3:44Joseph
- 3:44made
- 3:44himself
- 3:45known
- 3:45to
- 3:45his
- 3:45brothers
- 3:46and
- 3:46he
- 3:46wept
- 3:46aloud
- 3:47so
- 3:47that
- 3:47the
- 3:47Egyptians
- 3:48heard
- 3:48it
- 3:48and
- 3:49the
- 3:49household
- 3:49of
- 3:49Pharaoh
- 3:50heard
- 3:50it,
- 3:50and
- 3:50Joseph
- 3:51said
- 3:51to
- 3:51his
- 3:51brothers,
- 3:52I
- 3:52am
- 3:52Joseph,
- 3:52is
- 3:53my
- 3:53father
- 3:53still
- 3:53alive?
- 3:54But
- 3:54his
- 3:54brothers
- 3:55could
- 3:55not
- 3:55answer
- 3:55him
- 3:56for,
- 3:56they
- 3:56were
- 3:56dismayed
- 3:57at
- 3:57his
- 3:57presence.
- 3:58So
- 3:58Joseph
- 3:58said
- 3:58to
- 3:58his
- 3:59brothers,
- 3:59come
- 3:59near
- 4:00to
- 4:00me
- 4:00please.
- 4:01And
- 4:01they
- 4:01came
- 4:01near
- 4:01and
- 4:02he
- 4:02said,
- 4:02I
- 4:02am
- 4:03your
- 4:03brother
- 4:03Joseph,
- 4:04whom
- 4:04you
- 4:04sold
- 4:05into
- 4:05Egypt.
- 4:06And
- 4:06now
- 4:06do
- 4:06not
- 4:07be
- 4:07distressed
- 4:07or
- 4:07angry
- 4:08with
- 4:08yourselves
- 4:09because
- 4:09you
- 4:09sold
- 4:09me
- 4:09here
- 4:10for,
- 4:10God
- 4:10sent
- 4:10me
- 4:11before
- 4:11you
- 4:11to
- 4:11preserve
- 4:12life.
- 4:12For
- 4:13the
- 4:13famine
- 4:13has
- 4:13spent
- 4:13in
- 4:13the
- 4:14land
- 4:14these
- 4:14two
- 4:14years
- 4:15and
- 4:15there
- 4:15are
- 4:15yet
- 4:16five
- 4:16years
- 4:16in
- 4:17which
- 4:17there
- 4:17will
- 4:17be
- 4:17neither
- 4:18plowing
- 4:18nor
- 4:18harvest.
- 4:19And
- 4:19God
- 4:20sent
- 4:20me
- 4:20before
- 4:20you
- 4:20to
- 4:21preserve
- 4:21for
- 4:21you
- 4:21a
- 4:22remnant
- 4:22on
- 4:22earth
- 4:22and
- 4:23to
- 4:23keep
- 4:23alive
- 4:23for
- 4:24you.
- 4:24Many
- 4:24survivors.
- 4:25So
- 4:25it
- 4:25was
- 4:25not
- 4:26you
- 4:26who
- 4:26sent
- 4:26me
- 4:26here,
- 4:27but
- 4:27God,
- 4:27he
- 4:28has
- 4:28made
- 4:28me
- 4:28a
- 4:28father
- 4:29to
- 4:29Pharaoh
- 4:29and
- 4:30Lord
- 4:30of
- 4:30all
- 4:30his
- 4:30house
- 4:31and
- 4:31ruler
- 4:31over
- 4:32all
- 4:32the
- 4:32land
- 4:32of
- 4:32Egypt.
- 4:33Hurry
- 4:34and
- 4:34go
- 4:34up
- 4:34to
- 4:34my
- 4:34father
- 4:35and
- 4:35say
- 4:35to
- 4:35him,
- 4:35thus
- 4:36says,
- 4:36your
- 4:36son
- 4:36Joseph,
- 4:37God
- 4:37has
- 4:38made
- 4:38me,
- 4:38Lord
- 4:38of
- 4:38all
- 4:38Egypt.
- 4:39Come
- 4:39down
- 4:40to
- 4:40me.
- 4:40Do
- 4:40not
- 4:40Terry.
- 4:41You
- 4:41shall
- 4:41dwell
- 4:41in
- 4:42the
- 4:42land
- 4:42of
- 4:42Goshen
- 4:42and
- 4:43you
- 4:43shall
- 4:43be
- 4:43near
- 4:43me,
- 4:44you
- 4:44and
- 4:44your
- 4:44children,
- 4:45and
- 4:45your
- 4:45children's
- 4:46children,
- 4:46and
- 4:46your
- 4:47flocks,
- 4:47your
- 4:47herds,
- 4:48and
- 4:48all
- 4:48that
- 4:48you
- 4:48have
- 4:49there.
- 4:49I
- 4:49will
- 4:49provide
- 4:50for
- 4:50you
- 4:50for
- 4:50there
- 4:51are
- 4:51yet
- 4:51five
- 4:51years
- 4:52of
- 4:52famine
- 4:52to
- 4:52come
- 4:53so
- 4:53that
- 4:53you
- 4:53and
- 4:53your
- 4:54household
- 4:54and
- 4:54all
- 4:55that
- 4:55you
- 4:55have
- 4:55do
- 4:56not
- 4:56come
- 4:56to
- 4:56poverty.
- 4:57And
- 4:57now
- 4:57your
- 4:58eyes
- 4:58see,
- 4:58and
- 4:59the
- 4:59eyes
- 4:59of
- 4:59my
- 4:59brother
- 4:59Benjamin,
- 5:00see
- 5:00that
- 5:01it
- 5:01is
- 5:01my
- 5:01mouth
- 5:01that
- 5:02speaks
- 5:02to
- 5:02you.
- 5:02You
- 5:03must
- 5:03tell
- 5:03my
- 5:03father
- 5:04of
- 5:04all
- 5:04my
- 5:04honor
- 5:05in
- 5:05Egypt
- 5:05and
- 5:05of
- 5:05all
- 5:06that
- 5:06you
- 5:06have
- 5:06seen,
- 5:06hurry
- 5:07and
- 5:07bring
- 5:07my
- 5:07father
- 5:08down
- 5:08here.
- 5:08Then
- 5:08he
- 5:09fell
- 5:09upon
- 5:09his
- 5:09brother
- 5:09Benjamin's
- 5:10neck
- 5:10and
- 5:10wept
- 5:11and
- 5:11Benjamin
- 5:12wept
- 5:12upon
- 5:12his
- 5:12neck
- 5:13and
- 5:13he
- 5:13kissed
- 5:13all
- 5:14his
- 5:14brothers
- 5:14and
- 5:14wept
- 5:15upon
- 5:15them.
- 5:15After
- 5:16that,
- 5:16his
- 5:16brothers
- 5:16talked
- 5:17with
- 5:17him.
- 5:17When
- 5:17the
- 5:17report
- 5:18was
- 5:18heard
- 5:18in
- 5:18Pharaoh's
- 5:18house,
- 5:19Joseph's
- 5:19brothers
- 5:20have
- 5:20come.
- 5:20It
- 5:20pleased
- 5:21Pharaoh
- 5:21and
- 5:21his
- 5:21servants
- 5:22and
- 5:22Pharaoh
- 5:22said
- 5:23to
- 5:23Joseph,
- 5:23say
- 5:24to
- 5:24your
- 5:24brothers.
- 5:25Do
- 5:25this,
- 5:25load
- 5:26your
- 5:26beast
- 5:26and
- 5:26go
- 5:26back
- 5:27to
- 5:27the
- 5:27land
- 5:27of
- 5:27Canaan
- 5:28and
- 5:28take
- 5:28your
- 5:28father
- 5:29and
- 5:29your
- 5:29households
- 5:30and
- 5:30come
- 5:30to
- 5:30me
- 5:31and
- 5:31I
- 5:31will
- 5:31give
- 5:31you
- 5:31the
- 5:32best
- 5:32of
- 5:32the
- 5:32land
- 5:32of
- 5:32Egypt
- 5:33and
- 5:33you
- 5:33shall
- 5:34eat
- 5:34the
- 5:34fat
- 5:34of
- 5:34the
- 5:34land.
- 5:35And
- 5:35you,
- 5:35Joseph,
- 5:36are
- 5:36commanded
- 5:36to
- 5:37say,
- 5:37do
- 5:37this.
- 5:38Take
- 5:38wagons
- 5:39from
- 5:39the
- 5:39land
- 5:39of
- 5:39Egypt
- 5:40for
- 5:40your
- 5:40little
- 5:40ones
- 5:40and
- 5:41for
- 5:41your
- 5:41wives,
- 5:42and
- 5:42bring
- 5:42your
- 5:42father
- 5:42and
- 5:43come
- 5:43have
- 5:43no
- 5:43concern
- 5:44for
- 5:44your
- 5:44goods.
- 5:45For
- 5:45the
- 5:45best
- 5:46of
- 5:46all,
- 5:46the
- 5:46land
- 5:46of
- 5:46Egypt
- 5:47is
- 5:47yours.
- 5:48The
- 5:48Sons
- 5:48of
- 5:48Israel
- 5:48did
- 5:49so,
- 5:49and
- 5:49Joseph
- 5:50gave
- 5:50them
- 5:50wagons
- 5:50according
- 5:51to
- 5:51the
- 5:51command
- 5:51of
- 5:51Pharaoh,
- 5:52and
- 5:52gave
- 5:52them
- 5:52provisions
- 5:53for
- 5:53the
- 5:53journey
- 5:54to
- 5:54each
- 5:54and
- 5:54all
- 5:55of
- 5:55them.
- 5:55He
- 5:55gave
- 5:55a
- 5:55change
- 5:56of
- 5:56clothes,
- 5:56but
- 5:57to
- 5:57Benjamin,
- 5:57he
- 5:57gave
- 5:57300
- 5:58chuckles
- 5:58of
- 5:58silver
- 5:59and
- 5:59five
- 5:59changes
- 6:00of
- 6:00clothes
- 6:01to
- 6:01his
- 6:01father.
- 6:01He
- 6:01sent
- 6:02his
- 6:02fallows
- 6:02Ted
- 6:03donkeys,
- 6:03loaded
- 6:04with
- 6:04the
- 6:04good
- 6:04things
- 6:04of
- 6:04Egypt
- 6:05and
- 6:0510
- 6:05female
- 6:06donkeys
- 6:06loaded
- 6:06with
- 6:07grain.
- 6:07Bred
- 6:07and
- 6:08provisions
- 6:08for
- 6:08his
- 6:08father
- 6:09on
- 6:09the
- 6:09journey.
- 6:09Then
- 6:10he
- 6:10sent
- 6:10his
- 6:10brothers
- 6:10away
- 6:11And
- 6:11as
- 6:11they
- 6:11departed,
- 6:12he
- 6:12said
- 6:12to
- 6:12them,
- 6:13do
- 6:13not
- 6:13quarrel
- 6:14on
- 6:14the
- 6:14way.
- 6:14So
- 6:15they
- 6:15went
- 6:15up
- 6:15out
- 6:15of
- 6:15Egypt
- 6:16and
- 6:16came
- 6:16to
- 6:16the
- 6:17land
- 6:17of
- 6:17Canaan
- 6:17to
- 6:18their
- 6:18father
- 6:18Jacob.
- 6:19And
- 6:19they
- 6:19told
- 6:19him
- 6:20Joseph
- 6:20is
- 6:20still
- 6:20alive
- 6:21and
- 6:21he
- 6:21is
- 6:21ruler
- 6:22over
- 6:22all
- 6:22the
- 6:22land
- 6:22of
- 6:22Egypt.
- 6:23And
- 6:23his
- 6:23heart
- 6:24became
- 6:24numb
- 6:24for,
- 6:25he
- 6:25did
- 6:25not
- 6:25believe
- 6:25them.
- 6:26But
- 6:26when
- 6:26they
- 6:26told
- 6:27him
- 6:27all
- 6:27the
- 6:27words
- 6:27of
- 6:27Joseph,
- 6:28which
- 6:28he
- 6:28had
- 6:29said
- 6:29to
- 6:29them,
- 6:29and
- 6:29when
- 6:30he
- 6:30saw
- 6:30the
- 6:30wagons
- 6:31that
- 6:31Joseph
- 6:31had
- 6:31sent
- 6:31to
- 6:31carry
- 6:32him,
- 6:32the
- 6:32spirit
- 6:33of
- 6:33their
- 6:33father,
- 6:33Jacob
- 6:34revived,
- 6:34and
- 6:34Israel
- 6:35said,
- 6:35it
- 6:36is
- 6:36enough.
- 6:36Joseph,
- 6:37my
- 6:37son
- 6:37is
- 6:37still
- 6:38alive.
- 6:38I
- 6:38will
- 6:39go
- 6:39and
- 6:39see
- 6:39him
- 6:39before
- 6:40I
- 6:40die.
- 6:41The
- 6:41provision
- 6:41of
- 6:42these
- 6:42wagons
- 6:43and
- 6:43everything
- 6:43that
- 6:43Pharaoh
- 6:44sent,
- 6:44it
- 6:44shows
- 6:45that
- 6:45Joseph
- 6:45ruled
- 6:46so
- 6:46well
- 6:46that
- 6:46they
- 6:46had
- 6:47complete
- 6:47trust
- 6:47in
- 6:47him,
- 6:48but
- 6:48it
- 6:48also
- 6:48was
- 6:48convincing
- 6:49enough
- 6:49for
- 6:49his
- 6:50father
- 6:50to
- 6:50come.
- 6:50To
- 6:50know
- 6:50that
- 6:51it
- 6:51was
- 6:51real.
- 6:51Interesting.
- 6:52Side
- 6:52note,
- 6:53in
- 6:53the
- 6:53last
- 6:53few
- 6:53months,
- 6:54I've
- 6:54started
- 6:54researching
- 6:55fresh
- 6:55milled
- 6:55flour,
- 6:56and
- 6:56for
- 6:56Christmas
- 6:57I
- 6:57got
- 6:57a
- 6:57flour
- 6:57mill.
- 6:58It's
- 6:58helped
- 6:58me
- 6:58to
- 6:58understand
- 6:59these
- 7:00passages
- 7:00of
- 7:00scripture
- 7:01where
- 7:01the
- 7:01grain
- 7:01is
- 7:01stored.
- 7:02For
- 7:02so
- 7:02long,
- 7:03I've
- 7:03always
- 7:03thought,
- 7:03why
- 7:04doesn't
- 7:04it
- 7:04go
- 7:04bad?
- 7:05Apparently
- 7:05if
- 7:06you
- 7:06don't
- 7:06grind
- 7:06wheat
- 7:07berries
- 7:07right
- 7:07away,
- 7:08the
- 7:08Lord
- 7:08has
- 7:08designed
- 7:09it
- 7:09so
- 7:09that
- 7:09the
- 7:09nutrients
- 7:10stay
- 7:10intact.
- 7:11It's
- 7:11during
- 7:11the
- 7:11grinding
- 7:12process
- 7:12that
- 7:12it
- 7:12breaks
- 7:13down
- 7:13and
- 7:13it
- 7:13takes
- 7:14away
- 7:14the
- 7:14nutrients.
- 7:15Now,
- 7:15I
- 7:15feel
- 7:15like
- 7:15there
- 7:16are
- 7:16so
- 7:16many
- 7:16chapters
- 7:16of
- 7:16scripture
- 7:17and
- 7:17this
- 7:17story
- 7:17in
- 7:18particular
- 7:18than
- 7:19make
- 7:19much
- 7:19more
- 7:19sense
- 7:20to
- 7:20me
- 7:20how
- 7:20seven
- 7:21years
- 7:21later
- 7:21their
- 7:22grain
- 7:22will
- 7:22still
- 7:22be
- 7:22good
- 7:23and
- 7:23healthy
- 7:23for
- 7:23them.
- 7:24Yeah.
- 7:24More
- 7:24importantly,
- 7:25I'm
- 7:25incredibly
- 7:26convicted
- 7:27and
- 7:27inspired
- 7:27by
- 7:27the
- 7:27forgiveness
- 7:28that
- 7:28Joseph
- 7:29offers
- 7:29his
- 7:29brothers.
- 7:30It
- 7:30seems
- 7:30so
- 7:31obvious
- 7:31that
- 7:31it
- 7:31was
- 7:31their
- 7:32sin
- 7:32that
- 7:32caused
- 7:32all
- 7:33this,
- 7:33but
- 7:33repeatedly
- 7:34Joseph
- 7:35says
- 7:35it
- 7:36was
- 7:36God's
- 7:36goodness.
- 7:37Joseph
- 7:37attributes
- 7:38it
- 7:38to
- 7:38the
- 7:38sovereignty
- 7:39of
- 7:39the
- 7:39Lord.
- 7:39In
- 7:39verse
- 7:40five,
- 7:40Joseph
- 7:40Saidfor,
- 7:41God
- 7:41sent
- 7:41me
- 7:41before
- 7:42you
- 7:42to
- 7:42preserve
- 7:43life.
- 7:43And
- 7:43then
- 7:43verse
- 7:44seven,
- 7:44and
- 7:44God
- 7:45sent
- 7:45me
- 7:45before
- 7:46you
- 7:46to
- 7:46preserve
- 7:47for
- 7:47you
- 7:47a
- 7:47remnant
- 7:48on
- 7:48earth
- 7:48and
- 7:48to
- 7:49keep
- 7:49you
- 7:49alive
- 7:49for
- 7:49many
- 7:50survivors.
- 7:51And
- 7:51again
- 7:51in
- 7:51eight.
- 7:52So
- 7:52it
- 7:52was
- 7:52not
- 7:52you
- 7:53who
- 7:53sent
- 7:53me
- 7:53here,
- 7:54but
- 7:54God,
- 7:54he
- 7:55completely
- 7:55clears
- 7:56them
- 7:56of
- 7:56their
- 7:56guilt.
- 7:57Right
- 7:57away
- 7:57he's
- 7:57concerned
- 7:58and
- 7:58tells
- 7:58them
- 7:58to
- 7:59not
- 7:59be
- 7:59distressed
- 7:59or
- 8:00angry
- 8:00with
- 8:00themselves.
- 8:01And
- 8:01how
- 8:01can
- 8:01you
- 8:01not
- 8:02laugh
- 8:02in
- 8:0224
- 8:03when
- 8:03he
- 8:03tells
- 8:03them
- 8:04to
- 8:04not
- 8:04quarrel
- 8:04on
- 8:05their
- 8:05way
- 8:05home?
- 8:06Joseph
- 8:06cannot
- 8:07deny
- 8:07the
- 8:07goodness
- 8:08and
- 8:08the
- 8:08sovereignty
- 8:08of
- 8:09God
- 8:09in
- 8:09his
- 8:09life.
- 8:10And
- 8:10I
- 8:10wanna
- 8:10ask
- 8:10that
- 8:11of
- 8:11you
- 8:11as
- 8:12I'm
- 8:12asking
- 8:12it
- 8:12of
- 8:12my
- 8:13own
- 8:13heart.
- 8:13Do
- 8:13we
- 8:14walk
- 8:14in
- 8:14forgiveness
- 8:15and
- 8:15reconciliation?
- 8:16Are
- 8:16there
- 8:17people
- 8:17that
- 8:17have
- 8:17hurt
- 8:17you
- 8:18deeply,
- 8:18that
- 8:18you're
- 8:18struggling
- 8:19to
- 8:19forgive?
- 8:20Like
- 8:20Joseph,
- 8:20it
- 8:21might
- 8:21be
- 8:21a
- 8:21sibling.
- 8:22Or
- 8:22it
- 8:22could
- 8:23be
- 8:23a
- 8:23parent
- 8:23that
- 8:24hurt
- 8:24you
- 8:24and
- 8:24you've
- 8:25thought,
- 8:25if
- 8:25only
- 8:26they
- 8:26wouldn't
- 8:26have
- 8:26done
- 8:26this,
- 8:27then
- 8:27I
- 8:27would
- 8:27be
- 8:28in
- 8:28a
- 8:28better
- 8:28situation.
- 8:29But
- 8:29maybe
- 8:29you're
- 8:30exactly
- 8:30the
- 8:30mother
- 8:31you
- 8:31are
- 8:31because
- 8:32of
- 8:32the
- 8:32experiences
- 8:33you've
- 8:33had
- 8:34or
- 8:34of
- 8:34the
- 8:34lack
- 8:35in
- 8:35your
- 8:35life.
- 8:35Did
- 8:36God
- 8:36use
- 8:36it
- 8:36to
- 8:36bring
- 8:37you
- 8:37to
- 8:37him
- 8:37maybe
- 8:38there's
- 8:38someone
- 8:38else
- 8:39that
- 8:39was
- 8:39supposed
- 8:39to
- 8:39love
- 8:40you
- 8:40and
- 8:40hurt
- 8:40you,
- 8:41just
- 8:41as
- 8:41Jesus
- 8:42said
- 8:42on
- 8:42the
- 8:42cross,
- 8:43father,
- 8:43forgive
- 8:43them
- 8:44for
- 8:44they
- 8:44know
- 8:44not
- 8:45what
- 8:45they
- 8:45do,
- 8:45It's
- 8:46Jesus
- 8:46who
- 8:46gives
- 8:47us
- 8:47the
- 8:47power
- 8:47to
- 8:47forgive,
- 8:48as
- 8:48he
- 8:48said
- 8:49on
- 8:49the
- 8:49cross.
- 8:50Father,
- 8:50forgive
- 8:50them
- 8:51for
- 8:51they
- 8:51know
- 8:51not
- 8:51what
- 8:52they
- 8:52do.
- 8:52Let's
- 8:53pray.
- 8:53Heavenly
- 8:54Father,
- 8:54we
- 8:54come
- 8:55before
- 8:55you
- 8:55knowing
- 8:56that
- 8:56we
- 8:57don't
- 8:57have
- 8:57it
- 8:57in
- 8:57ourselves
- 8:58to
- 8:58lay
- 8:58down
- 8:59our
- 8:59deepest
- 8:59hurts
- 9:00and
- 9:00to
- 9:00not
- 9:00be
- 9:00taken
- 9:01over
- 9:01by
- 9:01bitterness.
- 9:02When
- 9:02we
- 9:02see
- 9:03the
- 9:03impact
- 9:03of
- 9:04the
- 9:04sin
- 9:04of
- 9:04others
- 9:04in
- 9:04our
- 9:04lives,
- 9:05it
- 9:05can
- 9:05be
- 9:05difficult
- 9:06to
- 9:06not
- 9:06meditate
- 9:07upon
- 9:07it.
- 9:08But
- 9:08I
- 9:08pray
- 9:08that
- 9:08you
- 9:08would
- 9:09help
- 9:09us
- 9:09to
- 9:09understand
- 9:10how
- 9:10you've
- 9:10worked
- 9:10it
- 9:10for
- 9:10good.
- 9:11Help
- 9:11us
- 9:12to
- 9:12trust
- 9:12in
- 9:12your
- 9:12goodness
- 9:13and
- 9:13reveal
- 9:14to
- 9:14us
- 9:14how
- 9:15you've
- 9:15transformed
- 9:15us
- 9:16through
- 9:16difficult
- 9:16circumstances.
- 9:18Free
- 9:18us
- 9:18from
- 9:18bitterness
- 9:19and
- 9:19help
- 9:19us
- 9:20to
- 9:20teach
- 9:20our
- 9:20children
- 9:21to
- 9:21walk
- 9:21in
- 9:21forgiveness
- 9:22as
- 9:22well.
- 9:23And
- 9:23although
- 9:23we
- 9:24will
- 9:24make
- 9:24mistakes,
- 9:25if
- 9:25there
- 9:25are
- 9:25patterns
- 9:26where
- 9:26we're
- 9:27exasperating
- 9:27our
- 9:27children
- 9:28or
- 9:28pushing
- 9:28their
- 9:28hearts
- 9:29away
- 9:29from
- 9:29you.
- 9:30Help
- 9:30us
- 9:30to
- 9:30see,
- 9:31to
- 9:31repent
- 9:32and
- 9:32to
- 9:32restore
- 9:32those
- 9:33relationships
- 9:34so
- 9:34that
- 9:34unity
- 9:34would
- 9:35reign
- 9:35in
- 9:35our
- 9:35homes.
- 9:36We
- 9:36also
- 9:36pray
- 9:37for
- 9:37the
- 9:37sibling
- 9:38relationships
- 9:38in
- 9:38our
- 9:39home,
- 9:39and
- 9:39that
- 9:39you
- 9:39would
- 9:40help
- 9:40our
- 9:40kids
- 9:40to
- 9:40be
- 9:41forever
- 9:41friends.
- 9:42Jesus,
- 9:42thank
- 9:42you
- 9:43for
- 9:43the
- 9:43way
- 9:43that
- 9:43you
- 9:43modeled
- 9:44forgiveness
- 9:45it's
- 9:45in
- 9:45your
- 9:45name
- 9:45we
- 9:45pray.
- 9:46Amen.