eph obviously was redeemed in "pits to glory" story. What about his brothers? Did they ever level with their father about their transgressions. After Jacob's death, they quickly reverted back to their conspiring behavior..."When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?" So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died: 'This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.' Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father." How quickly they moved to deceive!
Joseph moved quickly to forgive. In fact, he seemed to forgive in spite of his brothers. Did he know their deceit? Overlook? Or just plain forgive in advance?
Here is Joseph's response..."When their message came to him, Joseph wept. His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. "We are your slaves," they said. But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them." Were the brothers ever redeemed? Or where they just fortunate to have a brother like Joseph and a father like Jacob? Is this still not our human condition today? Some "get" God's redemption of people and circumstances and others move quickly to the next "scheme"?
The story of Joseph could be summed up like this..."there are schemers, dreamers, and a Redeemer. Is this not our human condition today?
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