1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: And he said, behold, I have heard that there is 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: corn in Egypt. Get you down thither and buy for 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: us from thence that we may live and not die 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: Genesis forty two two. Heavenly Father, to day, I choose 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: to praise you Lord in the midst of famines, recessions, 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: and lack throughout the nation and in other countries, because 7 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: I know that I will not be affected. You've given 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: me divine strategy to experience abundance and provision. I praise 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: you Lord for the simple fact that in the economy 10 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: of Heaven there is no such thing as a recession. 11 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: I declare that, as your child, you give me access 12 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: to your resources that never run out. Therefore, I will 13 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: position myself for increase. I will go to the places 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: where your provision and peace are in abundance. I I 15 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: confess that when I come in contact with those who've 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: wronged me, I will not use my position of power 17 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: and influence to get revenge, but instead will use it 18 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: to show grace and forgiveness, generosity and kindness. Every good 19 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: gift comes from You, God. And with this truth, I 20 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: will remind myself that I am blessed to be a blessing. 21 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: I will remind myself that I walk through open doors 22 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: because I am called to help others walk through them. Hallelujah. 23 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: I thank you God that opportunities and increase are all 24 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: around me in Jesus's name. Amen. Stay tuned to immerse 25 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: yourself in the greatest stories ever told from pray dot 26 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: COM's podcast Heroes in the Bible. 27 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: Welcome back to this Heroes in the Bible series on 28 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: the life of Joseph. I'm ed young. It's my privileged 29 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: to take this journey with you through life experiences and 30 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: one of the Bible's most interesting, the most christ Like 31 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 2: character you'll find in all the scripture. In the previous episode, 32 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: Joseph was beginning to expirit everything that accompanied his new 33 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: position as Prime Minister of all of Egypt. He used 34 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,119 Speaker 2: his gift to prepare Egypt for the years of famine 35 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 2: that had begun, and he was soon to be visited. 36 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: Remember by his ten brothers. They went to Egypt because 37 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: they were hungry, and their dad sent them. Famine's devastation 38 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 2: extended to the land of Canaan. In the prelude to 39 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: this episode, we visit the upper room where Jesus, on 40 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: the night before his crucifixion washed the feed of disciples, 41 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: including those of Judas, the one he knew was about 42 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: to betray him. In our continuing study of Joseph, we'll 43 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 2: discover how he responds to the initial encounter with his brothers. 44 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 2: Will he use his power influence to exact revenge, will 45 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: he reveal his identity to his brothers, And how would 46 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: God uncover the guilty consciences of joseph brothers to expose 47 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: their sin and prepare them for the beautiful scene of 48 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 2: forgiveness and reconciliation that will encounter In the final part 49 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: of this story. 50 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 3: Prelude to Chapter eight. Jesus looked among his disciples. He 51 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 3: knew that his final moments had come. He looked at 52 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: each of them, filled with love, overflowing love. Jesus was 53 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 3: reminded of what it was once like walking in the 54 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 3: garden of Eden. He longed for that again. He would 55 00:03:54,320 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 3: go to great lengths to restore that relationship. Jesus bowed 56 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 3: his head and smiled. While the disciples were still talking 57 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 3: amongst each other, Jesus stood to his feet and walked 58 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 3: over to the entrance of the room. Near the door 59 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 3: was a large pot of water and a basin. Jesus 60 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 3: removed his outer garments and wrapped a towel around his waist. 61 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 3: He poured the water into a large basin and brought 62 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 3: it over to the disciples without a word. Jesus took 63 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 3: Philip's feet and began to wash them. The dirt and 64 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 3: grime from the day's travels washed out on the basin. 65 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 3: Jesus took the towel on his waist and dried off 66 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: his feet. He did the same with Bartholomew, scrubbing his 67 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 3: feet and drying them off. Dirty water splashed onto jesus 68 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 3: chest as he washed. The disciples were speechless as g 69 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 3: Jesus proceeded to wash the feet of Thomas Matthew James, 70 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 3: Judas Simon James, the son of Zebedee, John, and Andrew. 71 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 3: The entire room watched as Jesus knelt down into the 72 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 3: grime and dirt. Washing feet was a job only for 73 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 3: gentile slaves, Yet Jesus was content to kneel down and 74 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 3: wash the dirt, grime, and excrement off their feet. Jesus 75 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 3: eventually made his way to Judas. Jesus looked up smiling, 76 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 3: then poured clean water into the basin. He took Judah's 77 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 3: feet and washed them. He gave just as much time 78 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 3: and attention as he did the others. Jesus knelt down 79 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 3: before the very man who would betray him. He served him, 80 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 3: even though he knew the wickedness that dwelled within his heart. 81 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 3: He rang the water out off the cloth and scrubbed 82 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 3: Judah's fiend. In this Jesus revealed the true heart of God. 83 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 3: He bent down to bless the person who would sell 84 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 3: him for a few pieces of silver. It was a 85 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 3: true test of character for God's chosen hero. He used 86 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 3: his authority to bless instead of curse. Jesus in this 87 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 3: very moment, modeled this selfless heart of a servant leader. 88 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 3: It was a true act of love. One Joseph came 89 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 3: face to face with himself. Would he serve those who 90 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 3: betrayed him? Or would he succumb to vengeance? Chapter eight, 91 00:06:55,480 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 3: The Palace of Plenty. The harsh wind blew in from 92 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 3: the east, desecrating every last crop in the land of Canaan. 93 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 3: The sons of Jacob labored in the fields, desperately trying 94 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 3: to save the soil from parching. Their efforts were no 95 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 3: match for the blighted wind. Jacob sat on a stump, 96 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 3: overlooking the desolate landscape. The warm winds were abrasive against 97 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 3: his aging skin. He sat with his hands clasped firmly 98 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 3: on his staff. They trembled from old age. Jacob's time 99 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 3: on this earth was whittling down, and he feared the 100 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 3: same for his young sons. Food was scarce since the 101 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 3: famine hit. The surrounding lands had been plagued as well, 102 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 3: making it nearly impossible to buy food in the nearby markets. 103 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 3: Jacob peered into the distance, praying for a miracle from God. 104 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 3: Is this how it all? Jacob whispered to God. He 105 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 3: looked up at the heavens. Not a cloud in the 106 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: sky had been seen for weeks. The clear blue skies 107 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 3: mocked Jacob. They desperately needed rain, or else they would 108 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 3: not survive another month. Jacob sat there for a long while, 109 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 3: praying to God for wisdom and encouragement. Oh, there, Jacob, 110 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 3: a voice cried out from up the road. Jacob looked 111 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 3: to see Danel, a canaanite coat herder who camped on 112 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 3: the outskirts of his property. He was darker than Jacob 113 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 3: and much broader. A large pack rested on his back. 114 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 3: Danel approached Jacob with his two sons behind him. Jacob 115 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 3: gestured for him to sit, then offered him a drink 116 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 3: from his wine skin. Danel refused a gesture and took 117 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 3: off his pack. He sat next to Jacob, gazing out 118 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 3: at the dead fields before them. Danel gestured to the 119 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 3: fields and said, there have been no crops for miles, Jacob. 120 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 3: All the surrounding villages are losing children and the elderly. 121 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 3: My God will provide, he always does. Jacob whispered. His 122 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: voice was coarse and dry. The year of famine had 123 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 3: aged him rapidly. His voice was as weak as his body. Yes, yes, 124 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 3: you and your God are fortunate to have one another. 125 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 3: As the land turns to dust, Danel said, sarcastically, My 126 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 3: God is in Egypt. That is where all the food is. 127 00:09:55,120 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 3: Jacob turned his head Egypt, he asked, as the famine 128 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 3: not reached the nation of Egypt, how can that be? 129 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 3: Danel shrugged and shook his head. Apparently their gods have 130 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 3: smiled on them, Jacob. They have a governor of the 131 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: land who has been planning for a famine. They have 132 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 3: enough food in their storehouses to feed the whole world 133 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 3: if they please. I hear they are selling bags of 134 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 3: grain to those who need it. That is where we 135 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 3: are headed now. Danel and his sons stood to their 136 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 3: feet and bowed to Jacob me, you and your God 137 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 3: live to see the end of the famine, dear friend. 138 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 3: Then they took their packs and continued on their way 139 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 3: to Egypt. Jacob stood to his feet and made his 140 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: way back to the tents. His sons were there, mending 141 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 3: their tools and lounging in the shade. Jacob hobbled towards 142 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 3: them with his staff. With eccentric enthusiasm, he lifted his 143 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 3: staff and whacked Ishakar upside the head. Get up, you 144 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 3: lazy sons, he yelled. The men stood to their feet. 145 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 3: They had not seen their father with this much vigor 146 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 3: in a long time. There is grain for sale in Egypt, 147 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 3: he yelled. 148 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 4: Go go, so that we may live. 149 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 3: How is their grain in Egypt? Has the famine not 150 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 3: touched them? Dan asked? Does it matter? Jacob chided, they 151 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 3: are selling grain. 152 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 5: Go before your old father turns to dust. 153 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:04,479 Speaker 3: So Jacob sent ten off his sons, Reuben, Levi, Judah, Ishikar, Zebulun, 154 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 3: gad Asher, Dan and Nephthali. However, he did not send 155 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 3: his youngest son, Benjamin. Jacob clung to Benjamin very carefully, 156 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 3: for he had always suspected Joseph died in some nefarious manner. 157 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 3: He did not trust his sons to take care of Benjamin, 158 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:33,959 Speaker 3: so the ten older brothers set course for Egypt. They 159 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 3: packed their bags and loaded up a few mules to 160 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 3: make the trek. Judah was tying his bags to the 161 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 3: mule when Simeon approached him. You know who is in Egypt, 162 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 3: don't you, he whispered. Judah looked up briefly and continued 163 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 3: to work on his Not he's probably dead by now, 164 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 3: Judah said shortly. Simeon helped Judah lift the rest of 165 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 3: the supplies on to the mule. They secured the blankets 166 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 3: and water tightly, and walked the mule to the other brothers. 167 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 6: Not a day goes by, or I do not regret 168 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 6: what we've done, Judah. 169 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 3: Simeon said. Judah said nothing. He kept his head forward. 170 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 3: He too had been plagued with guilt ever since they 171 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 3: sold Joseph into slavery. It had been over twenty years 172 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 3: and Judah had aged past his youthful anger. The same 173 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 3: sons who once split the profits of Joseph's life were 174 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 3: now heading to the place Joseph called home. They sought 175 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 3: refuge in the very place they had damned Joseph to die. 176 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:57,719 Speaker 3: Little did they know their refuge would be found in 177 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 3: Joseph himself. Please step forward, Joseph said, with a smile. 178 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 3: A woman and her daughter stood in front of Joseph 179 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 3: with empty sacks of grain. Where have you come from, 180 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 3: Joseph asked, Timnah. The little girl said shyly, ah, yes, 181 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 3: I am familiar with your village. You have traveled far. 182 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 3: You must be very tired. The girl nodded, and Joseph 183 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 3: gestured for their bags to be filled with grain. Then 184 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 3: he pulled out an extra portion for the mother. Travel safe, 185 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 3: my daughters, be filled, and return if you are in 186 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 3: need of more. Thank yousef enough penneya, the woman said, 187 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 3: while bowing. The little girl waved, and the two of 188 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 3: them were on their way. Joseph smurr and gestured for 189 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 3: the next in line to come forward. All people from 190 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 3: far off had traveled to Egypt in order to buy grain. 191 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 3: There was plenty to spare, for God had made Egypt 192 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 3: incredibly fruitful during the time before the famine, Joseph had 193 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 3: planned well, and now they were enjoying the fruits of 194 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 3: their labor. Egypt truly was a palace of plenty, and 195 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 3: Joseph was its king. He ruled with a gentleness, tact, 196 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 3: and wisdom that made him the most beloved man in 197 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 3: the world. He enjoyed feeding so many people. He believed 198 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 3: God had placed him there in Egypt for this reason. 199 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 3: The day continued, and Joseph labored near the storehouses with joy, 200 00:15:56,560 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 3: as he did almost every day. The sun beat down 201 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 3: on the people below waiting in line. Families from around 202 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 3: the world entered into his presence, begging for whatever grain 203 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 3: they could get. Joseph was more than happy to give 204 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 3: it to them, for God had blessed them abundantly. The 205 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 3: sun was at its highest and Joseph was handing out 206 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 3: more grain to a family from the north. Then in 207 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 3: the corner of his eye, Joseph saw them. Ten tall 208 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 3: figures stood attentively in line. They wore garments of sheep's 209 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 3: wool over their waists and sashes of thin fabric across 210 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 3: their shoulders. Each of them had a specific trait about 211 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 3: them that signified they were brothers. It had been over 212 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 3: twenty years, but Joseph knew immediately he was seeing his 213 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 3: brother Net. Joseph called out his old friend and companion 214 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 3: came to his side. Joseph gestured forward to the ten 215 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 3: men standing in line. Those men you see approaching are Hebrews. 216 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 3: I do not desire to speak with them in their 217 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 3: native tongue, so you shall be my translator. Ned nodded 218 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 3: and stood by Joseph's side. The ten brothers stepped forward 219 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 3: in line, with empty sacks in their hands. Joseph looked 220 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 3: at their faces. Reuben in particular had aged quite a bit. 221 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 3: His once broad and muscular frame had diminished with time. 222 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 3: Even the younger brothers, Ishakhar and Zebulon were weathered by 223 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 3: age and labor. Joseph peered at them silently as they approached. 224 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 3: With each step they took forward, Joseph could feel his 225 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 3: heart beating faster, his mind raised with a flurry of 226 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 3: different emotions. Hatred, contempt, agony, and fear all rushed through 227 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 3: him like battering waves against the shore. The sons of 228 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 3: Judah approached Joseph. Judah stood at the front with his 229 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 3: head held low and arms outstretched. Lord zaphnath Panaia. We 230 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 3: have come seeking kindness. He said then, as if Joseph's 231 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 3: streams were playing out before his eyes. His brothers bowed 232 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 3: before him. All ten of them kneeled and fell on 233 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 3: to their faces in reverence. Images of Joseph's dreams flashed 234 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 3: in his mind like bolts of lightning. He could see 235 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 3: the sheaves of grain and the stars bowing to him. Oh, 236 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 3: how they mocked him for his dreams. Yet here they 237 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 3: were bowing before him as their lord. Their faces were 238 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 3: dusty from laying on the ground before him. They could 239 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 3: not see the look of this Dane Joseph wore when 240 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 3: he looked at them. They are in need of my kindness, 241 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 3: Joseph thought to himself. I received no such thing from 242 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 3: them all those years ago. They are to starve for 243 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 3: what they did. A torrent of negative thoughts rushed into 244 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 3: his mind. His vision turned blurry with rage. His tormentors 245 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 3: bowed before him and expected food. Their eyes lifted to 246 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 3: see Joseph's face. However, they did not recognize him. His 247 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 3: face had not changed much since he was seventeen. However, 248 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 3: the last thing they expected was Joseph to be made 249 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 3: a king when they sold him into slavery, Joseph was 250 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 3: adorned with the markings of power and royalty. The last 251 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 3: time that they had seen him, he was bound and 252 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 3: tied to the back of an ishmaelite camel. Joseph scoffed 253 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 3: audibly and spoke to them through net as a translator. 254 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 3: Where did you come from, he asked, with a scowl. 255 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 3: Judah looked up from the land of Canaan, my king, 256 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 3: He replied, We have come to buy food. Our crops 257 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 3: have been ravaged by the famine and we are out 258 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 3: of options. We beg for your mercy. Please allow us 259 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 3: to buy food for our families. Joseph paused for a moment, 260 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 3: allowing ned to translate in his ear. Although he understood 261 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 3: his brothers, he did not want to give away his 262 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 3: identity spies, Joseph said plainly. He stood to his feet 263 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 3: and took his scepter in his hand. He slammed the 264 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 3: bottom on the floor, causing his brothers to recoil in fear. 265 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 3: Joseph took sick pleasure in making them flinch. He remembered 266 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 3: how they once beat him to near death and left 267 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 3: him in a pit. He still bore scars from that 268 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 3: day on him side. You have come to see if 269 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 3: our land is vulnerable to attack. We have had threats 270 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 3: come in from the land of Canaan. You must be spies. 271 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 3: The brothers gasped and shook their heads. Simeon spoke up 272 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 3: and said, zavenath Panaia. We assure you that our intentions 273 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 3: are pure. We are all sons of a. 274 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:34,959 Speaker 6: Man named Jacob. His land is in Canaan. We are 275 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 6: honest men who tell the truth. We come with upright 276 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 6: hearts before you. Simeon's answer made Joseph's blood boil. Honest men, 277 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 6: he thought to himself, the men who sold their own 278 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 6: brother have the gall to stand before me and claim 279 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 6: to have pure our hearts. Joseph teethed in anger, and 280 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 6: it showed the brothers could sense his anger rising and 281 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 6: feared what he may do to them. Joseph could sense 282 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 6: their fear. 283 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 3: He reveled in it. Not a day had gone by 284 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 3: when he did not think about his brothers. He remembered 285 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 3: their scowls and their spite. He remembered their backs turned 286 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 3: as he was carted off like an animal. We will 287 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 3: see if they are honest men, Joseph thought, I will 288 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 3: make them prove they have changed. He composed himself and 289 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 3: whispered in Net's ear. From the mouth of Net, Joseph 290 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 3: replied to his brothers, saying, I am convinced that you 291 00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:00,880 Speaker 3: have come to spy on our land. Has hit Egypt 292 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 3: with the same blow as Canaan. However, we were prepared. 293 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 3: Have you come to spy on our storehouses so you 294 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 3: might take them yourselves? Why else would you bring so 295 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 3: many of you. Judah waved his hands and tried desperately 296 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 3: to explain. We are a large family, my lord. We 297 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 3: your servants are all sons of one man and several women. 298 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 3: In fact, there are more brothers than just us. Our 299 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 3: youngest brother is in Canaan with our father, and our 300 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 3: other brother perished long ago. My wolves, wolves, Joseph thought, 301 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 3: is that the lie they told my father? He scanned 302 00:24:55,359 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 3: his brothers up and down. He observed their faces. Had 303 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 3: they truly changed their ways? How far would they be 304 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 3: willing to go to prove their honesty. Joseph placed his 305 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 3: hands behind his back and paced back and forth. He 306 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 3: looked to the horizon, the same horizon he had gazed 307 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 3: at many sunsets. He longed to see his father again, 308 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 3: he longed to meet his younger brother. Joseph turned to 309 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 3: the brothers and said, my judgment is what has delivered 310 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 3: this land from famine, and my judgment tells me you 311 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:45,479 Speaker 3: are spies. Prove to me that I am wrong. You 312 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 3: will be bound and imprisoned in this place while one 313 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 3: of you leaves to retrieve your youngest brother. If he 314 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 3: is real, then I shall know you do not lie. 315 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 3: Joseph stopped and leaned down at Judah. He looked him 316 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 3: in the eyes intently. Judah had once looked Joseph in 317 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 3: the eyes and tossed him into a pit. Now Joseph 318 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 3: was going to return the favor. Send them to the 319 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 3: cells for three days, Joseph commanded his guards. We will 320 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 3: see if they feel any more motivated to tell me 321 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 3: the truth. The guards seized the brothers and threw them 322 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 3: into the Palace prison. It was the same prison Joseph 323 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 3: was once held in alone. They sat in there, cold 324 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 3: and afraid, just as he once did. Joseph stood outside 325 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 3: the prison, pacing with fury. His heart was being tossed 326 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 3: to and fro like a ship in the storm. For 327 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 3: three days, Joseph sat outside the prison gates, his mind 328 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 3: was blurred by flashes from his past. On the second night, 329 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 3: he sat outside the cell and stared up at the moon. 330 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 3: He remembered the comforting rays of light that peeked in 331 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 3: through the dungeon window. He closed his eyes, trying to 332 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 3: remember the pain of prison, the pain of slavery and betrayal. 333 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 3: A cold breeze blew in and knocked his head dress 334 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 3: off and into the dirt beside a well. Joseph picked 335 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 3: it up and stared into the water. He looked into 336 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 3: his reflection, seeing a man he did not recognize. He 337 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 3: did not see Zaphnath Panaia, the man commissioned by Pharaoh. 338 00:27:55,840 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 3: He saw Joseph, the man saved by God. He sighed 339 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 3: and looked to the heavens. The cool breeze caressed his face. 340 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 3: Joseph smiled, remembering the blessings God had adorned him with 341 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 3: since being sold into slavery. For a brief moment, Joseph 342 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 3: forgot his bitterness. The next morning, Joseph entered into the 343 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 3: prison cell with his gods. The brothers all stood to 344 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 3: their feet, sore from days of sleeping on stone. Joseph 345 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 3: walked in with a stoic expression. Ned was beside him, 346 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 3: prepared to translate. Do you desire to live? Joseph asked. 347 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 3: The ten of them nodded their heads. Immediately, fine. One 348 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 3: of you will remain in custody here, while the other 349 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 3: leave to carry grain back to your families. Once your 350 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 3: households are secure, you will return here with your youngest brother. Understood. 351 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 3: The brothers nodded, knowing that they had no other choice 352 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 3: but to agree. Simeon's head was held low. He shook 353 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 3: his head at the rest of them. You know why 354 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 3: this is happening to us, right, he said, despondently. We 355 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 3: damn Joseph to a life of slavery in Egypt, and 356 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 3: now where doomed to the same fate. A tear streamed 357 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 3: down Asher's face. Do you remember how Joseph begged us 358 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 3: for mercy? I can still hear his screams for help 359 00:29:54,760 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 3: in my mind. I did nothing, did not listen. We 360 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 3: only watched as he was taken. The brothers held their 361 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 3: heads low. Joseph listened to them wallow in guilt. Reuben, however, 362 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 3: clenched his fists. I told you all to leave the 363 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 3: boy alone, he sneered. Reuben was a quiet and strong man, However, 364 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,959 Speaker 3: this time his voice boomed, nearly shaking the entire prison. 365 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 3: I told you to leave him alone, but you did 366 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 3: not listen. 367 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 5: You sold him while my back was turned. Now look 368 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 5: at us. God has sent a reckoning for his blood, 369 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 5: and we deserve it. 370 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 3: As Reuben said this, Joseph removed himself from the prison cell. 371 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 3: He walked down the halls into an empty cell carved 372 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 3: out of the mountain. He fell to his knees and 373 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 3: removed his head dress. Banging his fists against the cold, 374 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 3: wet stone, Joseph wept, His heart ached with the sadness 375 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 3: too deep for words. He had not known Reuben tried 376 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 3: to save him. He had not known. They regretted selling 377 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 3: him into slavery. All of this was too much for 378 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 3: his heart to bear. For a few moments, Joseph was 379 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 3: undone with emotional turmoil. His sobs bounced off the chamber walls, 380 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 3: reverberating back at him. It sounded as if God himself 381 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 3: was weeping in that prison cell with him. Joseph composed 382 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 3: himself and wiped away the tears from his eyes. He 383 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 3: took a deep breath, put his headdress back on, and 384 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 3: marched towards his brothers. They were being unshackled by the guards. 385 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 3: Joseph raised his right hand and pointed to Simeon. You. 386 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 3: He said, you will remain here till your brother's return. 387 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 3: He watched the brothers embrace Simeon and be escorted out 388 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 3: of the prison. Joseph's back was turned when he heard 389 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 3: Simeon speak, My brothers are loyal. Simeon whispered, I know 390 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 3: they will return for me. Without acknowledging him, Joseph simply 391 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 3: shut the prison door, allowing Simeon to sit in darkness. 392 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 3: Ned was waiting for him out. Ned see to it 393 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 3: that every man's bag is filled to the brim with grain. Also, 394 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 3: be sure to return their sacks of money in each 395 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 3: of their bags. Give them provisions for the journey home 396 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 3: as well. Ned nodded and saw to it that every 397 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 3: bag was full and every coin was returned to the men. 398 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 3: The brothers were sent away without a goodbye from the governor. 399 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 3: They departed with their donkeys carrying several loads of grain. 400 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 3: All of the brothers, all but Simeon, walked away from 401 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 3: Egypt with their heads held low. They had gotten the grain, 402 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 3: but at what cost? Behind them, overlooking the land in 403 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 3: the distance, sat Joseph. His eyes were fixed on the 404 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 3: nine men as they walked away. He sat high on 405 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 3: the hills, overlooking the entire kingdom. The sun's golden rays 406 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 3: turned into a deep red as it slid across the horizon. 407 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 3: The burnt hues turned darker as the sun set. Joseph 408 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:20,919 Speaker 3: closed his eyes, sighed, and returned to his family. He 409 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 3: embraced them, reminding himself that they were his family now. 410 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 3: The brothers reached a small lodging area in between Egypt 411 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,800 Speaker 3: and Canaan. Their throats were parched from a long day's journey. 412 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:40,880 Speaker 3: We rest tonight, then leave first thing in the morning, 413 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 3: Judah said. The brothers agreed. As Judah took some supplies 414 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 3: off the donkey, a sack of money fell out of 415 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 3: the bag of grain. What's this, he whispered to himself. 416 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 3: The same sack of coins he used to buy the 417 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:04,239 Speaker 3: grain had been tucked away securely with the rest of 418 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 3: his belongings. Levi, Judah yelled. Levi's eyes widened as he 419 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 3: saw Judah's hand filled with coins. Check your bag, all 420 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 3: of you. Check your bags. The brothers checked their belongings 421 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 3: and their bags of grain. To their utter surprise, each 422 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 3: sack of money had been returned to them. Judah looked 423 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 3: down at the sack of money, twenty shekels of silver, 424 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:39,839 Speaker 3: the same amount they had gained when they sold Joseph. 425 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:43,359 Speaker 3: He threw his sack on the ground and fell to 426 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 3: his knees. Judah clasped his hair and wept on the floor. 427 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 3: What is happening, Judah whispered, God, What are you doing 428 00:35:56,400 --> 00:36:01,319 Speaker 3: to us? The past was beginning to create up on him. 429 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 3: Shadows and flashes of his past sins began to flood 430 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 3: back into his memory. Judah and the rest of his 431 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:13,359 Speaker 3: brothers were coming face to face with their own depravity. 432 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,319 Speaker 3: The brothers lodged for the night and returned to their 433 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:24,240 Speaker 3: father's land. Jacob sat beside the well, overlooking the charred 434 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 3: landscape of Canaan. His bones ached and his heart was 435 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 3: weary from weeks of worry. He prayed to God his 436 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:37,840 Speaker 3: sons would all return. He could not bear the loss 437 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 3: of another. He looked behind him. Benjamin was digging up 438 00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:49,280 Speaker 3: roots to be boiled. Jacob smiled. Benjamin was now around 439 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 3: the same age Joseph was when he was killed. Not 440 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 3: a day went by when he did not think about Joseph, 441 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 3: his beloved son. Jacob looked away back at the horizon. 442 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 3: Nine small figures came into view. The brothers had returned. 443 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 3: Jacob stood and met them on the road. At first, 444 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:18,280 Speaker 3: he reveled at the fact that there were large sacks 445 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 3: of grain carried by the donkeys. However, Jacob saw that 446 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 3: one of his sons was missing. Where is Simeon? Jacob asked, frantically, 447 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:38,760 Speaker 3: what happened? Judah's face was despondent. We met the ruler 448 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 3: of Egypt. Judah said he was very harsh with us 449 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:48,279 Speaker 3: and accused us of being Canaanite spies. We told him 450 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:51,480 Speaker 3: that we are humble and honest men. We told him 451 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 3: that we are twelve brothers total, one being dead and 452 00:37:55,640 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 3: the other back home with our father. Jacob shook his head. 453 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:05,840 Speaker 3: Did he not believe you? Why did he take Simeon? 454 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:11,120 Speaker 3: Reuben interjected, saying he did not believe us. 455 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:11,520 Speaker 1: Father. 456 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:17,120 Speaker 5: He required proof that we were not lying, so he 457 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 5: decided to hold Simeon as hostage until we showed him Benjamin. 458 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 5: He said, if he could meet Benjamin, he would believe us. 459 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:35,439 Speaker 5: Jacob held Benjamin close to him. You will not take 460 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:40,000 Speaker 5: my son to be imprisoned by this man. Man, how 461 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 5: do you know he won't just kill you all? He 462 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 5: gave us back our money, Asher said. He pulled out 463 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,319 Speaker 5: the sack of money from the pocket and gave it 464 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:56,399 Speaker 5: to his father. His intentions were definitely not to harm us, 465 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,879 Speaker 5: or else he wouldn't have given us our money back. 466 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:07,800 Speaker 3: However, he did seem overly interested in our family. Jacob 467 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 3: scowled at his sons and shouted. 468 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:19,040 Speaker 4: You have berave me of my children. First, Joseph dies 469 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 4: under your watch. Now Simeon rots in an Egyptian prison. 470 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:32,239 Speaker 4: Now you desire to take my youngest son, you will not. 471 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:38,720 Speaker 3: Jacob took Benjamin by the arm and began to storm away. 472 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 3: Reuben stood there silently. His body began to quiver and 473 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:51,400 Speaker 3: his fists clenched. A single tear streamed down his face 474 00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:56,360 Speaker 3: as he watched his father leave. He was the oldest 475 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:00,600 Speaker 3: and felt responsible for all the misfortunes off his father. 476 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 5: Put your trust in me, father, he yelled. 477 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 3: Jacob stopped and turned his head. Rubin was a quiet 478 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:16,719 Speaker 3: man and rarely raised his voice. However, he had a 479 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:21,239 Speaker 3: great deal of passion welled up within him. Allow me 480 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 3: to take Benjamin if I do not bring him back 481 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 3: to you kill my two sons. Rubin walked to his 482 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:35,120 Speaker 3: father with his arms wide open. 483 00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:40,400 Speaker 4: Please, I must redeem myself. 484 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 5: Put Benjamin in my hands, and I will bring him. 485 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:50,920 Speaker 3: And Simeon back to you. Jacob looked deeply into his 486 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:57,240 Speaker 3: eldest son's eyes. They were both deep in pain. Turning 487 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:04,920 Speaker 3: away from Reuben, Jacob said and said take him, but 488 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:10,680 Speaker 3: if any harm shall fall upon Benjamin, I will surely 489 00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:17,320 Speaker 3: perish in the depths of Shield. Without another word or glance, 490 00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:23,240 Speaker 3: Jacob retreated back to his tent. The family of Jacob 491 00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:28,920 Speaker 3: would live to see another few months. However, the culture 492 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:34,520 Speaker 3: of jealousy, backbiting, and betrayal in their family was beginning 493 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:39,120 Speaker 3: to catch up to them. They were in need of redemption. 494 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:47,800 Speaker 2: As Jesus watched the feet of his disciples, he modeled 495 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:51,680 Speaker 2: for them the humility and the servant attitude he wanted 496 00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 2: to build in their lives. Only Jesus knew that Judas 497 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,720 Speaker 2: had ranged to betray him for thirty pieces of silver. 498 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:04,399 Speaker 2: Instead of condemning Judas for his actions, Jesus washed his 499 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:11,920 Speaker 2: feet and demonstrated that unquenchable love that would soon compel 500 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:15,560 Speaker 2: this same Jesus to endure the pain of the cross 501 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,840 Speaker 2: as the sins of the world were placed upon him. 502 00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:22,560 Speaker 2: Can you imagine what Joseph must have felt when his 503 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:26,160 Speaker 2: brothers appeared before him as they bowed to him as 504 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:30,640 Speaker 2: prime Minister. The memory of Joseph's dreams must have almost 505 00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:34,880 Speaker 2: overwhelmed him. So it's not surprising that the brothers failed 506 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 2: to recognize Joseph, which made it possible for Joseph to 507 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:43,080 Speaker 2: subject them to a series of tests to determine if 508 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:45,920 Speaker 2: they had changed in the years since they cast him 509 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:49,960 Speaker 2: into a pitan sowed him as a slave in Egypt. First, 510 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:54,120 Speaker 2: he accused him of being spies, the same charge they 511 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:58,080 Speaker 2: had leveled at him years before when Joseph checked on 512 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:02,319 Speaker 2: them at his father's request. Next, he then placed him 513 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:05,160 Speaker 2: in jail for three days, giving them ample time to 514 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:08,560 Speaker 2: reflect on the guilt that's beginning to come to the surface. 515 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,280 Speaker 2: We learned that they still remember the sounds of joseph 516 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:17,600 Speaker 2: cries and please and his distress when they threw him 517 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:21,000 Speaker 2: into that pit. They begin to wonder if their harsh 518 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:26,760 Speaker 2: treatment was a delayed consequence of their mistreatment of Joseph. Finally, 519 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:30,359 Speaker 2: Joseph holds one of the brothers as a hostage while 520 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:33,480 Speaker 2: the others were turned to Canaan and requests that when 521 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 2: they returned they bring Benjamin with them to prove they 522 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:41,239 Speaker 2: had been telling the truth. In this episode, we've been 523 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:45,640 Speaker 2: given several examples of our God works in our lives. 524 00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:50,800 Speaker 2: Let's take just a moment to review them. Listen, God 525 00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:55,279 Speaker 2: does not leave any unfinished business in your life or 526 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:59,239 Speaker 2: in my life. For years, the brothers had repeated their 527 00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:02,560 Speaker 2: lie about what happened to Joseph. Now, God is usually 528 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:05,839 Speaker 2: a member of their treatment to awaken their consciousness to 529 00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:11,360 Speaker 2: their guilt and their need for forgiveness and restoration. Number Two, 530 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:16,240 Speaker 2: we cannot run away from God. God has used their hunger, 531 00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:19,919 Speaker 2: their harsh treatment of job, and their imprisonment to help 532 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:24,400 Speaker 2: the brothers understand that the hand of God has been 533 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:28,359 Speaker 2: upon them every step of the way. The journey from 534 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:31,839 Speaker 2: Egypt back to Canaan would probably take up to three 535 00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:35,080 Speaker 2: weeks to complete, and I'm sure that every step they 536 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:40,120 Speaker 2: ask themselves what is this that God has done to us? 537 00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:44,000 Speaker 2: Number Three, God wants you and me to trust Him 538 00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:49,000 Speaker 2: in all circumstances. When the brothers return home, their requested 539 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:51,279 Speaker 2: to take injured back to Egypt with them falls on 540 00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:55,920 Speaker 2: deaf ears. Eventually, Joseph consents, but only after suggesting that 541 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:58,120 Speaker 2: they also take some of the best products of the 542 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:02,360 Speaker 2: land with them, strategy had used when he encountered his 543 00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:06,280 Speaker 2: brother Esau after a separation of more than twenty years. 544 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:09,640 Speaker 2: How often do we fail to turn to God until 545 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:14,840 Speaker 2: we exhaust all of our human resources? Listen? God wants 546 00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 2: us to turn to him and trust him from the 547 00:45:17,320 --> 00:45:20,839 Speaker 2: very beginning, instead of waiting and waiting to do when 548 00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:27,360 Speaker 2: all human effort fails. Listen. Joseph's story is a clear 549 00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:31,600 Speaker 2: reminder that God's hand is involved in all of history 550 00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:36,840 Speaker 2: and that his will, his purpose will be fulfilled. So 551 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:41,719 Speaker 2: watching our next episode, joseph brothers, including Benjamin, will turn 552 00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:45,880 Speaker 2: to Egypt and will be surprised and confused by the 553 00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:50,200 Speaker 2: many tokens of love and compassion there receives upon their revival. 554 00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:56,200 Speaker 2: The tension is growing and Joseph's emotions are evident as 555 00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:59,759 Speaker 2: the scene is set for the final tests Before I 556 00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:06,040 Speaker 2: Got Joe, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. 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