Reunion Genesis 46:28–30 Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive. Genesis 46:30 Nothing makes a good parent’s joy greater than the success, particularly the spiritual success, of a son or daughter. And conversely, nothing makes a parent’s heart break more irreparably than the spiritual shipwreck

Come to Jesus Genesis 45:1–13 Come near to me. Genesis 45:4 Joseph called his brothers when they would have preferred to run from him, and he called effectively. Joseph had told them who he was, and they were terrified. But he commanded them to “come near” to him; and although they must have feared that

The Purge of Self-Confidence Genesis 44:16–34 God has found out the guilt of your servants. Genesis 44:16 It was precisely at this point, when their own self-confidence and selfrighteousness were broken—not a moment before—that Joseph’s brothers were healed. Notice what happened. First, their relationship to God was transformed. Before this they had been running from

Reflecting on Sin Genesis 42:17–22 Surely we are being punished because of our brother. Genesis 42:21 (NIV) Solitude! It is a valuable gift of God. In solitude people meet God. One thing solitude did for these guilty brothers of Joseph was cause them to reason spiritually. They thought as most worldlings do, namely: “It’s a

Having Our Mind on God Genesis 41:25–40 Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. Genesis 41:39 When Pharaoh placed Joseph in charge of all Egypt, he did so because of two rare qualities in Joseph. First, he noticed that Joseph was “discerning and wise.” This