![]() ![]() He told them to come back with Benjamin or do not come back at all. Joseph’s brother, Simeon, was kept in Egypt while the other brothers returned home with grain. He was able to find out that his father and younger brother were still alive. Joseph used the fact that they did not recognise him to his advantage and began to question them as if they were spies. On seeing him they bowed to him in what was actually a fulfillment of the dreams Joseph used to tell them about ( Genesis 37:5-9). ![]() It isn’t surprising that Joseph’s brothers didn’t recognize Joseph when they saw him. Joseph now spoke the Egyptian language, and dressed and looked much like other Egyptians. Just as he used to do to his son, Joseph, Israel kept his youngest son, Benjamin home.Ībout twenty-two years had passed since the brothers sold Joseph to the slave traders. Israel sent all of his sons to Egypt to get grain. ( Genesis 42:1-38) The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are used interchangeably in these Scriptures but both refer to Joseph’s father. Because Joseph had correctly interpreted God’s warnings Egypt had properly prepared for the famine by storing grain. ( Genesis 41:53-57) Egypt and the surrounding regions suffered horrible famine. ![]()
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