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Joseph's Brothers' Redemption: A Journey of Forgiveness
January 20, 2026 · 13 min
Explore Joseph's journey from slavery to salvation, revealing God's purpose amidst trials.
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Joseph's Revelation and Divine Providence 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Well, it's early. The sun is not up yet, but we're gonna start our journey into Genesis chapters 45 through 47. We're almost0:22 finished with our first book on this journey through the Bible. Verse 7 of chapter 45, and god sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth and to save your lives by a great0:34 deliverance. Now we're 2 years into the famine. Joseph's brothers had made 2 trips to Egypt to get grain. And on this second trip, after the testing of their hearts, he reveals0:46 himself to them. This is the great reveal party. Alright? Verse 1 chapter 45. Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, make everyone go out0:57 for me. So no 1 stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud and the Egyptians and the house of pharaoh heard it. Then Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph.1:10 Does my father still live? But his brothers could not answer him for they were dismayed in his presence. Now remember, everything we've read about these guys so far is that they were living in total1:22 fear because of the guilt of their unconfessed sin. As a result, every bad thing that happened to them, they were they they saw it as God punishing them, tracking them down. So I can only imagine what1:34 was running through their collective 10 heads at this moment. Was this really Joseph or was it more of God, the the bounty hunter tracking us down? If it was Joseph that they were standing in1:46 front of, the man whom they had wronged sell sold into slavery, they were now standing in front of 1 of the most powerful men in all the world. Look at verse 4. And Joseph said to1:58 his brothers, please come near to me. So they came near. Then he said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold in to Egypt. It was him. Now2:09 what? Verse 5. But now do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for god sent me before you to preserve life. For these 2 years, the2:21 famine has been in the land, and there are still 5 years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth and to save your2:33 lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you who sent me here, but God. And he has made me a father to Pharaoh and a lord to all his house and a ruler throughout all the land of2:45 Egypt. Now this understanding that Joseph is expressing here didn't just happen. This transformation of of anger to understanding, it2:57 happened in the dungeon. It was understanding of what Paul wrote, in in Romans chapter 8 that I think I made reference to a couple of days ago. Romans 8 28, And we know that all things work3:08 together for good to those who love God, to those who are the the called according to his purpose. Now not all things are good, but we can have confidence that they3:21 work together for good if we love God, which means if we're living surrendered to him. Now that does not mean that these experiences are pleasant, that they're fair, or3:33 they're right, far from it in most cases. It just means that we have confidence, that we can have confidence, that god will accomplish his purposes in us and through3:45 us. We just need to focus on lining up with him. Verse 9. Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, thus says your son, Joseph, god has made me lord of all Egypt.3:56 Come down to me. Do not tarry. Now, again, I can only imagine what was going through the minds of his brothers. How are we going to explain this to dad? Verse 10, you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you4:08 shall be near to me, you and your children, your children's children, your flocks, and your herds, and all that you have. There, I will provide for you, lest you and your household and4:20 all that you have come to poverty, for there are still 5 years of famine. So they went back and they told their father. At first, he did not believe them, which is not surprisingJacob's Journey, Blessing, and Abundant Life 4:32 given the, the history of deception in this family. Then as he accepts the good news, he prepares and he goes before the lord to make sure this is what he is supposed to4:44 do. Verse 1 of chapter 46. So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and he came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the god of his father, Isaac.4:56 Beersheba was a place that both Abraham and Isaac had encountered God. It was a place it was a place of covenant. It's a place of that commitment. Verse 2, then God spoke to Israel in the vision of the night and said,5:08 Jacob, Jacob. And he said, here I am. So he said, I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.5:20 I will go down with you to Egypt. That's what you you want the presence of God going with you. And I will also surely bring you up again, and Joseph will put his5:32 hand on your eyes. You know, on this last promise, Joseph putting his hand on on Jacob's eyes, Matthew Henry, he writes this. He said, this is5:43 a promise that Joseph should live as long as he lived, that he should be with him at his death, and close his eyes with all possible tenderness and respect as the dearest5:55 relations used to do. That's it's a promise. It it's it's comfort in knowing god is gonna see you through to the end. Now the rest of this chapter is a partial6:07 roster of the travelers. We have, 66 listed. The group was most likely much larger. Listed were the sons, their wives, and their sons. Daughters,6:19 grandsons, and their wives were not listed. So I would imagine that they had, do a few to do a few roll calls before leaving some of those rest stops on, route 66. But alright.6:31 On to, to chapter 47 verse 1. Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh and said, my father and my brothers, their flock and their herds, and all that they possess have come down from the land of Canaan, and indeed they6:43 are in the land of Goshen. And he took 5 men from among his brothers and presented them to Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, what is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, your servants are6:54 shepherds, both we and, also and also our fathers. Joseph had instructed them, ahead of time to as to what to say when Pharaoh7:06 asked this question. The Egyptians looked down on the keepers of of sheep, and Joseph wanted to position them in a place where they would prosper because they were not city dwellers. Alright? Verse7:18 4, and they said to Pharaoh, we have come to dwell on the land because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the7:29 land of Goshen. Then the pharaoh spoke to Joseph saying, your father and your brothers have come to you. The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell7:41 in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them the chief herdsmen over my livestock. Now Joseph then brings his7:53 father to meet the boss. This had to be, I think, 1 of the special moments for Joseph. I just think it had to be. Joseph would be able to see what god had accomplished, or Jacob would be able to see rather8:05 what God had accomplished in Joseph's life. And Pharaoh could meet Joseph's dad. Verse 7, then Joseph brought his father Jacob and set him8:17 before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Now this is powerful. I don't miss this is 1 of, I think, 1 of the most transformative truths in this passage, at least it was for me.8:28 Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Alright. Here's a guy that, you know, is leaving, you know, the the Canaan coming, because there's famine there, and he's coming to live in Egypt8:41 as a sojourner, and he's now blessing arguably the most powerful man in the world. But not only had god been working in the life of Joseph, changing8:53 him over the last couple of decades and preparing him to lead, but god had also changed Jacob, had changed him into the spiritual patriarch9:05 that he had called him to be. He was no longer operating out of out of fear or personal interest. Here, he is. He had I mean, I mean, here he is. He had no title. He had9:17 no position for man, only his calling from God. And that was enough for him to walk in the authority that God had given him in speaking the shaping word9:29 over the life of, again, 1 of the most powerful men in the world. Pharaoh had worldly status, but Jacob had kingdom authority. And that is true for us today in the kingdom of god.9:41 You know, there may be those around us who have, you know, worlds worldly status, titles, but we have kingdom authority as we walk in obedience before god. Verse9:53 8, Pharaoh said to Jacob, how old are you? And Jacob said to Pharaoh, the days of the years of my pilgrimage are 130 years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they10:05 have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. So Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from before Pharaoh. Now drop down to verse 27.10:17 So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in the country of Goshen, and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly. Did you catch that? Now in the midst10:29 of famine, where people had they had used up all of their money, to buy food, they had given up their lands, they had essentially become serfs, government serfs.10:41 The children of Israel prospered and grew. That is the favor and the provision of God. That's avail available to us in the abundant life. Spiritually,10:53 we have that abundant life that we can walk in the fullness of life. Well, we see what is happening in our culture, in our country around us, people desperate for meaning to life.11:05 And we see the the the increase in the the the drug usage and people just destroying their lives because they have no sense of purpose. We can11:17 walk in the abundant life when there's this famine of purpose, this famine of meaning that has enveloped our our world, you and I can walk in11:29 that abundance, being prospered, and being filled with the presence of God as we walk in his favor. Father, we thank you for your word. What an amazing what an amazing11:41 passage. Lord, I'm I'm just gripped by, Jacob blessing Pharaoh. Jacob, a man who had no title, he had no position,11:53 but he was he had kingdom authority, and he walked in it. And he, he spoke a shaping blessing over the life of Pharaoh. Lord, may we walk in that12:04 authority as we walk in fellowship with you in obedience and in faith. And, lord, use us. Use us as you did Joseph and Jacob and those that have gone before12:16 us. We thank you, Lord, for your word, and we pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for being with me this morning, and until next time. Keep standing on the word.12:29 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you12:41 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Joseph's Revelation and Divine Providence4:30 Jacob's Journey, Blessing, and Abundant Life
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