3)
Revealing his exaltation and glory to his repentant brothers
45:1-15
Gen. 45
:1
45:1
Then 1Joseph could not
acontrol himself before all those who attended him; and he cried out, Have everyone go out from me. So there was no one standing with him when Joseph made himself
bknown to his brothers.
Gen. 45
:2
45:2
And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard
it, and the household of Pharaoh heard
it.
Gen. 45
:3
45:3
And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph! Is my father still alive? But his brothers could not answer him, so troubled were they at his presence.
Gen. 45
:4
45:4
And Joseph said to his brothers, Please come closer to me. And they came closer. And he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom you
asold into Egypt.
Gen. 45
:5
45:5
And now do not be
1grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God
asent me before you to
bpreserve life.
Gen. 45
:6
45:6
For the famine has been in the midst of the land these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.
Gen. 45
:7
45:7
And God sent me before you to preserve for you a
1remnant in the earth and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
Gen. 45
:8
45:8
So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his house and ruler
aover all the land of Egypt.
Gen. 45
:9
45:9
Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt;
acome down to me; do not delay.
Gen. 45
:10
45:10
And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen and be near to me, you and your children and your children’s children and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.
Gen. 45
:11
45:11
And there I will
asustain you — for there are still five years of famine
to come — so that you and your household and all that you have do not become impoverished.
Gen. 45
:12
45:12
And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin
see, that it is my own mouth that speaks to you.
Gen. 45
:13
45:13
And you must tell my father of all my glory in Egypt and of all that you have seen, and you must hurry and bring my father down here.
Gen. 45
:14
45:14
And he
afell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin
bwept upon his neck.
Gen. 45
:15
45:15
And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them, and after that his brothers talked with him.
4)
His brothers participating in the enjoyment of his reign
45:16-24
Gen. 45
:16
45:16
And when the report was heard in
aPharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brothers have come, it was pleasing to Pharaoh and to his servants.
Gen. 45
:17
45:17
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: Load your beasts, and depart; go to the land of Canaan;
Gen. 45
:18
45:18
And take your father and your households, and come to me. And I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the
afat of the land.
Gen. 45
:19
45:19
And you are commanded, Do this: Take
awagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives; and bring your father, and come.
Gen. 45
:20
45:20
And do not be concerned for your possessions, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.
Gen. 45
:21
45:21
And the sons of Israel did so, and Joseph gave them wagons according to the command of Pharaoh and gave them provisions for the way.
Gen. 45
:22
45:22
To each of them he gave changes of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred
pieces of silver and
afive changes of garments.
Gen. 45
:23
45:23
And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, and bread and provision for his father on the way.
Gen. 45
:24
45:24
So he sent his brothers away; and as they departed, he said to them, Do not quarrel on the way.
b.
The manifestation of maturity
45:25—47:10
1)
Assigning no blame at hearing that Joseph was still alive
45:25-28
Gen. 45
:25
45:25
So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father.
Gen. 45
:26
45:26
And they told him, saying, Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler
aover all the land of Egypt. And his heart grew
1numb, for he did not believe them.
Gen. 45
:27
45:27
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them; and when he saw the
awagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the
bspirit of Jacob their father revived.
Gen. 45
:28
45:28
And Israel said,
1It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.
