Geneses Chapter 45- Reconciliation

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Geneses Chapter 45- Reconciliation

The Text from https://www.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.45.NIV

Joseph Makes Himself Known

1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. (Founding the last righteousness of his brothers, particularly Judah, Joseph didn't need to hold himself back to his brothers, broke out his oppressed emotion, ordered all his attendants out of the room.)

2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it. (Joseph wept loudly so that those local people heard of it.)

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.

4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! (Joseph identified himself to his brothers who were terrified by the situation.)

5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. (Joseph comforted his brothers with his forgiveness which came from the Lord who makes everything best together. Rom. 8:28. He could be generous because God had already rescued and blessed with his two sons. 41:51-52)

6 For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. (It was 2 years after the famine, so 9 years after his installation to the governorship. Joseph was 39 years old when he met his brothers.)

7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. (It was all God's sovereign guidance and provision. But the way Joseph had to endure was very difficult. Joseph had accomplished a great thing not only for Egypt but also for his own family, and eventually for the Kingdom of God by being faithful to the Lord.)

8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. (Joseph, who experienced God's salvation, can forgive his brothers with a big heart.)

9 Now hurry back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay. (Joseph invited his whole family to Egypt.)

10 You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me- you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have. (Joseph designated Goshen, which is close to Canaan and grassy for their nomadic settlement.) (1, Goshen)

11 I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’

12 “You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you.

13 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.” (Joseph provided security for his family in the foreign land.)

14 Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping.

15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him. (They embraced and kissed each other, and wept together out of thankfulness.) (2, Picture)

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased. (All of officials came to know what had happened to Joseph and were pleased.)

17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan, 18 and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.’

19 “You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

20 Never mind about your belongings, because the best of all Egypt will be yours.’ ” (Pharaoh offered Joseph's family every convenience for their relocation.)

21 So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

22 To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes. (Joseph gave out his gift to his brothers, and more to Benjamin.)

23 And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey.

24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!” (Joseph provided everything for their trip; grain, animals, etc.)

25 So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.” Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them. (Joseph's brother came back to Jacob and reported everything.)

27 But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

28 And Israel said, “I’m convinced! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.” (Jacob, Israel was happy enough to be revived for the glorious last stage of his life in Egypt.)

(1, Goshen) (AI)

The Land of Goshen was a fertile region in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt, specifically the Wadi Tumilat area, where the Israelites settled from the time of Joseph until the Exodus. It was "the best of the land" for grazing livestock and served as a distinct, fertile area away from the core of Egyptian culture.

Map from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Goshen

(2, Picture- Joseph Reconciled with Brothers, by Peter Cornelius)