Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
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—Genesis 42:29-34
by: Dorothy Noel.
The brothers faithfully told their father what happened in Egypt. Notice how they were truthful now, as opposed to when they last saw Joseph and returned to their father with lies of his death. This time, there was no benefit to them for lying, and they knew the only way to free Simeon was to tell the truth and take Benjamin with them to Egypt. They also needed to prove their honesty to Joseph so he would allow them to continue to feed their families. In the end, honesty was the key to how the family of Jacob survived this famine.