Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 43:16-34
by: Linda Harris.
Joseph tested his brothers to see if they had changed. When he realized their honesty and responsibility, he knew he could eventually reveal himself. He seated them according to age, which astounded them. Then they feasted until they got drunk (43:33-34). But he had one more test for them.
The brothers didn’t know they were being tested. Often when God tests us, we wonder why we must go through trials. We may realize that we have become better from persevering through God’s test.