Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 44:14-17
by: Linda Harris.
Judah became the spokesman for the brothers. He had convinced them to sell Joseph into slavery (Genesis 37:26-27). At home, he gave his word to Jacob that Benjamin would return. When Joseph demanded to make Benjamin a slave, Judah was speechless. His guilt caught up to him and there was nothing more to say.
When we sin we may try to justify our actions. However, there is only one proper response: silence. “The Law…is meant to silence everyone and to lay the whole world open to God’s judgment” (Romans 3:19, JB).