Bibledoorajar Attests that God's Thinking is the Best

We have seen a clear difference between Jacob's sons. The ones that sold Joseph into slavery have been living disguised lives of a true son. Their quick thoughts of how to cruelly deal with a beloved son and their fleeting thoughts of remorse since that time belie their fallen nature. Joseph, on the other hand, seems to have truly assimilated a higher mode of existence in accordance to what the brothers had been taught of God. Even in a strange land, he honored his God. And so, the guilty brothers stood before Joseph having been found guilty of spying. Joseph had to wonder if the brothers had rid themselves of him because of the exaltation of himself in his dreams or did they also despise both the brothers (Benjamin ) of Rachel, Jacob's beloved? And so, he devised a plan to insure Benjamin's safety and also for the brothers to prove their innocence. He told the brothers that he would not keep their families from starving while they were imprisioned. He made it clear to the brothers that he was only interested in fairness and justice so therefore he would hold a brother in prison for security. I am sure the guilty brothers were crestfallen at the thought of trying to explain that to Jacob!

The brothers went home and stood before their father with food and returned money. They insisted that the Pharaoah's Viceroy demanded that Benjamin be brought before him in order for Simeon (interestingly, the brother who plead for the pit for Joseph instead of death) to be released. At least, now, the brothers were telling their father the truth. However, they were also scared because the returned money could be a pretext of Joseph to enslave them for thievery.  Jacob was struck with grief. The situation with his children seemed to be going from bad to worse. First the loss of Joseph, then Simeon, and now, potentially, the loss of Benjamin.  It was almost more than Jacob could contain. The distraught father thought. On the one hand, he had nine sons standing before him with gifts of food (the money had been returned) including enough for Simeon's family. On the other, he had assurance of more sustenance if the Viceroy was speaking the truth.

In Romans 12, Paul says that a believer has to have his thinking transformed in order to really see his situation clearly. We cannot be like Jacob's sons living our lives by the ways of the world. Just as Joseph's dreams would have to come true according to God's will, so must our thinking be changed to follow the Son and His commands. This transformation leads to true reality and life. It's a better choice. Give it some thought.