Joseph Meets His Youngest Brother

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. Genesis 43:27-34

Steps: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Joseph gets to see his youngest brother. He also checks to see if his father is alive. The test is not yet finished and Joseph wants to check to see if his brothers are jealous of Benjamin getting five times as much food as the rest of the brothers. Joseph also sets them in birth order at the table. The brothers see all of these things and do not know what to do, but they are trying to keep it all together to get Simeon back, get some food, and protect Benjamin.

Prayer for Today: God, when everything seems strange and impossible, help us to remember that You are running the show and we can trust everything into Your hands and trust that all will work out properly. Thank You for Your mercies to us.