THE STORY OF JOSEPH. EPISODE 7. CHAPTER 42: JOSEPH THE RULER
CHAPTER 42: JOSEPH THE RULER In this chapter we have: Ø Jacob’s family overwhelmed by famine in Canaan Ø Jacob learns about availability of grain for sale in Egypt Ø Jacob sends his 10 sons down to Egypt to buy grain but Benjamin is left behind Ø The 10 sons arrive in Egypt while Joseph was ruling there but did not recognize him Ø Joseph recognizes them and takes them through various tests with the aim of having them avail his younger brother Benjamin Ø Joseph orders that one of them be left behind as surety. The brothers remember their sin in the way they treated Joseph Ø Simeon is left behind and bound while the brothers return to Canaan with grain and their monies secretly restored Ø Upon arriving back at Canaan, the brothers narrate to their father their ordeal back in Egypt and find out that all their money was restored Ø They inform their father that the ruler of Egypt demanded to see their youngest brother in order to...