21/11/2024
Forgive ,God is always right
GENESIS:45:4-20
4-Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!
5-And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.
6-For twoyears now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.
7-But God sent me ahead of you to preserve
for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.a
8-“So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. 9-Now hurry backto my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.
10-You shall live in theregion of Goshen and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.
11-I will provide for you there, because
five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’
12-“You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you.
13-Tell my father about all the honor accorded
me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
14-Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping.
15-And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him.
16-When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.
17-Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan,
18-and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best
of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.’
19-“You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come. 20-Never mind about your belongings, because the best of all Egypt will be yours.’ ”