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Genesis 44:2

New Living Translation

Then put my personal silver cup at the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the money for his grain.” So the manager did as Joseph instructed him.

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But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. This will prove that you are telling the truth, and you will not die.” To this they agreed.

Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother’s payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home.

The waiters served Joseph at his own table, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians who ate with Joseph sat at their own table, because Egyptians despise Hebrews and refuse to eat with them.

When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to his palace manager: “Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man’s money back into his sack.

The palace manager searched the brothers’ sacks, from the oldest to the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack!

The brothers were up at dawn and were sent on their journey with their loaded donkeys.

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.

He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.




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