Day 16

Read: Genesis 42:1 – 45:15

Reflect:

Famine led brothers to repentance and reconciliation, prompting reflection on personal guilt, divine providence, and receiving/giving forgiveness.
How does God use severe famine (an external hardship) and the returning silver (internal guilt) to bring Joseph’s brothers to repentance for their past sin?

The brothers feared punishment but Joseph later tells them, “Do not be distressed or angry with yourselves” (Gen. 45:5)
How does this shift from fear to grace reveal God’s heart?

What does Joseph’s immediate weeping and powerful forgiveness teach us about Christ’s forgiveness? How can we receive or extend such radical grace?

Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.
How is this like Jesus, who knows us fully even when we struggle to see Him clearly?

Can you identify a difficult situation in your life where God might be working through hardship to bring you to a place of deeper repentance or restoration?