Genesis 44:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 44:7

5 Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in so doing.’ ”

6 So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.

7 And they said to him, “Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing.

8 Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan ^athe money which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house?

9 With whomever of your servants it is found, ^alet him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”

10 And he said, “Now also let it be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you shall be blameless.”

11 Then each man speedily let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack.

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Genesis 44:7-9

Now another thing that they were confident about was their integrity. Never mind that they had once sold their brother into slavery and had lived with that lie for two decades. They were honest men in their own eyes, but who was guilty? When the steward of Joseph's house went after them, according to Joseph's orders, accusing them of having stolen Joseph's silver drinking cup, they were stunned at the suggestion. They were honest men in their own eyes, they were men of integrity. Now in Genesis 44: 7

Ten men promised this, to be slaves if it was found among them. It takes a great deal of self-confidence to offer to be sold into slavery if any one of a number of a group of people is found to have done something wrong. What a chance they took.

Excerpted from How God Deals With Conscience (Part Four)

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