*These notes come from Bob Deffinbaugh’s study on Genesis 44 at Bible.org
- Took a year or more before Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers
- waiting on evidence of genuine repentance
- Repentance is an indispensable part of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and yet it is seldom discussed and frequently misunderstood
- Brothers returning with Benjamin instead of abandoning him showed a change of heart from what they’d done to Joseph
- 20 years since sold Joseph into slavery and now reliving event through Benjamin
- A lesson on not acting in self-interest
- Joseph reveals identity because genuine repentance is evidenced
- repentance is more than regret
- It is the recognition of our sins which results in the kind of sorrow that brings about a change to our intellect, emotions, and will
- There can be no reconciliation without genuine repentance
- God, like Joseph, desires to pour out his riches among men, but men cannot be blessed until their sin has been dealt with
- Repentance is turning from our sins and our self-effort and relying upon our Lord for forgiveness and ennoblement
*Link to study on the rest of the chapters in Genesis
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