I Incertitude They Truly Repented

Did Joseph’s brothers e'er sincerely repent of selling him into slavery? 

They acted lamentable when they idea they were inwards problem (Genesis 42:21), exactly they didn't inquire forgiveness until their manly somebody bring upward died as well as they feared Joseph’s revenge (50:15-21). 

Then they claimed to receive got a message from their manly somebody bring upward Jacob, a message Jacob never mentioned inwards his lastly words to Joseph (Genesis 49).

If the brothers had repented earlier, they'd receive got known how forgiving Joseph was. But they waited until they were worried Joseph mightiness receive got revenge as well as faked this message from their father.

When this happened, Joseph wept. Some think he wept because his brothers were finally repenting. I think he was crying because they were withal lying as well as conniving as well as refusing to honestly confront their sins.

None-the-less, Joseph showed superior character:

“Am I God to approximate as well as punish you?” he said, “God turned into practiced what y'all meant for evil.”  (Genesis 50:19-20)

Because Joseph loved God, he refused to larn bitter or receive got revenge.

If you're struggling to forgive someone who’s unrepentant, call upward that God is able to purpose whatever criminal offence for your practiced (Romans 8:28).


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