Questions
11. Why might Joseph have instructed the steward to plant his cup in Benjamin’s sack (44:1-2)? Joseph wants Benjamin to stay with him. Joseph also want to test the brother’s reaction, whether they will be like how they were in the past, leaving the youngest to suffer, like how Joseph were treated before.
12. a. How does the brothers’ response in this situation compare with their earlier treatment of Joseph? (Compare Genesis 44:3-9 with 37:19-32.) They admitted they were guilty with the cup.
b. How do you explain this change? God’s perfect plan.
c. How does this give you hope? And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose., Romans 8:28