1. Take your brother and go back (1-14)

Jacob had no choice. They were starving. He finally yielded to Judah's plea and sent Benjamin with his brothers back to Egypt for food. He sent money and gifts.

2. Disciplined by love (15-34)

Joseph did not treat his brothers harshly this time. He saw Benjamin and wept. Then he prepared a wonderful banquet in his own home for them. He restored Simeon. But his brothers interpreted his kind acts as hidden threats. They only worried about the money that had been returned to them, and concluded that the prime minister was plotting to enslave them. Fear and guilt make people doubt even loving acts. The brothers were unnerved by the seating arrangement at the banquet. How did the prime minister know them so well? Joseph trained his brothers with love. He had forgiven them, but he wanted them to repent and become new men.

Application: Lord, thank you for redemptive love which leads to repentance and life.
One Word: Guilt robs the heart of joy