42:26-28
The brothers loaded up their donkeys. One of them looked inside the sack and saw that the money was in there. Joseph had done this as a blessing to them, but they thought it was a curse. The reason for this is that they feared that the Egyptians would think they had stolen back the money, or had in some way cheated them. The consequences for them would then be dire.
42:29-38
Anyway, they continued on their journey back to Jacob in the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened. They refer to Joseph (not yet having realised who it was) as the Lord of the Land. The key point of their relating this was that they had to take Benjamin back. They also then emptied their sacks, and all the money was still there. Jacob takes a very pessimistic view of things, seeing nothing but disaster. We can see in Jacob how difficult it is to have faith. He has experienced so much, and had several meetings with the Lord. He has seen the faithfulness of God, yet he sees the things that are happening only in a bad light, expecting the worst. Reuen makes an offer, but Jacob is adamant that he will not send Benjamin.
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