Genesis 42.6-20 - Was Joseph Nice?
Genesis 42.6-20 - Was Joseph Nice?
Many people wonder. He let his brothers chill in prison. He played mind games – hiding money and cup in their grocery sacks - sending the cops after them to find what he had hidden – making them spend months traveling back and forth from Canaan to Egypt. Wassup with all that? The mess they made one terrible day took decades to right. Joseph laid out an obstacle course of tough love for them to grow in humility, repentance, and compassion. With a wise mix of sternness and kindness he saw God grow them from chumps to cornerstones of the Kingdom. It took decades for Joseph to hear their “Sorry.” And to tell them he was too! This drama of a dysfunctional family speaks hope to mine and yours. We should forgive freely, but we build trust cautiously. Nice is debatable, but God’s good purposes are sure in Christ!