Honest Summary
Genesis 44: 24 “So it was, when we
went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our
father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’ 26 But
we said, ‘We cannot go down; if our youngest brother is with us, then we will
go down; for we may not see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with
us.’ 27 Then your servant my father said to us,
‘You know that my wife bore me two sons; 28 and
the one went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn to pieces”; and I
have not seen him since. 29 But if you take
this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray
hair with sorrow to the grave.’
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Being forced to turn around from their journey home, Judah carefully
explains what happened in an attempt to apply logic to an illogical situation.
Joseph had the servant of his house place his silver cup in Benjamin’s sack. To
top it off, Joseph said Benjamin would need to stay as a slave and the rest
could go free.
My Observations:
- Judah summarized the conversation with his father by using the truth.
- Judah explained how his father would feel if Benjamin did not return.
- Judah explained that his father experienced a great deal of loss when Joseph was presumed dead.
Facing a dire situation, the best thing was to tell the
truth. He said how Israel felt possibly to appeal to the human side of Joseph.
He did not know he was speaking to Joseph so he did not have anything to gain
by lying.
Judah said the truth in front of his brothers who were
conspirators in the attempted murder of their brother. Judah never said who was
the primary contributor to the murder attempt, rather he kept his conversation
focused on the truth of Israel's sadness.
Challenge
- Why does GOD tell Moses about Judah’s summary of his conversation to Israel?
- Have you ever been in a situation that you caused and knew it was time to start telling the truth to keep you from getting in deeper trouble?
- Is your summary of what happened filled with the truth so GOD will be pleased?
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