Genesis 44

Joseph’s brothers had no inkling that their conspiracy against him (Gen 37) had not turned out as they supposed. They thought of him, at best, to be a slave in a far off land. They had not, however, factored in God, who had taken care of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and could take care of Joseph, son of Jacob. God had, in fact, made Joseph the ruler of all Egypt, second only to Pharaoh.

God had plans for the sons of Jacob but would not bless them while they hid the true nature of their act against their father and brother. Their shared evil linked them in conspiracy; God was determined to free them so He could bless them. Some of the pressures that we face are, perhaps, from Go