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My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》 
Day 
Day 389

Text: Genesis 50: 15-18

MEDITATION

Genesis 50:15-18

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.”
16 So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying,
17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.”’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
18 Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Old fears arose

a. The brothers of Joseph became afraid.
b. They remembered the evil they did when they sold Joseph away.
c. They were afraid that Joseph would punish them now that their father was dead.

2. A message sent to Joseph

a. The brothers were not living close to Joseph.
b. They sent a messenger to him.
c. They used their father’s name.
i. They figured that Joseph would honour the words of their father.
ii. We are not able to determine whether these words were actually uttered by Jacob.
d. The supposed words of Jacob:
i. To forgive the brothers for their sin.
ii. There was confession of both “trespass” and “sin”.

3. The response of Joseph

a. He wept as he listened to his brothers.
b. He had forgiven them a long time ago.

4. The brothers bowed before Joseph and presented themselves as “his servants”

经文：创世记 50：15-18

沉思

《创世记 50：15-18》
15约瑟的哥哥们见父亲死了，就说：“或者约瑟怀恨我们，照着我们从前待他一切的恶足足地报复我们。”
16他们就打发人去见约瑟，说：“你父亲未死以先吩咐说：
17 ‘你们要对约瑟这样说：从前你哥哥们恶待你，求你饶恕他们的过犯和罪恶。’如今求你饶恕你父亲神之仆人的过犯！”他们对约瑟说这话，约瑟就哭了。

18他的哥哥们又来俯伏在他面前，说：“我们是你的仆人。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1．旧的恐惧出现了

a．约瑟的哥哥们变得害怕
b．他们想起了卖掉约瑟的恶行
c．现在他们的父亲死了，他们害怕约瑟会惩治他们

2．发送給约瑟的消息

a 哥哥们住在不靠近约瑟的地方
b．他们派去带消息的人
c．他们引用了他们父亲的名
i．他们料到约瑟会尊重他们父亲的话
ii．我们无法确定这些话是否真的是雅各所说的
d．雅各有可能说的话：
i．要饶恕哥哥们的罪恶
ii．他们承认“过犯”和“罪恶”

3．约瑟的回应

a．他听了哥哥们的话就哭了
b．他在很久以前就已经饶恕了他们

4．哥哥们俯伏在约瑟面前，把自己当作是“他的仆人”