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Text: Genesis 44: 1-5

MEDITATION

Genesis 44:1-5

1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.
2 Also put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain money.” So he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 As soon as the morning dawned, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
4 When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
5 Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in so doing.’”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Joseph’s order to his steward

a. To fill the sack of all the brothers with food.

b. To return all the money they had paid for the supplies.

c. To put Joseph’s personal silver cup into the sack of Benjamin with the grain money.

2. The steward

a. He was faithful to his master, Joseph.

b. He obeyed his command to the last detail.

3. Sending away the brothers

a. They were sent away at sunrise,

b. It was good and wise to begin a long journey when dawn begins.

4. Second order to the steward

a. He was to chase after the brothers on their way home.

b. He was to speak to them these very words from Joseph.

i. “Why have you repaid evil for good?”

ii. “Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination?” (The silver cup)

iii. “You have done evil in so doing.”

经文：创世记 44：1-5

沉思

《创世记 44: 1-5》
1约瑟吩咐家宰说：“把粮食装满这些人的口袋，尽着他们的驴所能驮的，又把各人的银子放在各人的口袋里，
2并将我的银杯和那少年人籴粮的银子一同装在他的口袋里。”家宰就照约瑟所说的话行了。
3天一亮就打发那些人带着驴走了。
4他们出城走了不远，约瑟对家宰说：“起来，追那些人去，追上了就对他们说：‘你们为什么以恶报善呢？

5这不是我主人饮酒的杯吗？岂不是他占卜用的吗？你们这样行是作恶了。’

在生活里有意义地的应用

1. 约瑟给他家宰的命令

a. 所有兄弟的口袋都要填满食物

b. 退还给他们为所有粮食已支付的款项

c. 把约瑟的个人银杯和便雅悯籴粮的银子一同装在那人的口袋里

2. 家宰

a. 他忠于他的主人约瑟

b. 他仔细地听从了约瑟的命令

3. 送走兄弟们

a. 他们在日出时被送走

b. 在黎明时候开始一段漫长的旅程是好和明智的

4. 给家宰的第二个命令

a. 他要在兄弟回家的路上追上他们

b. 他要对兄弟们传告约瑟的话

i. “你们为什么以恶报善呢？”

ii. “这不是我主人饮酒的杯吗？岂不是他占卜用的吗？”

iii. “你们这样行是作恶了。”