#119 Do not Quarrel Genesis 45

When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, "Joseph's brothers have come," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "say to your brothers, 'do this: load your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan, and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.' And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, 'do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. Have no concern for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.' " The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey. To each and all of them he gave a change of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five changes of clothes. To his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey. Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, "do not quarrel on the way." So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob. And they told him, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them. But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. And Israel said, "it is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die." Genesis 45:16-28 ESV

It would seem that Pharaoh and Joseph have become friends, as it is a friend who is usually happy for you when you receive good news. Joseph has been a blessing to him and so Pharaoh would like to bless Joseph. This blessing is extended to the brother's of Egypt's favored son, he will send the wagons of Egypt to collect the families, and bestow upon them all the best of Egypt. 

"And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors onward, also announced these days. 25"It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.'26"For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways." Act 3:24-26

Joseph knows his brothers all too well and therefore admonishes them not to quarrel on the way home. There was no need for the I told you so's or trying to remove blame. They have all become a part of this by the lie they have led their father to believe. What an awkward moment this will be, and Jacob finds it much more difficult to believe the truth of his son than the lie. But when he hears the words of Joseph and sees the wagons of Egypt, his spirit is revived. It is enough that Joseph is alive.

o when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."… John 20:19-21