By making his brothers face the problem of life and death, Yue Se awakened their conscience, made them admit their crimes, feared God, and were willing to take the responsibility of saving Simeon from prison and protecting Benjamin from harm.
To Egypt 1/5
Knowing that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob sent his sons (except Benjamin) to Egypt to buy grain. However, his sons looked at each other as if no one wanted to go and were stalling. Maybe because they sold Yue Se, or because they were afraid of the Egyptian Pharaoh, they didn't want to go. Because the famine was very serious at that time, the sons of Israel listened to Jacob and went to Egypt to buy food.
In Egypt on June 24th.
Yue Se ruled Egypt, and he was selling grain. Israeli sons came. They asked Yue Se for food, but they didn't know Yue Se, because they hadn't seen Yue Se for more than 20 years, so they didn't recognize him. However, Yue Se knew his brother, but Yue Se didn't recognize him immediately, but pretended to be a stranger and said some harsh words to them. Yue Se has inner discernment. At this time, he has no reason to believe the people who sold him into slavery 20 years ago.
Yue Se accused his brothers through the memory in his dream, saying, "You are spies. You should spy on the truth of this place." Yue Se uses this to test whether they have changed and become honest. My brothers explained, no, my Lord, we are all sons of one man and honest people. Servants are not spies. "Because no one will risk his son as a spy. When Yue Se accused them again, the brothers described them in more detail, making their story more credible. In order to meet his brother Benjamin, Yue Se planned to put his brothers in prison for three days.
After three days in prison, Yue Se said I feared God and told me how to save them. Fear of God: God has implanted innate moral beliefs in everyone's heart, and Yue Se has also passed on the concept of fear of God to his brothers. And tell whether they are honest: first leave one person behind, then go home with food, and bring your brother Benjamin when you come back next time.
Leaving Egypt on August 25th.
Yue Se filled them with food and sent them away. On the way back, they found that the money for selling food was still there, and they were very alarmed. When they got home, they told their father about it. However, because Israel loves Rachel and loves Rachel's children more, his focus is on the children. So when Reuben asked his father to let him take Benjamin to rescue his brother Simeon, his father stopped him because he didn't want to lose the child again.
When Yue Se tried his brother for the first time, he wanted to know whether his brother had repented. Whether it has been updated. However, this time, after going through the process of getting food from Egypt, I saw that they showed repentance and honesty. Many times, we need constant experience to really grow. We need to know the Lord constantly and grasp God's grace to grow.