On the trip home the brothers talked about all the things that had happened to them in Egypt. They had received mercy and forgiveness from their brother Joseph for their actions years ago. Now Joseph wants to show kindness by caring for them, their households, their father and their flocks, in the land of Egypt.
When they told their father, Jacob, that Joseph was alive and wanted to care for them and their flocks in Egypt, it was difficult for Jacob to believe. But the sight of the wagons that Joseph sent to assist in the move helped convince Jacob that it must be true. And how he longed to see Joseph again.
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