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He put them all together into custody three days.
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A Test, Not Revenge
Commentators agree that Joseph's decision to imprison his brothers was not an act of revenge but a deliberate test. His goal was to bring them to repentance for their past sins. As Matthew Henry notes, this reflects a broader biblical principle: God sometimes uses seemingly harsh circumstances to work for the ultimate good and spiritual growth of those He loves.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
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16th Century
Protestant
And he put them altogether into ward. Here, not by words only, as before, but by the act itself, Joseph shows himself severe towards his b…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he put them all together into ward three days . ] In order to consult together, and agree who should be sent to …
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Joseph was hard on his brothers, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that …
