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They said one to another, "We are most assuredly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn`t listen. Therefore this distress has come on us."
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Affliction Awakens Conscience
Commentators unanimously see this moment as a key example of how God uses affliction to awaken a sleeping conscience. For over twenty years, the brothers lived with their guilt. Now, facing distress in Egypt, they are forced to confront their past sin, showing that hardship can be a merciful tool God uses to lead His people to repentance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
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19th Century
Anglican
We are truly guilty. —They had evidently expected that whatever suspicions might be aroused by their first appear…
16th Century
Protestant
And they said one to another. This is a remarkable passage, showing that the sons of Jacob, when reduced to the greatest distress, recall …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they said one to another Before they went out of the prison, at least while in the presence of Joseph: we…
The function of conscience is to bring to mind things long ago said and done. When the guilt of this sin of Joseph's brothers was fresh, they treat…
