4 Aug 2025 – jeffersonvann

Genesis 45

Genesis 45:1 Then Joseph could no longer restrain himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Send everyone away from me.” So, no one remained with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

Genesis 45:2 And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the residents of Pharaoh’s household heard it.

Genesis 45:3 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, because they were troubled by his presence.

Genesis 45:4 So Joseph told his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near. And he said, “I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.

Genesis 45:5 Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:6 Because the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are still five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.

Genesis 45:7 So God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the land, and to keep alive for you many survivors.

Genesis 45:8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 45:9 Go up to my father quickly and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.

Genesis 45:10 You will dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me, you and your children and your children’s children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.

Genesis 45:11 There I will provide for you, because there are yet five years of famine to come, or else you and your household, and all that you have, will be reduced to poverty.’

Genesis 45:12 And notice that your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

Genesis 45:13 You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Quickly bring my father down here.”

Genesis 45:14 Then he embraced his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

Genesis 45:15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him.

Genesis 45:16 Then the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” and it delighted Pharaoh and his slaves.

Genesis 45:17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: load your donkeys and go back to the land of Canaan,

Genesis 45:18 and bring your father and your families, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat from the fat of the land.’

Genesis 45:19 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.

Genesis 45:20 Have no concern for your goods there, because the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'”

Genesis 45:21 The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, as Pharaoh commanded, and gave them provisions for the journey.

Genesis 45:22 To each and all of them he gave sets of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothing.

Genesis 45:23 To his father he sent these: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provisions for his father on the journey.

Genesis 45:24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they left, he said to them, “Do not be agitated on the way.”

Genesis 45:25 And they left Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob.

Genesis 45:26 And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart went numb, because he did not believe them.

Genesis 45:27 But when they told him all the words that Joseph said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the breath of their father Jacob revived.

Genesis 45:28 And Israel said, “This is too much; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Genesis 45 quotes:

“What was the first thing Joseph did9 After Judah finished his speech, Joseph cried, “…Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him…” (Genesis 45:1). When Joseph made himself known unto his brethren, it was secret. Why did Joseph do that? He did not want the Egyptians to know what his ten brothers had done to him. It was going to be a secret buried for ever and ever.”

Kendall, R. T. God Meant It for Good. MorningStar Publications, 1988. p. 153.

“God would save the family from extinction by the famine because He would one day fulfil the promise given to Abraham to make them into a great nation through whom He would accomplish his purpose in the world. That purpose is nothing less than the reconciliation of the world. “God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them” (2 Corinthians 5:19). And we, through our own reconciliation are now instruments in furthering that work through our preaching and witness. For God “has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Williams, Peter. From Eden to Egypt: Exploring the Genesis Themes. DayOne, 2001. p. 39.

“The ending of this story brings tears to my eyes when I realize how much Joseph endured, how much he trusted, how long he waited, and how much God blessed him. He had been a slave boy on an auction block with no appreciable value, but now he said to the brothers who had sent him there, “Tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen” (Genesis 45:13).”

Isaacs, Bill. Embracing Destiny: Lessons from the Life of Joseph. Pathway Press, 2001. p. 171.