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men; and Judah, who was the one who had proposed
selling Joseph for twenty pieces of silver, now stepped
forward and ofi'ered to become surety for Benjamin.
To his father he said: "I will be surety for him; of
my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not
unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bea...
the blame for ever."-Gen. 43: 9.
22 These nine half brothers of Joseph here demon
strated that they had the proper heart condition toward Jacob and toward their brother Benjamin, and
this would also show their heart condition toward
Joseph. At this point of the drama they pictured a
class of people who had part in the perseeution of
God's children but who, having had their eyes opened,
have undergone a change of heart and now gladly do
what they can in behalf of the true servants of the
Lord and thus manifest a love for the Lord himself.
In this day of fulfillment of the prophetic drama
persons do come forward who have heretofore illtreated the Lord's children but who, having later seen
that they were wrong, confess their error and put
forth their endeavors to do good unto the servants of
Jehovah, and thus they show their love for Jehovah
and for Christ Jesus and his brethren by engaging with
the latter in the proclamation of the message of life,
which Jehovah has provided. Such persons show themselves to be of the "other sheep ", which the Lord
Jesus says he will bring into the fold of God.
23 Jacob's two sons having pledged themselves to
their father's interest and having declared their love'
for him, the other seven doubtless fully cOllcurred,
and thus the two stand as representatives for the entire number. The famine continued sore upon the
land, and the food supply for Jacob's household ran
low. Food must be had or death would follow. Jacob
listened attentively to the plea of his sons that they
might again go to Egypt and take Benjamin with
them and thus be assured of getting another supply
of food that their lives might be sustained. To their
earnest and sincere pleas Jacob yielded: "And their
father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do
this; take of the best fruits in the land in :rour vessels,
and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and
a little hon~y, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
and take double money in your hand: and the money
that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks,
carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an
oversight. Take also your brother, and arise, go again
unto the man: and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other
brother, and Benjamip. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. And the men took that present,
and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and
stood before Joseph. "-Gen. 43: 11-15.
2' Jacob not only caused the return of the money
which Joseph had placed in the sacks of his half
brothers, but also sent a like amount to buy more earn,

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and, furthermore, sent "the man" presents. "The
man," of course, meant Joseph, but Jacob did not
know it was his son Joseph. In this generous action
Jacob showed a wise provision in behalf of his sons,
the half brothers of Joseph, as well as for Benjamin:
"A (rift ill ~ '('ret pacifieth anger. and a reward in the
Lo:;:om stron~ ,nat!l." (i'rov. 2] : 14 I .. A man's gift
Tiwkct 1. 1'00':1 for 111m, unn hrinO'nth him b:.'fore great
men.' '-Provo 18: 16.
25 In this Jaeob pictured Jehovah's care and provision for all those who declare themselves on the side
or God and his King, both the remnant and the great
multitude, that it may go well with them at the hand
of the great Governor, Judge and Executioner, Christ
Jesus, now at the temple. Gifts or contributions are
made at a sacrifice or cost, and such show an unselfish
disposition and willingness to obey and to serve the
Most High. Joseph, being of the local higher powers,
pictured Christ Jesus of "the higher powers" in
heaven; and the gifts carried to him manifested the
spirit of unselfish service and devotion. Unselfishness,
which is love, is demonstrated by a willing desire and
effort to further the cause of righteousness. Those
persons of good will, and who are therefore of the
"other sheep" of the Lord, now show their unselfish
desire to aid in supporting the kingdom message to
the honor of Jehovah's name and for the "good of those
who love righteousness. They manifest this disposition by making a sacrifice, willingly contributing their
means to further the publication of the kingdom message. Thus they grow in godlikeness. The rule of the
Lord is stated in the:::e ,vords: "The desire of the ri~ht
eous is only good; but the expectation of the wicked
is wrath. There is that scattereth, and increaseth J'Tt
more; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet,
but it tendeth only to want. The liberal soul shall U3
made fat; and he that watereth shall be watered also
himself.' '-Provo 11: 23-25, R.V.
ANOTHER TEST
26 Tests are put upon creatures in order that the
creatures may by their own voluntary action prove
whether or not they will maintain their integrity toward God. The affairs of men are so arranged that
they must meet these t('sts, although they do not at the
time know of the purpose of such tests. The great
prophetic drama proceeds. The nine half brothers,
together with Benjamin, journeyed back to Egypt
bringing Benjamin safely with them and presenting
themselves and Benjamin before the governor. Benjamin, being brought to Joseph the governor, here pictured the younger sons of Zion, which is God's or:.'anizntion, being brought into a unity with Christ Je:-;us
and the others who are of the royal house. The nme
half brothers here pictured those who are not of Zi:Jll
but who do come into God's organization and who delight in their efforts of participating in the service of
the Lord and in pointing others to his gracious pro-

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