Joseph and Forgiveness
Date Submitted: 08/07/2002 11:29:58
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 2 pages (666 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 2 pages (666 words)
Joseph and Forgiveness
The story of Joseph has several important themes, but the one I thought was the most significant was the unbelievable forgiveness of Joseph toward his brothers.
Joseph was the son of Jacob, raised with 11 brothers and several sisters. His early life was troubled. His brothers despised him because their father made no secret of his special love for Joseph. When he was 17 they conspired to kill him. Instead, they threw him into …
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…new relationship that will keep this kind of thing from happening again in the future.
When the process of forgiveness was finally complete, restoration of Joseph's relationship with his brothers was extremely pleasurable. Joseph could forgive completely a wrong that was fully acknowledged. He could forgive because he had come to understand that his well being and provisions were not in the hands of his brothers. He was in the hands of his provider God.
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