07/14/20
Q.273: “How come Joseph knew who his brothers were but they did not know him?”
There are several reasons but mainly they could never imagine that “The Dreamer” – their little brother whom they sold as a 17 year old into slavery 22 years ago –could ever be in charge of Egypt. And, with the Pharaoh’s cygnet ring on his finger, the gold chain, a good one too, plus his fine clothes, plus Joseph spoke in Egyptian and the chariot of Pharaoh’s ‘Second in Command’ nearby. And to top it all, he is checking up on all visitors who come to buy food. Also 22 years had passed and Joseph was now a fully grown man with unusual authority.
God too was there. I suspect that Joseph would be expecting them, knowing that the drought was in the land of Canaan where his family lived and they too would be starving.
But finally, Joseph the ‘loud mouth kid who could not keep his mouth shut’ had grown up. God was with him and the experience with Potiphars’ wife, time in jail, the Pharaoh’s dreams, then he is governor of Egypt and overseer of storing grain for seven years. His mind had matured into a very smart ‘cookie’. He understood people management - his brothers remained simple shepherds.
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