GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 50:18 Probably encouraged by news of Joseph’s kind response to their message, the brothers came and fell down before him. Once again, their bowing and their words, Behold, we are your servants, fulfill Joseph’s dreams (Genesis 37:5). Echoing what he had already said (see Genesis 45:5), Joseph stresses that God transformed their evil into good. Many people have been kept alive as a result. The principle that God ultimately overrules human sin for his glory and the good of mankind is important in Scripture (Acts 3:13; Romans 8:28). Joseph’s gracious, forgiving attitude unites the family.

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