tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post2719567813320325719..comments2023-07-15T05:00:09.606-07:00Comments on Bible Book Club: Genesis 45 - The Great Reveal & ReconciliationCarol Ann Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676125721105006155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-40048911128600340022023-05-17T15:33:54.734-07:002023-05-17T15:33:54.734-07:00Forgiveness is FREEDOM. There’s an old saying that...Forgiveness is FREEDOM. There’s an old saying that goes like this, “Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”Carol Ann Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676125721105006155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-29474177001884688972008-02-11T08:35:00.000-08:002008-02-11T08:35:00.000-08:00Joseph forgave his brothers completely. They had r...Joseph forgave his brothers completely. They had recognized and admitted their wrongdoing as well as changed (repented). So Joseph also encouraged them to forgive themselves (45:5) as well as to forgive one another (45:24).Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130030009656711939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-10092172138549791422008-02-10T08:47:00.000-08:002008-02-10T08:47:00.000-08:00One thing that stand out to me about Joseph is how...One thing that stand out to me about Joseph is how he apparently had no "religious training" beyond his younger years, and apparently no "fellowship" with believers, but yet his belief in and understanding of God grew through the years. What a gift!<BR/><BR/>I keep thinking about Joseph's treatment of his brothers, and although we speculate a lot, we don't really know exactly why he handled it the way he did. The result, however, was the brothers' realization of the wrong they did (without Joseph pounding it into them). He was able to let them feel the weight of the responsibility for their actions, but then was able to unreservedly reconcile. He was balanced. He didn't jump in too soon and say "it doesn't matter." When he did mention it, he didn't gloss over it--he recognized (to them) that they meant it for evil. But he also didn't hold it over their heads and make them grovel. I find this balance hard to achieve sometimes.<BR/><BR/>He's also a picture of allowing God to fulfill dreams/prophecies rather than looking for ways to make it come true.LauraLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720919292792180391noreply@blogger.com