Genesis 44 · Grade 4
A Heart Transformed
Read and Think
Joseph's final test was designed to show whether his brothers had changed. He made it look like Benjamin was guilty, and he offered to let the rest of them go free. This was exactly the situation they had faced with Joseph years earlier. They could abandon Rachel's son and go home.
But they did not. They tore their clothes and all went back. Judah confessed, God has found out the iniquity of your servants, thinking about what they had done long ago.
Judah's speech is one of the most moving in Genesis. He spoke of his father's love for Benjamin and offered himself as a slave in Benjamin's place. The brother who once sold Joseph was now willing to give up his freedom for another brother. True repentance shows itself in changed actions.
Show What You Know
Why was Joseph's test like the situation years earlier?
How did the brothers show they had changed?
What did Judah confess?
What shows true repentance?
Think About It
Judah's actions showed he had changed. What does real change look like in someone's life?
Judah offered to take Benjamin's punishment. How does that remind you of Jesus?
Memory Verse
“Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go up with his brothers.”
Genesis 44:33 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you sacrifice for someone you love?
- What would it look like for you to protect a weaker person?
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