In Genesis 44, the brothers leave Egypt with joy, until the silver cup is found in Benjamin’s sack. Johan Schep shows how this is Joseph’s last test. Joseph already knows they have a conscience and that they are no longer jealous, but do they love one another? They could have gone home and left Benjamin behind. Instead, they all return, and Judah steps forward with one of the most moving speeches in the whole Bible.
Johan shows how this points to the Lord Jesus. As Judah stood before the ruler and pleaded for his brother, so the Lord Jesus pleads for us (Hebrews 7:25). The brothers have come to the end of themselves, and that is where grace begins…
