Genesis 42: Facing Your Past

The moment you think life is finally stable, the past walks back into the room. That’s the gut punch of Genesis 42, where Joseph is thriving as Egypt’s governor and then comes face to face with the very brothers who sold him into slavery. They don’t recognize him, but he recognizes every detail and suddenly power, pain, and memory collide. We read the chapter together and sit in the tension: Joseph speaks harshly, accuses them of spying, and locks them up before demanding they bring Benjamin...