The Bible Story - Volume I - Chapter 12 - Basil Wolverton - 1961

Basil Wolverton

"I AM JOSEPH", JACOB'S sons had happily retuned loaded with grain from Egypt. But suddenly a worrisome thing happened. When the sons began to take the grain out of their sacks, each one was shocked to find a bag of money in the very top of his sack — the same amount each had paid the Egyptians for his part of the grain. When Jacob saw this, he was worried lest all the brothers be branded as thieves and taken as prisoners back into Egypt. I have already lost two sons — Joseph and Simeon," said Jacob. "Now you want me to hand Benjamin over to you. I won't do that because I don't trust you to return him to me." Reuben, the brother who had wanted to spare Joseph from his brother's cruel plans, spoke out to his father: - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library