Life of Joseph #5: The Sheaves Bow Down

Twenty years is a long time to carry around a horrible secret. For twenty years, ten of Joseph's brothers knew the truth about him---knew that he had not been killed by a wild animal, as they had led their father to believe---knew that it was not the jaws of a lion or the claws of a bear that tore Joseph from his father, but their own envy and hatred. They knew that the beast was in their own hearts. This passage reminds us of truths about the wisdom of planning for the future, the power of the conscience, and the faithfulness of God's Word.