Gen 45:5-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 45:5-8: 45:5-8 God ... sent me is the central message of the account of Jacob’s family (37:2 ). As the Lord had told Abraham, he was leading the Israelites into Egypt (15:13 ). God had sent Joseph to Egypt to prepare for his family’s rescue during the famine. In what has become a classic statement of God’s sovereignty, Joseph explained that God had been working through all of the circumstances and human acts to bring about his plan. The certainty of God’s will is the basis for forgiveness and reconciliation with those who do wrong, cause hurt, or bring harm. If people do not believe that God is sovereign, then they will blame others and retaliate. Those who are spiritual will trust that God is at work even through human wickedness (see also Rom 8:28-30 ).

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‏ Genesis 45:5-8

Summary for Gen 45:5-8: 45:5-8 ^a God ... sent me is the central message of the account of Jacob’s family (37:2 ^b). As the Lord had told Abraham, he was leading the Israelites into Egypt (15:13 ^c). God had sent Joseph to Egypt to prepare for his family’s rescue during the famine. In what has become a classic statement of God’s sovereignty, Joseph explained that God had been working through all of the circumstances and human acts to bring about his plan. The certainty of God’s will is the basis for forgiveness and reconciliation with those who do wrong, cause hurt, or bring harm. If people do not believe that God is sovereign, then they will blame others and retaliate. Those who are spiritual will trust that God is at work even through human wickedness (see also Rom 8:28-30 ^d).