A Change of Heart
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MESSAGE – Rev. Dr. Dale Thiele
Genesis: Foundations for Life
A Change of Heart
- Put to the Test
- Multiple Choice
- The Right Answer
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Genesis 44:1-34. What catches your attention from this passage? Why?
- Why does Joseph instruct his steward to put the silver cup in Benjamin’s sack? Is Joseph being vindictive? Why or why not?
- What is this test supposed to reveal about the brothers compared with their actions and attitudes in Genesis 37? How is the choice presented to them in verses 10 & 17 similar to the choice they had in chapter 37?
- How do the brothers respond to this test? What has brought them to respond in this way as opposed to their actions in chap. 37?
- What stands out from Judah’s speech in verses 18-34? What word or words are repeated? Why is Judah’s offer in verse 33 so significant?
- How do people change (consider how Judah has changed)? Read the reflection on page 3. Why is it necessary to “own your sin” in order to change?
Memory Verse of the Week:
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (ESV)
