The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey. To each and all of them he gave a change of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five changes of clothes. To his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey. Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way.”
So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob. And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them. But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. And Israel said, “It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
Comment: A simple passage telling that Jacob’s (Israel) eleven sons went back to pick up their father and all their goods and return to Egypt. Joseph gave them more than enough food and other things (eg wagons) to make the trip showing his special relationship with the young full brother Benjamin. I wonder why Joseph told them not to quarrel on the way? Maybe he knew them well from growing up in the family and remembered their natures. I think that he realized that maybe him being alive they would have guilty feelings, causing accusations to be highlighted.
A think that all we parents can harmonize with Jacob’s response to the message which they brought home! He probably called it a miracle. It was in fact God working out His future longterm plan for the Israelites!
Prayer: Thank You that our future is in Your hands.
As I read it! 