[NIV] 15 So the men took the gifts and double theamount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried downto Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph. - P38
23 "It‘s all right," he said. "Don‘t be afraid. Your God,
the God of your father, has given you treasure in yoursacks; I received your silver." Then he brought Simeonout to them. - P39
Joseph‘s brothers become fearful when they are invited to his house,
thinking that they will be punished for stealing the silver. - P40
Rather thantrying to invent a cover-up story as they have done in the past, they seekout Joseph‘s steward to explain honestly that they found the silver intheir sacks and do not know who put it there. - P40
It is very stressful to findyourself in a situation that makes you look guilty of wrongdoing. - P40
Wemight be tempted to lie our way out of the mess, but the wiser choicewould be to assert our innocence with respect. - P40
If we humbly tell thetruth, we can defuse tense situations and break false assumptionsthat people might hold against us. - P40
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