Quotes About Reunion

On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.

When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”

He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ëTo whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?í

Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way, and I will go ahead of you.”

“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ëLet us go to Dothan.í” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ëYou will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.í

Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”

The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Josephís house.

Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Josephís arrival at noon.

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own motherís son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

When Judah and his brothers arrived at Josephís house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.