"The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are observed So they do not drink wine to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command But I have spoken to you again and again yet you have not listened to Me. Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words?" declares the LORD. Joseph said to them, "What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed practice divination?" So Judah said, "What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? And how can we justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants behold, we are my lord's slaves, both we and the one in whose possession the cup has been found." Integrity » Instances of » Workmen, who repaired the temple When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. Then they tore their clothes, and when each man loaded his donkey, they returned to the city. He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. So he said, "Now let it also be according to your words he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and the rest of you shall be innocent." Then they hurried, each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house? "With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's slaves." read more. "Behold, the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks we have brought back to you from the land of Canaan.
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing. "We have also brought down other money in our hand to buy food we do not know who put our money in our sacks."
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Now the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house and they said, "It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time that we are being brought in, that he may seek occasion against us and fall upon us, and take us for slaves with our donkeys." So they came near to Joseph's house steward, and spoke to him at the entrance of the house, and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food, and it came about when we came to the lodging place, that we opened our sacks, and behold, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full So we have brought it back in our hand. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his house steward, "Bring the men into the house, and slay an animal and make ready for the men are to dine with me at noon." So the man did as Joseph said, and brought the men to Joseph's house. So the men took this present, and they took double the money in their hand, and Benjamin then they arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.” And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?” But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing and the men were greatly frightened. Now therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me therefore I did not let you touch her. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.” Now Abimelech had not come near her and he said, “Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless? Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.” read more.
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