And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
And put my cup—the silver cup—in the bag of the youngest brother, along with his grain money. And the servant did exactly what Joseph had told him to do.
Joseph secretly has his silver cup planted in Benjamin's grain bag, setting up a test that will reveal his brothers' true character.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the severe famine when Joseph's brothers had come to Egypt to buy grain, not knowing Joseph was the powerful Egyptian official. Joseph had already tested his brothers once and was now setting up a final test by framing Benjamin, Jacob's beloved youngest son. This was Joseph's way of seeing if his brothers had changed from the jealous men who had sold him into slavery years earlier.
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