Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 1

By Hein Barnard

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

TSHIMOLOHO 50

Josefa o tshwarela bana babo

₁₅Ha bana babo Josefa ba bona hore ntata bona o shwele, ba re: “Mohlomong Josefa o tla re hloya, a phetetse bobe bohle boo re neng re bo etse ho yena.” ₁₆Yaba ba romela molaetsa ho Josefa, ba re: “Ntatao a eso shwe a na a re laela, a re: ₁₇‘Le tle le bue tjena ho Josefa: Re a o rapela hle: Ako tshwarele bana beno molato wa bona le sebe sa bona, hobane ba ne ba o etse hampe.’ Jwale re a o rapela, ako tshwarele molato wa bahlanka ba Modimo wa ntatao.” Josefa a lla ha a utlwa.

₁₈Jwale bana babo le bona ba tla, ba itihela kapele ho yena, ba re: “Bona, re makgoba a hao.”

₁₉Empa Josefa a re ho bona: “Le se ke la tshoha; na nna ke Modimo? ₂₀Ke nnete, lona le ne le ntheretse bokgopo, empa Modimo o ile a bo fetola molemo, e le hore a tle a etse jwalokaha a entse kajeno, a pholose setjhaba se sengata. ₂₁Jwale he, se tshoheng; nna ke tla le fepa le bana ba lona.” A ba tshedisa, a ba thoba dipelo.

TSHIMOLOHO 50:15-21SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

The first occurrence of forgiveness in the Bible

The patriarch Jacob had passed away and Joseph’s brothers realised that they might be punished for the way they treated him.

We read from Genesis 37 about how the dreams of Joseph caused a broken relationship between him, his parents and brothers. His brothers wanted to kill him, but he was sold and became a slave in Egypt.

The dreams became a reality when his brothers went to Egypt to buy food because of the drought. We read in Genesis 45 how Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, explaining that everything was part of God’s plan (45:8).

One thing lacked – nowhere did his brothers ask for forgiveness, nor did Joseph grant them forgiveness. Somebody needed to take the initiative – and it happened after the death of Jacob, their father.

The brothers sought forgiveness because they feared that something bad would happen. They were afraid that Joseph would take revenge.

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Forgiveness – Day 1

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

TSHIMOLOHO 50

Josefa o tshwarela bana babo