Genesis 50:15

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Summary

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

Their father

Genesis 27:41

Joseph

Romans 2:15

Bible References

Their father

So Esau harbored animosity toward Jacob because of the way his father had blessed him. Esau kept saying to himself, "The time to mourn for my father is very near. That's when I'm going to kill my brother Jacob."

Joseph

Then Joseph locked them all together in prison for three days.

"As for the remnants among you, I'll bring despair in their hearts in the land of their enemies so that even the sound of a blown leaf will chase them and they flee as though pursued by the sword and fall when no one is pursuing.

Terrifying sounds ring in his ears; when times are prosperous, the Destroyer will attack him.

There they are seized with terror, because God is with those who are righteous.

There the Israelis were seized with terror, when there was nothing to fear. For God scattered the bones of those who laid siege against you you put them to shame, for God rejected them.

The wicked flee, though no one pursues, but the righteous are bold like a lion.

They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them