Genesis 45:27 meaning and explanation

However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.

Genesis 45:27, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob has believed his sons' earlier report that Joseph was dead, so the news that Joseph lives and rules Egypt leaves him stunned and unbelieving. What changes him is not the words alone but the wagons, the tangible proof that Joseph really sent for him.

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