47_Finishing well Gen 50:1-3Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. 15-21 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” 16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: 17 ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. 21 So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. 24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” 26 So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. Forgiveness, love, and faith — these are not just virtues but pillars of a life lived well. Consider the words of Gladys Staines after the horrific killing of her husband Graham Staines and their two young sons. She said, “I forgive them because I first received forgiveness from Jesus Christ. I feel the presence of Jesus in my life directly, and this is the ideal that I share. When we forgive others, there is no bitterness, and with God-given grace and peace, we carry on with our lives and carry out the responsibilities entrusted to us.” The strength that enables someone to forgive in the face of such overwhelming loss is the same grace seen in Joseph’s life. This man lived and died in faith, demonstrating faith, love, and forgiveness despite betrayal, slavery, and separation from family. Genesis 50:15-26 presents the final chapter of Joseph’s journey. It spotlights a man who navigated life’s greatest challenges with unwavering reliance on God. His story reminds us that finishing well depends on whether our hearts remain grounded in God, in pain and prosperity. Joseph’s love for his father, Jacob, was evident in the way he mourned his death. His grief was profound and honest,