Jacob is still dragging his feet while Simeon is forced to sit in an Egyptian prison. And this might have been the scenario for a long time if the food situation hadn't continued to get worse for Jacob. As we start off in Genesis 43:1, we see that the severity of the famine forces Jacob to give in and send his sons, including Benjamin, back to Egypt. Now Jacob isn't happy about this, but God is at work in the situation, and in the end, it all turns out for Jacob's and his family's own good.
So has God ever forced your hand? What did He show you and what did you learn from the situation? Tami W.
Forced Hand
I can't think of a time when God's forced my hand, but I'd think one lesson to be learned from such a scenario would be that God can certainly be trusted to work for our good and His glory,.
Brian, I think that because of your walk with God and allowing Him to lead you, He has never needed to force your hand.
I can think of a few times where God has held my hand. There were times I responed in negitive ways, but has I get older I have learned that God is either wanting me to trust Him more or He has something that I can't see and to wait.