en_obs-sn/content/08/12.md

if they had changed

Joseph’s brothers did evil when they sold him as a slave (See: 08:02). He now wanted to know if his brothers would still treat people badly.

God used the evil for good

Joseph was willing to forgive his brothers because he believed that God had caused their evil action to result in a good thing. By going to Egypt as a slave, Joseph gained the power to save his whole family from the famine.