As the providence of God moves forward, Joseph finds himself as an Egyptian official with his brothers whom he has not seen in 20+ years bowing before him as they seek to buy grain.
In this moment Joseph decides to test his brothers, it seems with the hope of determining if they've changed or not since they betrayed him. His brothers reveal that they believe this test has come upon them as justice from God for what they did to Joseph, so they recognize that their actions were wrong, but that's only one step in the process of repentance. The full answer will await their return along with Benjamin to Joseph.
Lastly, the episode also illustrates how broken emotionally Jacob (Israel) is all these years after the death of Joseph. It is this emotional scar that the jealousy of Joseph's brothers caused, something else for which they are responsible.
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