The Broken Journey - Seeming Catastrophe - The Final Test (Genesis 44:1-34)
‘And he commanded the steward of his house saying, “Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's silver in his sack's mouth, and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the youngest one's sack, and his corn silver.” And he did what Joseph had said.'
The plot thickens. It is clear that Joseph now aims to test his brothers with the steward's connivance, and it is already clear from 43:23 that the steward is aware of much of what is going on. Thus in accordance with instructions he provides full sacks of food which include their silver returned and Joseph's cup in Benjamin's sack.