Read Genesis 42 here or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraph:
41:1-44:17 {s} …
The central axis contains two Signs of Messiah: first, the number three, which is the most common Sign of Messiah teaching tool, and second, the sign of resurrection and life. For slavery and prison are two prophetic types for death in Torah, as they end the life previously known. But on the third day, the brothers were raised up from prison to life, Joseph even saying, “This do, and live” to them on the third day.
We have seen a great many instances so far in the Bible where someone was raised up to life on the third day, or miraculously escaped an assured death on the third day. Why? Just the sheer number of them found over and over again in Torah, the foundation of all Scripture, testifies that life from death on the third day is a Torah doctrine, established from the earliest chapters. Thus when the Man who is miraculously raised from death on the third day shows Himself to be Messiah, it is not a violation of Torah to believe Him.
As to why Joseph was accusing his brothers of things he knew were false, he himself said he was testing them (more on that coming up):
If there are questions, these are good resources:
Genesis in Chiastic Structure – Christine Miller
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