18When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
20So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21and Joseph reduced the people to servitude from one end of Egypt to the other. 22However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.
Famine, the world has experienced it but we, in the land of good and plenty have not. Have you seen or read the experience of a foreigner who went into a supermarket for the first time and stopped in the dog and cat food isle? They couldn’t believe their eyes.
So when we read in this scripture that the Egyptians offered themselves as slaves and their land for food because of famine and starvation you can believe hunger rules over your body and all your senses.
The Egyptians were blessed because of God. They were blessed because God sent Joseph and revealed to him the coming famine so he could carry out the monumental task of preparing Egypt for the severe drought.
I also believe our country is blessed because of God and our forefathers.
Have you watched the monumental movie? It should be required learning for all of our children!
Are you in servitude to Jesus Christ?
Blessings, David
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