23Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land. 24At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”
25“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” 26So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
One fifth of produce is a 20% tax. Considering the people no longer owned the land I believe that the tax is very reasonable. There are many taxes and fee’s that we pay, sales tax, property tax, telecommunications tax, highway tax, fuel tax, estate tax, license tax, water and sewer tax, home heating tax, and much more!
Benjamin Franklin has a famous quote, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes”
The people said, “You have saved our lives,” “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes”. How many people are grateful to their government and offer to pay a tax?
If we were grateful wouldn’t we pay more?
I’m grateful to my Lord Jesus Christ, you have saved me! We have found favor in our Lord’s eyes!
Are you grateful?
Blessings, David
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