Daily devotions from Scriptures with personal comments.
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- Name: Suzi
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
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Monday, July 25, 2005
Genesis 47:13-31
Today's Scripture
The famine in Egypt continued, until the people had used up all their money to buy food from Joseph and Pharaoh. So, Joseph asked them to sell him their livestock in exchange for food, and when they had sold all their livestock, he bought the land from them and gave them food in exchange for their labor. The people worked for Pharaoh, but they were able to keep 4/5ths of what they grew, giving Pharaoh 1/5 in exchange for the seed for food.
Joseph helped the people, but the people served and worked with dignity. They were taxed, in a way--20 percent--but they were in a severe time and they were kept from starvation. It seems to me that taxes are more than 20 percent in the US when all things are considered. Joseph was fair and led by the Lord in all his dealings. May we seek God for his wisdom when we encounter others who are in need.
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