26 So Joseph established it as a LAW concerning land in Egypt; Genesis 47
MAN’S LAW, GOOD AND BAD, IS USED TO GOVERN SOCIETY!
The people of Egypt (a type of this world) had been brought to complete ruin.
14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.
All the people’s money, in Egypt and Canaan was spent buying grain to stay alive. So if Jacob’s family hadn’t gone to Egypt they would have lost everything.
16 “Then bring your livestock,” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.”Genesis 47
There was no let-up, the people were next pressed into giving up all their livestock to stay alive.
18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone and our livestock belongs to you, THERE IS NOTHING LEFT FOR OUR LORD EXCEPT OUR BODIES AND OUR LAND. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? BUY US AND OUR LAND in exchange for food, AND WE WITH OUR LAND WILL BE IN BONDAGE TO PHARAOH. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.” Genesis 47
23 Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you so you can plant the ground. 24 But when the crop comes in, GIVE A FIFTH OF IT TO PHARAOH. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children.”
25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.” Genesis 47
So Joseph made it a Law that all the land and all the people of Egypt from henceforth belonged to Pharaoh. They were all in bondage to the ruler, everything was his.
There were only two groups of people to whom this didn’t apply and both were spiritual groups!
22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests, because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.
Those who led the worship of the demonic gods of Egypt were not enslaved financially, but no doubt were in a much greater spiritual bondage!
26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.
27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.
The other group were the Israelites, God’s people, ACQUIRED PROPERTY AND INCREASED GREATLY. God can make His people to prosper and increase GREATLY at the time when the rest of the world is sinking ever deeper into poverty under present world rulers. God has a rescue plan for His people today just as surely as He did for Israel, don’t give up He’s Faithful.
God bless and keep you today.