Joseph the Capitalist

Still another thing that struck me as interesting reading through the account of Joseph was what he did with all the food that he had collected.  If you’ll read it, he first sold food back to the people, then he took their livestock for food, and then bought their land.  No wonder Pharaoh kept him on as second in charge– on Joseph’s watch   Pharaohgot possession of everything in the area.  What a switch when the next few years, where the Israelites go from welcomed guests to servants…