{"id":40258,"date":"2018-09-16T17:04:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T14:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=40258"},"modified":"2022-04-10T22:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T19:46:16","slug":"chapter-summary-genesis-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/chapter-summary-genesis-47\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter Summary – Genesis 47"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This chapter is about getting organized.<\/span><\/p>\n

Verses 1-12: \u00a0Jacob\u2019s family is getting settled and is located in Goshen. Negotiations with Pharaoh about the land of Goshen succeed. The strong card was the fact that Jacob\u2019s family\u2019s occupation is grazing sheep. \u00a0Pharaoh, whose performance Joseph knows from up close, even suggests to his brothers to join the Egyptian ranks: \u201cAnd if you know any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock\u201d (verse 6).<\/span><\/p>\n

Pharaoh meets Jacob. Jacob blesses Pharaoh (twice in verses 7 and 10). Pharaoh asks with diplomatic politeness: \u00a0\u201cHow many are the years of your life?\u201d (verse 8) and he receives, in addition to the mathematical answer (130 years old for those who are curious), a very personal response from Jacob \u201cFew and hard have been the years of my life\u201d (verse 9). <\/span><\/p>\n

Verses 13-26: \u00a0Joseph once again organizes the finances of Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n

The years of famine are at their pinnacle. The people have nothing to eat. The royal storehouses of food are full of produce that was acquired from the people during the years of plenty. \u00a0What do they do? They sell it to the common folk until they have no more money, until all their property is gone. And then Joseph purchases for the royal house the people\u2019s land and in that way transforms the entire Egyptian population into servants of the king. But what wouldn\u2019t you do to get some food?! <\/span><\/p>\n

Points to Ponder:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. A few of the brothers. \u00a0Joseph arranges for Pharaoh to meet his family. \u00a0However, not with everyone. \u201cAnd selecting a few of his brothers, he presented them to Pharaoh\u201d (verse 2). \u00a0Why not with everyone? Who were the five people chosen and why specifically them?<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Few and hard. \u00a0This is how Jacob summarizes the essence of his life. \u00a0How much pain is rolled up into this short phrase.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The land of the priests. \u00a0The priests have special status in Egypt. \u00a0The royal family is responsible for their economic welfare, and only they aren their lands remain independent in the new order in Egypt.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. 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