Genesis 41: 53-57
Joseph has interpreted Pharaoh's dreams and Pharaoh appointed Joseph his vizier, second in command after the king so he could manage the economy and the people's welfare when the interpretation came true. And it has been going just as he said it would.
They had seven years of plenty, during which Joseph taxed the people 20% of all the grain produced and stockpiled it all into storage bins all over the country, in all the cities. And they stored more than they could even count, and still kept adding to it until the seven years were over.
(53) When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end, (54) and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
When the seven years of plenty were over, then the famine was all over the world, and only Egypt had grain for bread because Joseph had stored it all.
(55) So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, you shall do."
Pharaoh had put Joseph in charge, so he left the people in Joseph's hands as his responsibility.
(56) When the famine was spread over all the face of the Earth, then Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
When the fields stopped producing and the famine came, they all lined up at Joseph's storage bins to buy enough food to feed their families. That was the only place they could find food to eat.
(57) The people of all the Earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the Earth.
Joseph wasn't selfish with the grain, the famine was over the whole world, so anyone who could travel to Egypt could also buy grain. He didn't hoard it for Egyptians only. There was more than enough for everyone. But he did not give it away free, they purchased it.
O my Father, You were so good to everyone in the world, to have given Pharaoh the dreams for Joseph to interpret for him, then to have Joseph prepare for not only the Egyptians, but everyone anywhere else in the world who wanted to purchase food from them were welcome also to buy grain. There was enough for everyone.
My Father, You are so generous to us all. Even people who do not know or acknowledge You receive of Your bounty, as well as those who worship and serve You. Father, bless them all with the knowledge of You, send Your children out to every nation to share with every living person who You are and how You have already met their most desperate needs in Your Son.
O Father, let every embryo be drawn to the birth into Your own family, and fill Your great house with all of Your uncountable children. Let no one have any excuse for rejecting Your gracious and generous gift.
And every eye shall see, every knee will bow, every tongue will proclaim that Jesus is our Christ, the Lord God Almighty, sovereign King over all Creation; to the everlasting glory of Almighty God the Father, forever and ever. Amen.
Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus!
