Opinion A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. When Pharaoh accepted Joseph’s interpretation of his dreams, Joseph was given the opportunity to prepare for the approaching catastrophe in Egypt that he predicted. Having requisitioned the surplus grain during the seven good years, Joseph now heads a state monopoly. First, he sells grain for gold and silver. Then he takes the people’s livestock. Finally, the people offer their lands and themselves to Pharaoh in exchange for food, and Joseph moves them away from their rural roots into the cities to work for Pharaoh. Joseph, however, did not take away the land of the...
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