Genesis 47:20
"Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won’t be desolate.”"
Key Reflection
In the context of Joseph's rise to power in Egypt, his brothers initially feared their impending famine and sought to preserve their lives by offering themselves and their land as servants to Pharaoh in exchange for food. This request reflects their desperate situation, recognizing that without divine intervention through Joseph’s wisdom, they would face certain death and the total desolation of their land due to crop failure. Their plea underscores both their pragmatism and their acknowledgment of Joseph's authority and the provision he could offer.
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