The story of Israel (6)

after Yue Se was sold by his brothers, he came to Egypt with the Ishmaelites and was bought by Potiphar, the bodyguard of Pharaoh's inner minister.

Although Yue Se is a slave, he is smart, cautious and careful in everything. No matter how difficult things are, as long as they are handed over to Yue Se, they can be solved; Yue Se can do what others can't.

So it didn't take long for Yue Se to gain Botti's trust, and Yue Se took care of all the family affairs. Because God took care of Yue Se, Potiphar also took up a lot of light.

Yue Se was young, handsome, smart and capable, and was soon attracted by Bottifar's wife. She made eyes at her many times, but Yue Se was unmoved. The woman blatantly wanted to sleep with Yue Se several times, but she was rejected. The woman secretly hated her.

One day when Yue Se was working in the house, the woman took the opportunity to seduce him, and Yue Se quickly broke free, only to find that the clothes were in the woman's hands.

The woman accused Yue Se of molesting her. When the minister was furious, Yue Se was put into the cell.

There are two people in the same cell, namely, the former Falao wine administrator and the head chef.

The chief cupbearer had a dream:

"I dreamed that there was a vine in front of me, and there were three branches on it, which seemed to sprout and bloom, and the grapes on it were all ripe. Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I squeezed grapes into Pharaoh's cup and handed it to him. "

Yue Se told the cupbearer:

Three branches are three days, and within three days, Pharaoh will release him from prison, reinstate him, and hand the cup to Pharaoh, just like in the previous cupbearer.

When the chief cupbearer heard this, he was filled with joy. Yue Se took the opportunity to ask him, "When you are reinstated, don't forget to put in a good word for me in front of Pharaoh and get me out of this prison." The wine administrator said yes.

The chef also had a dream:

"In my dream, I saw three baskets of white cakes on my head. In the top basket, there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and birds came to eat the food in the basket on my head."

Yue Se explained to him, "Three baskets are three days. Within three days, Pharaoh will cut off your head and hang you on a tree, and birds will eat your flesh."

Three days later, the chief chef was reinstated, and the chef lost his life. However, Jiuzheng forgot all about Yue Se's request.

two years passed, and one day Pharaoh had a strange dream. He first dreamed that he was standing by the river, and saw seven cows coming up from the river, beautiful and fat, grazing in the reeds. Then, seven cows came up from the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the river with the other seven cows. The ugly and thin seven cows ate the beautiful and fat seven cows.

After waking up, Pharaoh fell asleep again and had a second dream.

He dreamed that a wheat had seven ears, which were strong and golden. Then seven ears of wheat grew, thin and withered. These seven thin ears of wheat swallowed the seven plump ears of wheat. Pharaoh was very upset, so he called the magicians and doctors from all over the country, but no one could help him interpret his dreams.

At this moment, the chief cupbearer remembered Yue Se, who had interpreted his dream at first, and told the Pharaoh about Yue Se's dream interpretation in order to please him. Hearing this, Pharaoh immediately sent someone to the prison to release Yue Se and bring him to him.

Pharaoh told Yue Se his dream, and Yue Se listened to it and explained to Pharaoh with confidence:

"Your two dreams actually have the same meaning, which is a revelation from God. He has indicated to you what he will do. Seven fat cows and seven heavy ears of wheat all represent seven years, which are seven bumper harvest years; Seven lean cows and seven thin ears of wheat were seven years of famine.

what god wants to tell Pharaoh is that there will be seven bumper years in Egypt, followed by seven famine years. The famine in the next seven years was so severe that all the people in Egypt forgot that there had been a bumper harvest year.

As for Pharaoh's two dreams, God is urging you to get ready as soon as possible. You should choose a clever and capable man and send him to govern Egypt. We will also send officials to serve in various places. During these seven bumper years, we will collect one-fifth of the land's output, store up grain, and transport it to various cities, and you will be in charge of it yourself, in case of famine. Only in this way will Egypt not be destroyed by famine. "

After listening to Yue Se's words, Pharaoh and his ministers repeatedly called it "Yes".

Pharaoh said to his ministers, "How rare it is for a talent like this to have the spirit of God in his body."

So the Pharaoh made Yue Se a minister in public, in charge of national affairs. No one can act without Yue Se's orders.

Pharaoh also named Yue Se "Safanat Banea" and betrothed Asina, the daughter of Potiphera, the high priest of On, to him as his wife. At this time, Yue Se was thirty years old.

After taking office, Yue Se began to tour all parts of Egypt, and visited every place in Egypt. During the seven bumper years, there were bumper harvests all over Egypt. According to the plan, one-fifth of the grain produced in Yue Se was gathered together and stored in various cities. The stored grain is like the sand by the sea, which cannot be counted.

During this period, Yue Se's two sons were born one after another. The eldest son's name is "Manasseh", which means "make it forget". Because Yue Se said, "God made me forget all my hardships and my father's family." The second son is called "Ephraim", which means "make it prosperous". Because Yue Se said, "God has made me prosperous where I suffer."

then, seven famine years came as scheduled. Not only in Egypt, there are famines everywhere, and the disaster is very serious.

Because of Yue Se's previous preparations, Egypt has plenty of food, and people from all over the world have come to Egypt to buy food, including his brothers who once sold Yue Se.

In this way, Yue Se, who is already a courtier, met his brothers.

After Yue Se told the truth, his brothers were at a loss.

Yue Se said, you don't have to blame yourself, it's all arranged by God. The famine will last for five years. God sent me to Egypt before you to save our family.

Go home and tell your father,' Your son Yue Se is now in charge of Egypt. Please come at once without delay. Yue Se will be there to let you spend the remaining five famine years safely.'

With these words, Yue Se couldn't bear it any longer and wept bitterly with his brothers.

The news reached the Pharaoh's palace. In view of Yue Se's achievements and prestige, Pharaoh allowed his family to move to Egypt to live.

The brothers brought the news to Israel, and Israel was overjoyed.

The Israeli family decided to move to Egypt to meet Yue Se. Before leaving, I got God's will:

"Go down to Egypt, don't be afraid, because I will make you a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you up. Before you die, Yue Se will close your eyes with his hand. "

So Israel set out from Beersheba, took all the people, old and young, all the livestock and belongings, and arrived in Egypt smoothly in the car sent by Pharaoh. Together with Yue Se and his two sons, there are seventy people from the Israeli family who came to Egypt.

Pharaoh gave the Israeli family the most fertile grassland.

So the Israeli family started a new life in Egypt under the care of Yue Se.

Israel was 13 years old when he moved to Egypt, and he lived in Egypt for another 17 years before he died.

On his deathbed, Israel blessed two children in Yue Se, who, together with their uncles, became the ancestors of the twelve tribes of the Israeli nation.