Lesson_71_Joseph_Ruler

In a single afternoon, Joseph goes from a forgotten dungeon inmate to the Vizier (second-in-command) of the

most powerful empire on earth. Pharaoh removes his own signet ring and puts it on Joseph's finger. He gives

him robes of fine linen, a gold chain, a royal chariot, a new Egyptian name, and a wife from the high-priestly

nobility. Joseph is 30 years old. He immediately sets to work, traveling across all of Egypt to construct

massive granaries to hoard the 20% tax he recommended. Today, we will explore the physical weight of

immense authority, the logistics of storing grain 'like the sand of the sea,' and the psychological challenge of

sudden promotion.