Go back to that year.
After Yue Se was betrayed by his brother, he came to Egypt with the Ishmaelites and was bought by Potiphar, the Pharaoh's inner bodyguard.
Although Yue Se is a slave, he is smart and cautious, and he is careful in everything. No matter how difficult it is, as long as it is handed over to Yue Se, it can be solved; Yue Se can do what others can't.
Therefore, it didn't take long for Yue Se to win Bertie's trust, and all the family affairs were handed over to Yue Se. Because God visited Yue Se, Potiphar also brought a lot of light.
Yue Se was young, handsome, intelligent and capable, and was soon attracted by Botiphar's wife. She made eyes at her many times, but Yue Se was indifferent. The woman publicly wanted to sleep with Yue Se several times, but she was turned down. Women secretly hate her.
One day, when Yue Se was working in the house, the woman took the opportunity to seduce him. Yue Se quickly broke free, only to find that the clothes fell into the woman's hands.
The woman accused Yue Se of molesting her. When the minister flew into a rage, Yue Se was put in prison.
There are two people in the same cell, namely the old wine pipe and the chef.
Nine is having a dream:
"I dreamed that there was a vine in front of me with three branches, which seemed to sprout and bloom, and the grapes on it were all ripe. Pharaoh's cup is in my hand, so I squeezed the grapes into Pharaoh's cup and handed it to him. "
Yue Se, he told the cupbearer:
Three branches mean three days. In three days, Pharaoh will release him from prison, restore his official position, and give the cup to Pharaoh, just as he did when he was a cupbearer.
When the chief cupbearer heard this, he was filled with joy. Yue Se took the opportunity to ask him, "When your official is reinstated, don't forget to put in a good word for me in front of Pharaoh and save me from 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. There are all kinds of food baked by Pharaoh in the basket on the top, and birds come to eat the food in the basket on my head. "
Yue Se explained to him, "Three baskets are three days. In three days, Pharaoh will cut off your head and hang you on a tree. Birds will eat your meat. "
Three days later, the wine administrator was reinstated and the chef lost his life. However, Jiu Zheng completely forgot Yue Se's request.
One day two years later, Pharaoh had a strange dream. First, he dreamed that he was standing by the river and saw seven cows coming up from the river, beautiful and fat, grazing among 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, Lao Wang fell asleep again and had a second dream.
He dreamed that a wheat had seven ears of wheat, strong and golden. So Three wheat grew, thin and withered. These seven thin ears of wheat swallowed seven full ears of wheat. Pharaoh was very upset, so he called all the magicians and doctors in the country, but no one could help him interpret his dreams.
At this time, the wine chief remembered Yue Se, who interpreted his dreams. In order to invite pets, he told Pharaoh the explanation of Joseph's dream. When Pharaoh heard this, he immediately sent someone to the prison to release Yue Se and bring him to him.
Pharaoh told Yue Se his dream truthfully, and Yue Se listened and explained to Pharaoh with confidence:
"Your two dreams actually have the same meaning, and they are all revelations from God. He has shown you what he will do. Seven fat cows and seven heavy ears of wheat represent seven years, which are seven harvest years; Seven lean cows and seven lean ears of wheat are seven years of famine.
What God wants to tell Pharaoh is that Egypt will have a bumper harvest for seven years, followed by a famine for seven years. The famine in the next seven years was so severe that all the people in Egypt forgot that it was 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 smart and capable person and send him to govern Egypt. We will also send officials to serve in various places. In these seven bumper years, we will collect one-fifth of the land output, store food and transport it to cities, and you will be personally responsible for preventing famine. Only in this way will Egypt not be destroyed by famine. "
After listening to Yue Se's words, Pharaoh and his ministers repeatedly said yes.
Pharaoh said to his servants, "How rare it is for such a talented man to have the spirit of God! 」
So Pharaoh appointed Yue Se as prime minister to manage state affairs. No one can act without Yue Se's orders.
Pharaoh also named Yue Se Safana Barnea and betrothed Athina, 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 over Egypt, visiting every place in Egypt. During the seven bumper harvest years, there were bumper harvests in all parts of Egypt. According to this plan, one fifth of the grain produced in Yue Se is collected and stored in various cities. Stored grain is like 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 sufferings and my father's family." The second son is called "Ephraim", which means "make it prosperous". Because Yue Se said, "God made me rich where I suffered."
Then, the seven-year famine 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 come to Egypt to buy food, including his brother who once sold Yue Se.
In this way, Yue Se, who is already a minister, 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 that your son Yue Se is now in charge of Egypt. Please come at once without delay. Yue Se will let you live through the remaining five famine years.
With these words, Yue Se couldn't bear it any longer, and cried with his brothers.
The news reached Pharaoh's palace. In view of Yue Se's achievements and reputation, Pharaoh allowed his family to move to Egypt to live.
The two brothers brought the news to Israel, and Israel was ecstatic.
The Israeli family decided to move to Egypt to meet Yue Se. Before you leave, get God's will:
Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will certainly bring you up. Before you die, Yue Se will close your eyes with his hands. "
So the Israelites set out from Beersheba, took all the people, young and old, and all the livestock and goods, and arrived in Egypt smoothly in the chariot sent by Pharaoh. The Israelites came to Egypt with 70 people, including Yue Se and his two sons.
Pharaoh gave the most fertile grassland to the Israeli family.
So the Israeli family started a new life under the care of Yue Se.
Israel was 130 years old when he moved to Egypt, and he lived in Egypt for 17 years before his death.
Before Israel died, he blessed two children in Yue Se, who, together with their uncle, became the ancestors of twelve tribes of the Israeli nation.