Bible Verses About Economics

"Therefore, Pharaoh should look for a man both discreet and wise to put in charge of the land of Egypt.

Pharaoh should do this, and he should appoint supervisors over the land to receive a twenty percent tax on the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

They should gather all the food produced during these good years coming up and set aside grain under the supervision of Pharaoh to be used for food in the cities, and they should store it.

This will be the land's food supply for the seven years of famine that will come over the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish as a result of the famine."

The proposal seemed good both to Pharaoh and to all his officials.

Pharaoh said to his officials, "Can we find anyone else like him? The Spirit of God lives in him!"

So Pharaoh said to Yosef, "Since God has shown you all this - there is no one as discerning and wise as you -

you will be in charge of my household; all my people will be ruled by what you say. Only when I rule from my throne will I be greater than you."

Pharaoh said to Yosef, "Here, I place you in charge of the whole land of Egypt."

Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Yosef's hand, had him clothed in fine linen with a gold chain around his neck

and had him ride in his second best chariot; and they cried before him, "Bow down!" Thus he placed him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.

Pharaoh said to Yosef, "I, Pharaoh, decree that without your approval no one is to raise his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt."

Pharaoh called Yosef by the name Tzafnat-Pa'neach and gave him as his wife Osnat the daughter of Poti-Fera priest of On. Then Yosef went out through all the land of Egypt.

Yosef was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt; then he left Pharaoh's presence and traveled through all the land of Egypt.

During the seven years of abundance, the earth brought forth heaps of produce.

He collected all the food of these seven years in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities - the food grown in the fields outside each city he stored in that city.

Yosef stored grain in quantities like the sand on the seashore, so much that they stopped counting, because it was beyond measure.

Two sons were born to Yosef before the year of famine came; Osnat the daughter of Poti-Fera priest of On bore them to him.

Yosef called the firstborn M'nasheh [causing to forget], "Because God has caused me to forget all the troubles I suffered at the hands of my family."

The second he called Efrayim [fruit], "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune."

The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt ended;

and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Yosef had said. There was famine in all lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

When the whole land of Egypt started feeling the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Yosef, and do what he tells you to do."

The famine was over all the earth, but then Yosef opened all the storehouses and sold food to the Egyptians, since the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

Moreover all countries came to Egypt to Yosef to buy grain, because the famine was severe throughout the earth.