Verse 15

When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said,“Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out?”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 47:18-19 : 18 When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said to him,“We cannot hide from our lord that the money is used up and the livestock and the animals belong to our lord. Nothing remains before our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”
• Gen 47:24 : 24 When the crop comes in, give one-fifth of it to Pharaoh. The remaining four-fifths will be yours for seed for the fields and for you to eat, including those in your households and your little children.”
• Judg 8:5 : 5 He said to the men of Succoth,“Give some loaves of bread to the men who are following me, because they are exhausted. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
• Judg 8:8 : 8 He went up from there to Penuel and made the same request. The men of Penuel responded the same way the men of Succoth had.
• 1 Sam 21:3 : 3 Now what do you have at your disposal? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
• 1 Sam 25:8 : 8 Ask your own servants; they can tell you! May my servants find favor in your sight, for we have come at the time of a holiday. Please provide us– your servants and your son David– with whatever you can spare.”
• Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
• Isa 33:16 : 16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
• Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us today our daily bread,