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Beyond Measure

"Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure." (Genesis 41:49) "... it was SO MUCH that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure." (emphasis mine) Joseph was a diligent man. It was no accident that Egypt had more than enough grain to survive the 7 years of famine. God had blessed Joseph with many gifts and one of them, in my opinion, must have been the gift of administration. Can you imagine being in charge of an entire country's food reserves? Not only that, but also being the person everyone is looking to, to make sure there is enough food for later! What a huge responsibility! He must have been blessed with the gift of administration. I can not imagine someone without that gift being able to accomplish such an enormous task. Now here's the part of that verse that really stuck out to me... He did his job so well that there came a p