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In this week\u2019s reading from Parashat Miketz (Shemot \/ Genesis 41:1-44:17<\/span><\/em>) the Lord God begins to fulfil His plan for Joseph.\u00a0 We learn that Pharaoh has two dreams which tell of the<\/span><\/em> future, there will be both prosperity and drought (41:1-13<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Pharaoh\u2019s servant remembers a time when he was saved from death where Joseph interpreted his dreams, and so Pharaoh calls for Joseph and asks him to interpret his dreams.\u00a0 Joseph says that only God can provide an answer of Shalom (\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd, peace) and then he proceeds to interpret Pharaoh\u2019s dream (41:16-38<\/span>).\u00a0 The king of Egypt saw that the Spirit of the Lord God was with Joseph, and so he places all the power of Egypt into his hands (41:39-46<\/span>).\u00a0 The Torah narrative then goes on to describe the seven years of plenty and Joseph stores away the grain (41:46-53<\/span>).\u00a0 Then we are told of the seven years of famine and everyone buys food from Joseph (41:54-42:6<\/span>) including his brothers.\u00a0 The Scriptures say that Joseph recognizes his brothers and tests them, accusing them of being spies (42:7-15<\/span><\/em>) to test their hearts.\u00a0 He places some of them in jail for 3 days.\u00a0 This week\u2019s Parashah ends with the brothers returning to Egypt with Benjamin their brother.\u00a0 Joseph acts as a deceiver and tricks his brothers placing his silver cup in Benjamin\u2019s sack of grain (44:1-17<\/span><\/em>) and accuses them of being thieves and spies.\u00a0 Why do you think Joseph is acting as the accuser against his brothers within the context of this week\u2019s Torah Portion?<\/p>\n Reading through the narrative in the story of Joseph from Parashat Miketz, the Lord had a plan for Joseph\u2019s life, which was to save many lives from the famine of the land.\u00a0 During Joseph\u2019s captivity, he undoubtably spent a lot of time in prayer.\u00a0 We are also told that His brothers prayed the Lord would help them but concluded that it was because of their brother\u2019s life that they are receiving this punishment (justice).\u00a0 In all the time Joseph spent in prison, he remained faithful to the Lord God in heaven which is indicated by his statement to pharaoh, \u05d8\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4: 41:16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, \u2018It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Joseph<\/p>\n \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05d1<\/strong> Bereshit \/ Genesis 42:6-11<\/span><\/em><\/strong> Joseph said to pharaoh, \u05d8\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4: 41:16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, \u2018It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 He uses the words \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4, beginning with the word \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9 which is a preposition, in the construct form, meaning \u201capart from, except, without, besides.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Prepositions are the words that indicate location.\u00a0 Usually, prepositions show location in the physical world.\u00a0 Notice how Joseph uses the preposition \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9 to indicate the position or location of God (Elohim) in this physical world with regard to the dreams of Pharaoh.\u00a0 Notice how Joseph places the Lord God first, as the One who is able to interpret as opposed to the chief cupbearer\u2019s claims that it is Joseph who interprets.\u00a0 Note also that this is within the context of what Pharaoh stated, \u05d8\u05d5\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9: 41:15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, \u2018I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/em> He says, \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5 \u201cthere is none who is able\u201d<\/span><\/em> to interpret his dreams.\u00a0 The point of Joseph\u2019s words are that there in fact really is One who is able to interpret his dreams, the Lord God in heaven.\u00a0 Sforno has the following to say concerning these Scripture verses.<\/p>\n Sforno on Genesis 41:16:1:<\/em><\/span><\/strong> Sforno points out that Pharaoh is looking for someone else to interpret the dreams and Joseph directs Pharaoh\u2019s attention to the Lord God in heaven.<\/p>\n Sforno on Genesis 41:16:1-2:<\/em><\/span><\/strong> Joseph expressed his faith in the Lord God, and what is interesting is how it appears the Lord had given Joseph the interpretation immediately.\u00a0 There was no need to tarry for a little to wait on word from the Lord.\u00a0 The Spirit of God had given him the interpretation as Pharaoh had related the dreams to him.<\/p>\n Sforno on Genesis 41:16:3:<\/span><\/em><\/strong> The idea here is that restoring peace of mind to a person is determined by the words of the interpreter, whereby the interpreter is God.\u00a0 Essentially, the words of Joseph are directing us back to the Torah, and to the Scriptures to find peace, truth, and rest for our minds, our hearts, and our souls.\u00a0 Note also how peace of mind comes through prayer, and the trust and hope in the Lord God in heaven and in Yeshua the Messiah.\u00a0 This may be the reason the rabbis refer to the Talmud Bavli Berekhot 55a, since this section of the Talmud is about prayer.<\/p>\n Talmud Bavli Berakhot 55a<\/em><\/span> \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Rab Hisda said : [There is no reality in] any dream without a fast. Rab Hisda also said : An uninterpreted dream is like an unread letter. Rab Hisda also said : Neither a good nor a bad dream is fulfilled in every detail. Rab Hisda also said : A bad dream is preferable to a good dream. Rab Hisda also said : When a dream is bad, the pain it causes is sufficient [to prevent its fulfilment], and when the dream is good, the joy it brings is sufficient. Rab Joseph said : As for a good dream, even in my own case, its cheerfulness frustrates it [so that it is not realised]. Rab Hisda also said : A bad dream is worse than scourging ; as it is said, \u201cGod hath so made it that men should fear before Him\u201d (Eccles. iii. 14), and Rabbah b. Bar Hannah said in the name of R. Johanan : This refers to a bad dream. \u201cThe prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream ; and he that hath My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What hath the straw to do with the wheat ? saith the Lord\u201d (Jer. xxiii. 28). What connection has \u201cstraw and wheat\u201d with a dream ? But said R. Johanan in the name of R. Simeon b. Johai : Just as one cannot have wheat without straw, similarly it is impossible for a dream to be without something that is vain. R. Berekiah said : A dream, though it be fulfilled in part, is never completely realised. Whence is this learnt? From Joseph; for it is written, \u201cAnd behold the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me\u201d (Gen. xxxvii. 9);<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The question is whether prolonging prayer and calculating the length of the prayer is what matters.\u00a0 According to the Talmud, prolonged and calculated prayer causes a man\u2019s sins to be remembered.\u00a0 The concept is within the context of prolonging one\u2019s stay at the table of prayer.\u00a0 This is paralleled to the altar and atonement, in the sense that the altar atones, but without the Temple, there is no altar, and when one kneels at the table to pray, he is at an altar.\u00a0 The question is whether staying at the altar, prolonging one\u2019s stay, whether that has value.\u00a0 Staying at the altar (prolonging prayer) is compared to Ten things that cause a man to have difficulty in going to the bathroom.\u00a0 We are then told that there are three things that shorten a man\u2019s life, being given a Torah scroll and he declines to read the portion in synagogue, to decline the cup of benediction, and to be prideful.\u00a0 Note how these things are connected back to prayer, receiving and believe in God\u2019s Word.\u00a0 The Talmud then continues saying three things are necessary to offer prayer, (i) a good king, (ii) a good year, and (iii) a good dream. There is an obvious connection to Parashat Miketz and Pharaoh\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n In Parashat Miketz, we are told, \u05d8\u05d5\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d8\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4: 41:15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, \u2018I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.\u2019 41:16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, \u2018It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.\u2019 (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0<\/span> It is interesting here how Pharaoh had no problem accepting the Lord God as \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd who would be the one to provide the answer (interpretation) for his dreams.\u00a0 All of us have had experiences when it didn\u2019t look like our prayers were answered.\u00a0 It is very likely that Joseph experienced this during his time in prison.\u00a0 We are not told whether he prayed, but even in prison the Lord was with him prospering him, etc.\u00a0 Yeshua said in Matthew 7:7, \u201cAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.\u201d<\/span><\/em> When Pharaoh brought Joseph before him, Joseph gave credit to the Lord God in heaven, and we are not told whether he prayed, but the Lord moved immediately and gave him the answer to Pharaoh\u2019s dreams in his spirit.\u00a0 In Joseph\u2019s life, we can see that his faith was active, and that the Lord God was working in his life.\u00a0 Like Joseph, we too are to have an active faith, to be responsible for believing, speaking out, and acting according to our faith. 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\n 41:9 Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, \u2018I would make mention today of my own offenses. 41:10 \u2018Pharaoh was furious with his servants, and he put me in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, both me and the chief baker. 41:11 \u2018We had a dream on the same night, he and I; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream. 41:12 \u2018Now a Hebrew youth was with us there, a servant of the captain of the bodyguard, and we related them to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us. To each one he interpreted according to his own dream. 41:13 \u2018And just as he interpreted for us, so it happened; he restored me in my office, but he hanged him.\u2019 41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came to Pharaoh. 41:15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, \u2018I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.\u2019 41:16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, \u2018It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n \u05d1\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9. Even though you have said \u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5, that there is no one who knows how to interpret it, as if I were the only exception who possesses the necessary wisdom, I am convinced that there is certainly someone beside me who knows the answer.<\/em><\/span> (\u05d1\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e2\u2019\u2019\u05e4 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05ea \u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5 \u05db\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05d7\u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e7 \u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9:)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n \u05d1\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9. Even though you have said \u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5, that there is no one who knows how to interpret it, as if I were the only exception who possesses the necessary wisdom, I am convinced that there is certainly someone beside me who knows the answer. \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05e2\u05e0\u05d4, G\u2019d will provide the answer, i.e. whatever I will interpret has been revealed to me by G\u2019d.<\/em> <\/span>(\u05d1\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e2\u2019\u2019\u05e4 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05ea \u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5 \u05db\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05d7\u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e7 \u05e4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9: \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05e2\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d9\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d0\u05e2\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e4\u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9. \u05d0\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4. \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d4\u05d9\u2019 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d7\u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05db\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e4\u05d4:)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n \u05d0\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4, I will utter words which will restore Pharaoh\u2019s peace of mind, seeing that the realization of matters foretold in a dream is determined largely by the words of the interpreter. (Berachot 55)<\/span><\/em> (\u05d0\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d7\u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e4\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05d5\u05ea \u05e0\u05d4, \u05d1)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n Whoever prolongs his prayer and calculates on it will eventually come to pain of heart; as it is said, \u201cHope deferred maketh the heart sick\u201d (Prov. xiii. 12). And R. Isaac said: Three things cause the sins of a man to be remembered ; viz. [passing under] a wall threatening to fall, calculating on prayer and surrendering one\u2019s case against a man to Heaven ! There is no contradiction ; the latter refers to where one calculates [on the prolongation of his prayer], the other to where he does not calculate upon it. So how should one act ? He makes many supplications. \u201cHe who prolongs his stay at table\u201d \u2014 perhaps a poor man will come and he will give him [some food] ; for it is written, \u201cThe altar of wood three cubits high… and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the Lord\u201d (Ezek. xli. 22). He opens with \u201caltar\u201d and concludes with \u201ctable\u201d! R. Johanan and R. Eleazar both say : So long as the Temple was in existence, the altar used to atone for Israel, but now a man\u2019s table atones for him. \u201cHe who prolongs his stay in the privy\u201d \u2014 is that a virtue? Lo, there is a teaching : Ten things cause a man piles : Eating the leaves of reeds, the leaves of the vine, the sprouts of the vine, the palate of an animal, the backbone of a fish, salted fish which has not been sufficiently cooked, to drink the lees of wine, to wipe oneself [after evacuation] with lime, potters\u2019 clay, or pebbles with which another has wiped himself ; and some add : Also unduly to strain oneself in the privy ! There is no contradiction ; the latter refers to one who stays and strains, the other to one who stays long but does not strain. It is like the incident where a certain matron said to R. Judah b. R. El\u2019ai, \u201cThy face is like that of pig-rearers and usurers.\u201d He replied, \u201cOn my faith! Both [occupations] are forbidden me ; but there are twenty-four privies from my lodging-place to the House of Study, and whenever I go there I test myself in all of them.\u201d Rab Judah also said : Three things shorten a man\u2019s days and years : To be given a Scroll of the Torah from which to read [a portion in the Synagogue] and decline to read; to be handed the cup of benediction to say Grace and decline ; and to give oneself an air of superiority. \u201cTo be given a Scroll of the Torah from which to read and decline to read\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cFor that is thy life and the length of thy days\u201d (Deut. xxx. 20). \u201cTo be handed the cup of benediction to say Grace and decline\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cI will bless them that bless thee\u201d (Gen. xii. 3). \u201cTo give oneself an air of superiority\u201d \u2014 for R. Hamma b. R. Hannina said : Why did Joseph die before his brothers? Because he gave himself superior airs. Rab Judah also said in the name of Rab : For three things it is necessary to offer supplication : A good king, a good year, and a good dream. \u201cA good king\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cThe king\u2019s heart is in the hand of the Lord as the water-courses\u201d (Prov. xxi. 1). \u201cA good year\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cThe eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year\u201d (Deut. xi. 12). \u201cA good dream\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cWherefore cause Thou me to dream and make me to live\u201d (Is. xxxviii. 16). R. Johanan said : There are three things which the Holy One, blessed be He, Himself proclaims, viz. : famine, plenty and a good leader. \u201cFamine\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cThe Lord hath called for a famine\u201d (II Kings viii. 1). \u201cPlenty\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cI will call for the corn and will increase it\u201d (Ezek. xxxvi. 29). \u201cA good leader\u201d \u2014 for it is written, \u201cAnd the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, See I have called by name Besalel, the son of Uri\u201d etc. (Exod. xxxi. 1 f.).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n