Base Text: Genesis 37:1-45:24
Take the time and make the effort to add to your timeline and genealogy the new information presented.
1.
Why did Israel love Joseph more than the other
sons?
2.
What did Israel give Joseph?
3.
Detail Joseph’s first dream.
4.
Detail Joseph’s second dream.
5.
What was the brother’s first plan to eliminate
Joseph?
6.
What was Rueben’s plan?
7.
What did the brothers do?
8.
What cover story did the brother’s devise?
9.
Who did the Ishmaelite’s sell Joseph to?
10.
Who did Judah marry?
11.
Who killed Er and Onan? Why?
12.
Who was Tamar to marry and when?
13.
What was the price of Tamar the prostitute?
14.
Why did Judah not search for ‘the cult prostitute’
any further?
15.
What was Judah’s first reaction when he hears
Tamar is pregnant?
16.
What was Judah’s reaction once he learned he was
the father?
17.
Who was Tamar’s first born?
18.
What was Joseph’s station at Potiphar’s
house? How/why?
19.
What was Joseph’s station in prison? How/why?
20.
What was the cupbearer’s dream and the interpretation?
21.
What was the baker’s dream and the interpretation?
22.
What did Joseph ask of the cupbearer and what
did the cupbearer do?
23.
What were the Pharaoh’s dreams?
24.
Who was not able to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams? Who was?
25.
What was the plan to avoid the 7 years of
famine?
26.
What was Joseph’s station in Egypt under Pharaoh?
How/why?
27.
How many years was Joseph in slavery or prison?
28.
Who was Joseph’s wife?
29.
What were Joseph’s children’s names and name
meanings?
30.
Who came to buy food from Joseph?
31.
What was Joseph’s plan to test the ‘spies’?
32.
What did Jacob say about the sons experience in
Egypt?
33.
What marching orders did Israel send the sons to
Egypt with?
34.
What was the brother’s concern when they were
taken to Joseph’s house?
35.
Did the Egyptians eat with Hebrews?
36.
What did Joseph devise to capture Benjamin?
37.
According to Joseph, why had he been sent to
Egypt?
38.
What was Pharaoh’s reaction to learning about
joseph’s brothers?
39.
What was Joseph’s last instruction to his
brother’s before they left?
1.
What responsibility, if any, did Israel have in
Joseph being sold into slavery? What
about Joseph?
2.
Examine Rueben’s actions in this section of text;
did he act honorably, what went wrong with his plan to rescue Joseph?
3.
What law given later in the scripture was Onan
referring to?
4.
What role did clothes play in Tamar’s life? What role did clothes play in Joseph’s life?
5.
Who was Joseph concerned with sinning
against? What can we learn from his
example with Potiphar’s wife?
6.
Joseph had considerable power in the service of
Pharaoh. Was this power abused? Did he seek revenge?
7.
Compare what Joseph gives God credit for to what
Joseph’s brothers credit God with, why the difference?
8.
Consider Judah’s plea for Benjamin, does
anything strike you about his plea?
9. Notice the use of name used for Jacob whether it be Jacob or Israel, is there anything to which name was used in the text?