Isaac's Family
Which brother liked to hunt outdoors, making him Isaac's favorite?
Esau.
How many years did Jacob agree to work for Laban to marry Rachel?
7 years.
What did Jacob give to Joseph that made his brothers jealous?
A coat/robe of many colors.
What position did Pharaoh give Joseph?
Rule of Egypt; second only to Pharaoh.
Which son of Israel would have kings and the Messiah come from his tribe?
What did Esau want from Jacob when he returned from hunting all day and was tired and hungry?
Lentil stew.
How did Laban trick Jacob?
He gave him Leah to marry instead of Rachel.
What word describes how God was in control of everything that happened to Joseph?
Sovereign.
Psalm 140:7 - Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
What was the meaning of the dreams which Joseph told Pharaoh?
Seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Where was Israel buried?
Cannan. Israel. The Promised Land.
What did Jacob ask Esau for in exchange for the stew?
His birthright.
Which wife had the most sons for Jacob?
Leah.
Who bought Joseph as a slave in Egypt and made him overseer of his household?
Potiphar.
Who did Joseph give credit to when Pharaoh thanked him?
God.
Why did the new Pharaoh make the Israelites into slaves?
He was afraid they would become more numerous than the Egyptians.
Name one thing Rebekah and Jacob did to trick Isaac into thinking Jacob was Esau.
- Prepared food that Esau might have made.
- Jacob wore Esau's clothes.
What word means to make two people become friends again after an argument?
Reconcile.
Romans 5:10 - For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
What two important officials of Pharaoh had dreams in prison?
Chief cupbearer and baker.
How did Joseph test his brothers to see if they had changed?
He put the silver cup in Benjamin's sack so it would look like he had stolen it.
What book of the Bible are all these questions from?
Genesis.
How did Esau feel when he learned Jacob had stole his blessing?
Angry, upset, sad. Wanted to kill Jacob
Israel
Which official was given his job back by Pharaoh? Which one was killed?
- The cupbearer got his job back while the baker was killed.
Joseph's brothers meant evil against him, but what good did God cause to come from Joseph's slavery in Egypt?
He became the ruler who prepared for the famine and saved many people, including his own family.
How could Israel, Jacob, and us get to heaven?
Believe that Jesus' death and resurrection was the ONLY way to pay for our sins.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him, will not perish but have eternal life.