Joseph family
What did Jacob give to Joseph that made his brothers jealous?
A coat of many colors.
How many shekels did the traders pay for Joseph?
20 shekels.
What position did Potiphar give Joseph?
Overseer
How did God help Joseph in prison?
Gave him favor with the keeper of the prison
What happened to Pharaoh one night that disturbed him?
He had two strange dreams.
What did Joseph’s dream about his brothers’ sheaves of grain bowing to his sheaf mean?
Joseph would rule over his brothers.
What did the brothers do to cover up their sin and deceive their father into thinking Joseph was dead?
They dipped his colored coat in goat’s blood so it would look like a wild animal killed him.
How did God help Joseph as a slave?
Gave him favor with Potiphar and a good position. God blessed everything he did
What did the jailer do for Joseph while he was in prison?
Put Joseph in charge of the prisoners.
What was Pharaoh’s first dream about?
7 fat cows being eaten by 7 skinny cows.
What bowed down to Joseph in his second dream?
The sun, moon, and 11 stars.
Where did the slave traders take Joseph?
Egypt.
What did Joseph do when Potiphar’s wife tried to get him to sin?
He ran away
What two important officials of Pharaoh were put under Joseph’s care in prison?
Chief cupbearer and chief baker.
What happened in Pharaoh’s second dream?
7 healthy heads of grain were swallowed up by 7 thin heads of grain
When the brothers saw Joseph coming toward them in Dothan, what was their first plan to get rid of him?
Kill him and throw him into a pit.
. Who bought Joseph as a slave in Egypt?
Potiphar.
What did Potiphar’s wife do to get back at Joseph?
She lied and said that he attacked her.
At Pharaoh’s birthday feast, who was given his job back?
The cupbearer.
What was the meaning of Pharaoh’s dreams?
7 years of plenty would be followed by 7 years of famine.
What did the brothers decide to do instead of leaving Joseph in the pit?
Sell him as a slave to the traders.
Who is sovereign? He was in control of everything that happened to Joseph.
God
How did Potiphar punish Joseph because of his wife’s lies?
Threw him in prison.
Joseph asked someone to help get him out of prison. Who was it?
The cupbearer
What position did Pharaoh give Joseph?
Ruler of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh