Lesson 41/42
Rebekah became pregnant with twins. What did God tell her about her children?
She would have two children who would each become a nation. The older would serve the younger.
What was the name of Rachel's first son?
Joseph
What did Jacob give to Joseph that made him brothers jealous?
A robe/coat of many colors.
What was the meaning of the dreams, which Joseph told Pharaoh?
Seven years of plenty would be followed by seven years of famine
which son of Israel would have kings and the Messiah come from his tribe?
Judah
What word means that the firstborn son received a double portion of his parents' wealth and got to be in charge when his father died?
Birthright
What is the world that means to make two people become friends again after an argument or disagreement?
Reconcile/Reconciliation
How did Joseph's brothers feel after they heard his dreams about them bowing to him?
They felt jealous and angry; they hated him.
Why didn't Joseph brothers recognize him when they came to Egypt to buy grain during the famine ?
He looked and sounded Egyptian, not Hebrew. It had been many years since they had seen him.
Name the symbol given to describe the kings who would come from Judah.
Scepter
What did Isaac ask Esau to do before he would give him the blessing?
Go hunting and prepare him a meal.
How did Jacob at night and wrestled with him?
God;Jesus
How did the brothers get rid of Joseph and how did they cover up their sin and deceived their father?
- They sold him as a slave for 20 shekels.
-They dipped his colored coat in goat's blood so it would look like a wild animal killed him.
How did Joseph test his brothers to see if they had changed?
He put a silver cup in Benjamin's sack so it would look like he'd stolen it. Then Joseph said he'd make Benjamin his slave to see if his brothers would stand up for him and protect him.
How was Joseph blessed?
He would be fruitful, have many descendants
List out the things Rebekah and Jacob did to trick Isaac into thinking Jacob was Esau.
- Goat skins on Jacob's hands and neck so he would feel hairy.
- They prepared Isaac's favorite meal.
- Jacob wore Esau's clothes.
After God blessed Jacob, what name did He give Jacob?
Israel
Who bought Joseph as a slave in Egypt and made him an overseer of his household?
Potiphar
Why were the brothers afraid when Joseph said who he was?
They thought he would want revenge for what they did to him.
Where was Israel buried?
Canaan
Because Esau was so angry, where did Rebekah tell Jacob to flee to ?
To her brother Laban
How did Esau greet Jacob?
He hugged him, forgave him, and cried with him.
Which official was given his job back and which one was put to death by Pharaoh, just as Joseph said?
The cupbearer got his job back; 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.
Why did the new king/pharaoh of Egypt make the Israelites slaves?
He was afraid of them because they were more numerous than the Egyptians.