Genesis 39:1-18
6. Joseph was thrown into prison because he sinned.
True or False
False Joseph did not sin.
11. How did Joseph treat the cupbearer and baker?
( 40:1-8)
Joseph saw they were sad and he offered to help them.
2. How did God help Joseph at Potiphar's house?
Potiphar liked Joseph and put him in charge of his household and everything he owned.
7. What was still true about God even when Joseph was in prison? ( 39:19-21)
God was with Joseph.
12. After the cupbearer told Joseph his dream what did Joseph tell him? (40:9-15)
Joseph interpreted his dream. He said that after 3 days, Pharaoh would restore the cupbearer to his position. Joseph also asked the cupbearer to mention him to Pharaoh, so he could get out of prison because he had been unjustly sold into slavery and later put into prison for something he hadn't done.
3. What did Joseph do when Potiphar's wife wanted him to sin? (39:8-12)
He said, No! It is a sin against God. I refuse to do it.
8.How did God show Joseph kindness in prison? (39:21-23)
The man in charge put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners.
13. What happened to Joseph at the end of this passage? ( 40:20-23)
The cupbearer was restored to his position with Pharaoh, but he forgot about Joseph and his request.
4. What is your attitude toward God and others when you are suffering?
We can pray and ask God for help. ( 1Cointhians 10:13) No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. God is with His children when they suffer.
9. What hard thing has happened to you recently?
We saw that through hard situations, Joseph learned to be a leader who followed God. God is always at work in our suffering. God dose not leave us. His love is seen best in His Son. Jesus is the suffering servant who took our sins and God's wrath on the cross. God has promised the suffering of His children will someday end. Until then, God's children know that God is at work in His children's suffering.
14. Give an example of a way someone has disappointed you?
We have all been disappointed in some way. God did not forget Joseph and He will not forget us. God is always with us. He will strengthen our character in our disappointments and grow our faith because God never forgets His children.
5. How does remembering God is with you help you when life is hard?
God is always with us in our suffering. He is Omnipresent. He is everywhere. God is always with us so we can feel safe and loved.
10. God cannot bring anything good out of hard things?
True or False
(False) God always brings good thing outnof hard things.
15. Which attributes of God can help you when you are suffering?
Omnipresent: God is everywhere, always with us.
Savior: Rescues sinners from death.
Accessible: His spirit lives in every believer.
Faithful: We can trust Him to keep all His promises.