Book Overview
The first and second major events in the book of Genesis.
What is the creation and the fall?
The first patriarch, called by God to leave his people and begin a new nation, though he and his wife were old and she was past child-bearing years.
Who was Abraham?
It was this brother who first suggested selling Joseph instead of killing him.
Who is Judah?
The third major event in the book of Genesis.
What is the Flood?
The second patriarch, the promised son of Abraham who was nearly sacrificed and was deceived into blessing the wrong son.
Who was Isaac?
While in Egypt, Joseph was falsely accused by this man’s wife and thrown into prison.
Who is Potiphar?
The fourth major event in the book of Genesis.
What is the confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel?
The third patriarch, a deceiver who was deceived, wrestled with God, father of 12, and was renamed "Israel."
Who was Jacob?
In prison, Joseph interpreted this official's dream and asked him to remember Joseph when he was restored to Pharaoh’s service — but he forgot.
Who is the chief cupbearer (or butler)?
What is God choosing a people/nation to work His plan of redemption?
The favorite son of his father, was gifted a coat of many colors, and had dreams that would be fulfilled in the future after he was sold as a slave in Egypt and rose to prominence there by God's grace.
Who was Joseph?
After interpreting Pharoah's dream, Joseph was put in charge of this massive responsibility in Egypt.
What is managing the storage of grain?
The key verse of Genesis which promises a struggle but ultimately a Redeemer that will prevail over the serpent.
What is Genesis 3:15?
The Genesis account of the patriarchs is not an example of prescription (telling us how we ought to live) but of this.
What is description?
Joseph had not seen his brothers since they sold him into slavery this amount of time earlier.
What is 20 years?