Coat of Many Colors
What was given to Joseph as a gift from his father?
What is the coat of many colors?
In Joseph’s first dream, these objects belonging to his brothers bowed down to his own in the middle of a field.
What are sheaves of grain?
Seeing Joseph approaching from afar, the brothers plotted to do this to him before he reached them.
What is kill (or murder) him?
After throwing Joseph into the pit, the brothers sat down to do this ordinary activity.
What is eating a meal (or eating bread)?
When Reuben returned to the pit and found Joseph gone, he expressed his deep distress by doing this to his clothes.
What is tearing them?
________________ loved Joseph more than all his other sons because Joseph was born to him in his old age.
Who is Jacob/Isreal
In his second dream, this total number of stars bowed down to Joseph, alongside the sun and moon.
What is eleven?
Mocking Joseph's vision before he arrived, the brothers referred to him by this two-word nickname.
What is "this dreamer" (or "master of dreams")?
This brother convinced the others not to kill Joseph but to sell him to traders instead, noting that Joseph was their own flesh and blood.
Who is Judah?
To trick their father into thinking Joseph was dead, the brothers dipped his colorful coat in the blood of this animal.
What is a goat (or male goat)?
Joseph brought a bad report about his brothers to his father while working as a shepherd in this region.
What is Canaan
In the second dream, the sun and moon symbolized these two family members of Joseph.
Who are his father and mother?
This oldest brother intervened to save Joseph's life, suggesting they throw him in a pit instead of shedding his blood.
Who is Reuben?
Joseph was sold to a caravan of Ishmeelite and Midianite traders traveling toward this country.
What is Egypt?
Upon recognizing the bloody coat, Jacob wept and concluded that Joseph had met this tragic fate.
What is being devoured by a wild animal (or ferocious beast)?
Because their father favored Joseph so visibly, his brothers felt this intense emotion toward him and could not speak peaceably to him.
What is hatred or envy?
After hearing the second dream, Jacob responded to Joseph with this action, even though he kept the matter in mind.
What is rebuking him?
efore throwing Joseph into the empty cistern, his brothers first stripped him of this item.
What is his coat (or tunic of many colors)?
The Ishmeelite caravan was carrying these luxury trade goods: spices, balm, and this aromatic resin.
What is myrrh?
Who else in the Bible was betrayed and sold for pieces of silver?
Jesus
Before he had any dreams, Joseph was this exact age when he was feeding the flock with his brothers.
What is 17 years old?
After hearing about the bowing sheaves, the brothers asked Joseph if he actually intended to do this over them.
What is reign (or rule) over them?
The brothers planned to cover up Joseph’s disappearance by claiming this type of creature had devoured him.
What is a fierce wild animal (or bad beast)?
Joseph was sold to the Ishmaelites for this exact amount of silver pieces.
What is 20 pieces of silver?
The narrative highlights the ultimate ironies of the trade: Joseph was sold by his brothers, carried by Ishmaelites, and resold by Midianites before ending up under this ruler's court.
Who is Pharaoh?