Genesis 40
How did the chiefs look the morning after they had their dreams?
They were troubled, with their faces downcast.
How many years passed from the time that the chiefs left prison?
two years
What simile is used to describe how much grain Joseph had in abundance?
"like the sand of the sea"
How many branches were on the vine in the cupbearer's dream?
three
What does plump mean?
"round in shape; slightly fat"
It was Pharaoh's birthday. No, he forgot Joseph.
What did Joseph do before going to see Pharaoh?
Joseph shaved himself and changed his clothes.
What name did Pharaoh call Joseph? Spell it.
Zaphenath-paneah.
What does it mean to be in custody?
"the state of being kept by the police"
What vocabulary word means "to continue as planned"?
proceed
What is an "interpretation"? What did Joseph want in return for interpreting the dream? Did the dreams come true?
An "interpretation" is explaining what something means. He wanted the chief cupbearer to remember him and mention him to Pharaoh, to get out of prison. Yes.
What are the names of Joseph's two sons and why?
The firstborn is Manasseh, because God had made him forget all his hardship. The second is Ephraim, because God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction.
Who exactly did Pharaoh give in marriage to Joseph?
Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On.
Which two vocabulary words mean "to produce a small part of a plant that develops into a flower or leaf"?
budded or sprouted
What is a chariot?
"a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse"
Describe the chief baker's dream. What does it mean?
There were three cake baskets on his head and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on his head.
The three baskets are three days, so in three days Pharaoh will lift up the baker's head from him, and hang him on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from him.
What does Joseph advise Pharaoh to do after interpreting his dreams?
To select a discerning and wise man over the land of Egypt and take one-fifth of the produce during the seven plentiful years, to store up as reserve for the land against the seven years of famine. So the land will not perish through the famine.
How old was Joseph when he entered the service of Pharaoh? What did Pharaoh give to Joseph?
He was 30 years old. Pharaoh gave Joseph the signet ring from his hand, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. Joseph rode in Pharaoh's second chariot.
As we discussed in class, what is another word for the following words...
1. clusters
2. lean
3. occur
4. perish
1. group
2. thin
3. happen
4. die
When all the land of Egypt was famished, what did the people cry to Pharaoh for?
The people cried to Pharaoh for bread.
Describe the chief cupbearer's dream. What does it mean?
There was a vine with three branches and as soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. Pharaoh's cup was in his hand and he took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.
The three branches are three days, so in three days Pharaoh will lift up his head and restore him to his office, and he shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when he was his cupbearer.
Describe Pharaoh's dreams.
He had a dream that he was standing by the Nile and seven cows, attractive and plump, came and fed in the reed grass. But then seven other cows, ugly and thin, came and ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. Then he had another dream where seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. But then seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after and swallowed up the seven plump, full ears.
What kind of people did Pharaoh ask to interpret his dreams at first? What did his dreams mean?
He asked magicians. There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, but after them there will arise seven years of famine. All the plenty will be forgotten, cause the famine will severely consume the land.
What does "blighted" mean?
spoiled; damaged; destroyed; ruined
What three things describe the seven ears that came after the seven good ears? (one is a vocabulary word)
withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind