Joseph the Dreamer
How did Joseph's father Jacob show that he was his favorite?
He gave him a colored coat
Who bought Joseph from the slave traders?
Potiphar
Why did pharaoh ask to see Joseph?
Pharaoh was bothered by his dreams and heard that Joseph could interpret dreams
How did Joseph test his brothers?
He put a silver cup in Benjamin's sack, accused them on stealing.
Why did Joseph's brother hate him so much?
Because he was their father's favorite and they did not like his dreams.
Why was Joseph sent to prison?
Potiphar's wife told her husband a lie about Joseph. He was sent to prison for something he did not do.
How did Joseph honor God when he saw pharaoh?
He told pharaoh that it was God who told him the meaning of dreams.
How did the brothers pass Joseph's test?
They showed a spirit of repentance for what they had done to Joseph many years before. Their hearts changed. They begged Joseph not to keep their youngest brother because their dad would be sad and asked if he would let Judah stay instead.
What did the Joseph's dream about the bundles of wheat mean?
It meant that all of the brothers would bow down and show respect to Joseph.
How was Joseph able to tell the butler, or cupbearer, and the baker the meanings of their dreams?
God was with Joseph and told him the dreams.
Why did Joseph's brothers go to Egypt?
They needed food to buy because the famine spread to Canaan where they lived.
Joseph told his brothers that what they did years ago was evil but that God used it for good. How did God bring good out of what Joseph's brothers did?
God sent Joseph to Egypt to save his family and to save lives of many during the famine.
What did Joseph's dream about the moon, sun and stars mean?
It meant that Joseph's brothers would bow down to him someday.
What did Joseph ask the butler and cupbearer to do when they went back to the pharaoh?
To asked them to tell pharaoh that he was put in prison unfairly and she be able to get out.
Why did Joseph call his brothers spies?
He wanted to test their hearts to see if they changed.
What did Joseph want his family to do after he reveals who he is and forgives his brothers?
He wanted his family, flocks and herds to come to Egypt.
How did Joseph's brothers feel about him?
They hated him. They were jealous of him because he was their father's favorite son.
Did the cupbearer and the butler remember Joseph?
No, they forgot about him!
Joseph gave food to his brothers. What did Joseph tell his brothers they had to do if they wanted more food?
They had to leave a brother with him in prison and bring back their youngest brother Benjamin.
What did God promise Jacob?
God told Jacob not to be afraid to go to Egpty. He told him that he would bless his family there. Also, he told him that some day he would bring Jacob's family back to Canaan.