A Favorite Son Becomes a Slave (Genesis 37-39) Flashcards

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After Jacob came back to Canaan, who was unhappy and why?

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Jacob’s sons because Joseph was Jacob’s favorite son

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What did Joseph tell his brothers that angered them?

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He told them about his dream of having a sheaf of grain that their sheaves bowed to in honor

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Describe Joseph’s second dream

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The sun, moon, and stars bowed down to Jacob. Even Jacob was angry at Joseph for putting himself above his parents and brothers

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What did Joseph’s brothers say when Jacob sent him to the field where they tended their flocks?

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“Let’s kill this dreamer”

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Who was Joseph’s oldest brother and what did he say about the brothers’ idea to kill Joseph?

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Reuben. He said “We must not shed blood. See, here’s a pit. Let him die there!”

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What was Reuben’s plan for Joseph?

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To rescue him at night-fall

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What did Joseph’s brothers do to him?

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They took off the colored coat Jacob had made specifically for him, his favorite son. They then threw him into the pit.

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While Joseph was in the pit his brothers threw him in, what happened while Reuben was absent?

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A caravan of camels drew near on their way to Egypt. Judah, Joseph’s brother, said “let’s sell Joseph” and they did

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For what did Joseph’s brothers sell him?

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Twenty pieces of silver

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What did Jacob think happened to Joseph and why?

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He thought a wild animal had killed him because that’s what the cruel brothers told him

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Whose house was Joseph a slave in?

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Potiphar, an important Egyptian

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What is did Potiphar tell Joseph?

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He told Joseph that all he does turns out well and that God is with him. He said he wanted him to be his chief servant in charge of all his business and master of all the other servants

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13
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What did God give Potiphar because of Joseph?

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Good harvests and many riches

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14
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Describe Potiphar’s wife

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Wicked woman

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What did Potiphar’s wife ask Joseph to do and how did he respond?

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Take the place of her husband, Potiphar. He refused because he would not sin against God by wronging Potiphar

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What did Potiphar’s wife try to force Joseph to do?

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To have an affair with her

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What happened when Joseph ran from Potiphar’s wife?

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She caught and held his coat

18
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What did Potiphar’s wife tell him about Joseph?

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That Joseph attacked her. She used Joseph’s coat as evidence.

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What did Potiphar do after his wife told him Joseph attacked her?

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He put Joseph in prison

20
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What was Joseph’s attitude like after being put in prison by Potiphar?

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He was not bitter or angry. He knew that if he honored God, God would honor him - even in jail

21
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Fav Son Becomes Slave - Order of Events

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  1. Jacob back with Esau and Isaac, sons unhappy
  2. Joseph’s brothers angry about his dream
  3. Joseph pushes into hole and sold to slavery
  4. Jacob believes Joseph killed by animal
  5. Potiphar puts Joseph in charge
  6. Potiphar’s wife lies
  7. Joseph put in prison