Genesis 40 - 50 Flashcards

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1
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What did Jacob do after he finished commanding his sons?

A

He gathered up his feet into the bed, yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

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2
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Who were buried in the cave mentioned in this verse?

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Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah.

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3
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Who had purchased the cave where Jacob wanted to be buried?

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Abraham

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4
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Where did Jacob request to be buried?

A

ury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite.”

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5
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How did Jacob describe Benjamin?

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Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

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6
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How did Jacob compare the blessings on Joseph to those of his ancestors?

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The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.

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7
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What blessings did Jacob pronounce on Joseph?

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Blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.”

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8
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What sustained Joseph in his trials, according to Jacob?

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His bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.”

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9
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Who have sorely grieved Joseph, and shot at him, and hated him.”

A

The archers

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10
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Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall.” Who described Joseph saying these words?

A

Jacob

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11
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How did Jacob describe Naphtali?

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Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

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12
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How did Jacob describe Asher’s food?

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Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.”

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13
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What did Jacob prophesy about Gad?

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A troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.”

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14
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How did Jacob describe Dan’s actions?

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Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.”

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15
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What did Jacob say Dan would do for his people?

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Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.”

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16
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How did Jacob describe Issachar?

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Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens.”

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17
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Where did Jacob say Zebulun would dwell?

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At the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships.”

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18
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What physical characteristics did Jacob prophesy about Judah in this verse?

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His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.”

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19
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With what did Jacob say Judah would bind his foal?

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Unto the vine

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20
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What did Jacob prophesy would not depart from Judah?

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The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.”

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21
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How did Jacob describe Judah?

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Judah is a lion’s whelp.”

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22
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What did Jacob say about Judah’s brethren?

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Thy brethren shall praise thee: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.”

23
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What did Jacob declare would happen to Simeon and Levi?

A

“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.”

24
Q

Who were called “instruments of cruelty”?

A

Simeon and Levi.

25
Q

Why did Jacob say his soul would not come into the council of Simeon and Levi?

A

Because in their anger, they slew a man, and in their self-will, they digged down a wall.

26
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What did Jacob say about Reuben’s instability and why?

A

“Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.”

27
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Which son did Jacob call his firstborn, and how did he describe him?

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Reuben, described as “my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.”

28
Q

What did Jacob tell his sons he would reveal to them?

A

What shall befall them in the last days.

29
Q

Who owned the field and cave where Jacob wanted to be buried?

A

It was purchased from the children of Heth.

30
Q

What did Joseph command his servants to do to his father after his death?

A

To embalm him.

31
Q

How many days were fulfilled for the embalming of Jacob, and how many days did the Egyptians mourn for him?

A

Forty days for embalming, and seventy days of mourning.

31
Q

To whom did Joseph speak, asking permission to go and bury his father?

A

The house of Pharaoh.

32
Q

What oath had Joseph made to his father Jacob before he died?

A

To bury him in the grave that he had dug for himself in the land of Canaan.

33
Q

Who all went up with Joseph to bury his father?

A

All the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt.

34
Q

Which members of Joseph’s family stayed behind in Egypt?

A

Their little ones, flocks, and herds.

35
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What did Judah instruct Onan to do after Er’s death?

A

Judah instructed Onan to marry his brother’s widow, Tamar, and raise offspring for his deceased brother.

36
Q

What followed Joseph and the company when they went to bury Jacob?

A

Chariots and horsemen.

37
Q

What was the name of Judah’s second son?

A

Judah’s second son was named Onan.

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39
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At what threshing floor did Joseph and the company mourn, and for how long?

A

The threshing floor of Atad, for seven days.

40
Q

What did the Canaanites say when they saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad?

A

This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians.

41
Q

Where did Jacob’s sons bury him?

A

In the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought.

42
Q

After burying his father, where did Joseph and his brethren return?

A

To Egypt

43
Q

What were Joseph’s brothers afraid of after their father’s death?

A

That Joseph would hate them and requite them for the evil they had done to him.

44
Q

What message did Joseph’s brothers send to him after their father died?

A

They said their father commanded them to ask for forgiveness for their sin against Joseph.

45
Q

What was Joseph’s response to his brothers’ fear of retribution?

A

“Fear not: for am I in the place of God?”

46
Q

What happened to Joseph’s body after he died?

A

He was embalmed and put in a coffin in Egypt.

47
Q

What oath did Joseph make the children of Israel swear before he died?

A

To carry his bones up from Egypt when God visited them.

48
Q

Who were the descendants Joseph lived to see before he died?

A

Ephraim’s children and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

49
Q

How long did Joseph live, and where did he dwell?

A

Joseph lived 110 years and dwelt in Egypt.

50
Q

What did Joseph say about the evil his brothers had done to him?

A

“Ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good.” (Genesis 50:20)

51
Q

How did Joseph comfort his brothers after forgiving them?

A

He spoke kindly to them and assured them he would provide for them and their little ones.

52
Q

Who fell upon his father’s face and wept and kissed him?

A

Joseph