Genesis 40 - 50 Flashcards
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What did Jacob do after he finished commanding his sons?
He gathered up his feet into the bed, yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Who were buried in the cave mentioned in this verse?
Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah.
Who had purchased the cave where Jacob wanted to be buried?
Abraham
Where did Jacob request to be buried?
ury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite.”
How did Jacob describe Benjamin?
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
How did Jacob compare the blessings on Joseph to those of his ancestors?
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
What blessings did Jacob pronounce on Joseph?
Blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.”
What sustained Joseph in his trials, according to Jacob?
His bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.”
Who have sorely grieved Joseph, and shot at him, and hated him.”
The archers
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall.” Who described Joseph saying these words?
Jacob
How did Jacob describe Naphtali?
Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
How did Jacob describe Asher’s food?
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.”
What did Jacob prophesy about Gad?
A troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.”
How did Jacob describe Dan’s actions?
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.”
What did Jacob say Dan would do for his people?
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.”
How did Jacob describe Issachar?
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens.”
Where did Jacob say Zebulun would dwell?
At the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships.”
What physical characteristics did Jacob prophesy about Judah in this verse?
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.”
With what did Jacob say Judah would bind his foal?
Unto the vine
What did Jacob prophesy would not depart from Judah?
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.”
How did Jacob describe Judah?
Judah is a lion’s whelp.”
What did Jacob say about Judah’s brethren?
Thy brethren shall praise thee: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.”
What did Jacob declare would happen to Simeon and Levi?
“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.”
Who were called “instruments of cruelty”?
Simeon and Levi.
Why did Jacob say his soul would not come into the council of Simeon and Levi?
Because in their anger, they slew a man, and in their self-will, they digged down a wall.
What did Jacob say about Reuben’s instability and why?
“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.”
Which son did Jacob call his firstborn, and how did he describe him?
Reuben, described as “my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.”
What did Jacob tell his sons he would reveal to them?
What shall befall them in the last days.
Who owned the field and cave where Jacob wanted to be buried?
It was purchased from the children of Heth.
What did Joseph command his servants to do to his father after his death?
To embalm him.
How many days were fulfilled for the embalming of Jacob, and how many days did the Egyptians mourn for him?
Forty days for embalming, and seventy days of mourning.
To whom did Joseph speak, asking permission to go and bury his father?
The house of Pharaoh.
What oath had Joseph made to his father Jacob before he died?
To bury him in the grave that he had dug for himself in the land of Canaan.
Who all went up with Joseph to bury his father?
All the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt.
Which members of Joseph’s family stayed behind in Egypt?
Their little ones, flocks, and herds.
What did Judah instruct Onan to do after Er’s death?
Judah instructed Onan to marry his brother’s widow, Tamar, and raise offspring for his deceased brother.
What followed Joseph and the company when they went to bury Jacob?
Chariots and horsemen.
What was the name of Judah’s second son?
Judah’s second son was named Onan.
At what threshing floor did Joseph and the company mourn, and for how long?
The threshing floor of Atad, for seven days.
What did the Canaanites say when they saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad?
This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians.
Where did Jacob’s sons bury him?
In the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought.
After burying his father, where did Joseph and his brethren return?
To Egypt
What were Joseph’s brothers afraid of after their father’s death?
That Joseph would hate them and requite them for the evil they had done to him.
What message did Joseph’s brothers send to him after their father died?
They said their father commanded them to ask for forgiveness for their sin against Joseph.
What was Joseph’s response to his brothers’ fear of retribution?
“Fear not: for am I in the place of God?”
What happened to Joseph’s body after he died?
He was embalmed and put in a coffin in Egypt.
What oath did Joseph make the children of Israel swear before he died?
To carry his bones up from Egypt when God visited them.
Who were the descendants Joseph lived to see before he died?
Ephraim’s children and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
How long did Joseph live, and where did he dwell?
Joseph lived 110 years and dwelt in Egypt.
What did Joseph say about the evil his brothers had done to him?
“Ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good.” (Genesis 50:20)
How did Joseph comfort his brothers after forgiving them?
He spoke kindly to them and assured them he would provide for them and their little ones.
Who fell upon his father’s face and wept and kissed him?
Joseph