God Honors Joseph the Slave (Genesis 39-45) Flashcards

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After Joseph was put in prison, what did the warden trust Joseph with?

A

To organize prison life

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What happened as a result of God being with joseph in prison?

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Prison became a better place for everybody

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Who did Joseph talk to in jail?

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Pharaoh’s baker and butler

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Why did Pharaoh’s baker and butler say they were so sad when Joseph asked them?

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They said no one could show them what their dreams meant

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How did Joseph respond when the Pharaoh’s baker and butler said no one can tell them what their dreams meant?

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“God can! Tell me the dreams!”

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What did Joseph say the butler’s dream meant?

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That in three days the butler would be back in King Pharaoh’s favor and Joseph said to remember him and ask Pharaoh to free him

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What did Joseph say the baker’s dream meant?

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That he, the baker, would die in three days

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When did Pharaoh’s butler remember Joseph finally?

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When Pharaoh woke up from a bad dream and none of his wise men could show him its meaning

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What did Joseph tell Pharaoh that his dream meant?

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That it is a message from God that Egypt will have seven years of plenty, then seven years of awful famine

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What advise did Joseph give to Pharaoh?

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He told Pharaoh to store food during the seven good years, or his people will starve to death

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How did Pharaoh respond to Joseph’s advise?

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He placed him second in charge after himself

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What did the famine time look like in Egypt?

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They had plenty as they had wisely stored huge supplies

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What did Jacob, Joseph’s father, tell his sons, the ones responsible for Joseph’s slavery in Egypt, to do in the famine?

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To go to Egypt to buy grain, as people from all countries went to Egypt at that time

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Who recognized who when Jacob’s other sons went to Egypt to get grain?

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Joseph recognized his brothers who wronged him but they didn’t recognize him. They bowed low before the lordly person in charge of Egypt.

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What did Joseph do after he recognized his brothers?

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He spoke roughly and kept his brother Simeon hostage

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What did Joseph tell his brothers after he enslaved Simeon?

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“Take food, go home and return with your youngest brother. Then I will know you are not spies.”

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When Joseph’s brothers returned home, why were they and Jacob confused?

A

Because their money was returned in the grain and they were told they must bring Benjamin back

18
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What did Joseph do when he say Benjamin?

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He ordered his servants to prepare a great feast and asked his brothers if their father was alive and well

19
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What did Joseph do as a test to his brothers?

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He put a silver cup in Benjamin’s bag and accused him of stealing. He said he’d keep him as a slave, to which Judah begged “my lord, take my life instead”

20
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What did Joseph do after he sent all the Egyptians out of where the feast was?

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He began to weep and told them he’s the brother whom they sold into Egypt

21
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How did Joseph’s brothers react when he told them he’s the brother they sold into Egypt?

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They were amazed and afraid and said nothing

22
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What did Joseph tell his brothers after they had been left speechless?

A

That God had made him lord in Egypt so he could save their lives in the famine. He asked them to bring their father so he could look after them

23
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What happened with Jacob and Joseph in the end?

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They were reunited in Egypt and the whole family lived there in peace and plenty

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God Honors Joseph the Slave - Order of Events

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  1. Joseph reads dreams in prison
  2. Pharaoh asks for Joseph and Joseph reads his dream
  3. Joseph says 7 years of plenty, 7 bad. Advises to prepare food.
  4. People come from all over
  5. Jacob sends sons
  6. Joseph’s brothers bow and don’t recognize
  7. Joseph keeps Simeon hostage and asks for youngest brother
  8. They return and all have feast
  9. Joseph falsely accuses Benjamin of theft
  10. Sees they changed and admits who he is
  11. Whole family comes to Joseph