God Honors Joseph the Slave (Genesis 39-45) Flashcards
After Joseph was put in prison, what did the warden trust Joseph with?
To organize prison life
What happened as a result of God being with joseph in prison?
Prison became a better place for everybody
Who did Joseph talk to in jail?
Pharaoh’s baker and butler
Why did Pharaoh’s baker and butler say they were so sad when Joseph asked them?
They said no one could show them what their dreams meant
How did Joseph respond when the Pharaoh’s baker and butler said no one can tell them what their dreams meant?
“God can! Tell me the dreams!”
What did Joseph say the butler’s dream meant?
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
What did Joseph say the baker’s dream meant?
That he, the baker, would die in three days
When did Pharaoh’s butler remember Joseph finally?
When Pharaoh woke up from a bad dream and none of his wise men could show him its meaning
What did Joseph tell Pharaoh that his dream meant?
That it is a message from God that Egypt will have seven years of plenty, then seven years of awful famine
What advise did Joseph give to Pharaoh?
He told Pharaoh to store food during the seven good years, or his people will starve to death
How did Pharaoh respond to Joseph’s advise?
He placed him second in charge after himself
What did the famine time look like in Egypt?
They had plenty as they had wisely stored huge supplies
What did Jacob, Joseph’s father, tell his sons, the ones responsible for Joseph’s slavery in Egypt, to do in the famine?
To go to Egypt to buy grain, as people from all countries went to Egypt at that time
Who recognized who when Jacob’s other sons went to Egypt to get grain?
Joseph recognized his brothers who wronged him but they didn’t recognize him. They bowed low before the lordly person in charge of Egypt.
What did Joseph do after he recognized his brothers?
He spoke roughly and kept his brother Simeon hostage
