Joseph Prince of Dreams Flashcards
Who is Joseph’s father?
Jacob is Josephs father.
Who is Josephs mother?
Rachel is his mother
How many brothers does Joseph have?
Joseph has 11 brothers and together, they make up the 12 tribe of Israel
Who were the parent’s favorite?
Joseph was his father’s favorite because he was his son of his old age.Joseph was also his mother’s favorite.
What did Jacob give Joseph?
Jacob gave Joseph a tunic of many colours and he did not have to work hard labor but instead was educated.
How many dreams did Joseph have?
Joseph had 2 dreams.
What was the first dream Joseph had?
He was a sheave of wheat standing around 11 other sheaves that were bowing down to him.
What was the second dream Joseph had?
He had 11 stars (brothers) the sun(father) and moon (mother) bowing down to him
What did his brothers want to do to him after they heard about the dream?
His brothers wanted to kill him bu Reuban convinced them to throw him in a pit (He was gonna come and get him out later)
What did their brother Judas convince them to do after?
Instead, their brother Judas convinced them to sell him to a band of Ishmaelites that were heading to Egypt for 20 shekels of silver.
Who bought Joseph?
Joseph was bought by Potiphar (Pharaoh’s right hand man) He took care of Pharaoh’s entire household.
What did Potiphar’s wife accuse Joseph of doing?
Potiphor’s wife accused Joseph of raping her and he was then put into prison.
What was Joseph made responsible of?
Joseph was made responsible of many duties in jail because God was with him.
How many prisoners did Joseph have with him?
Joseph had two prisoners with him that had dreams.He interpreted them.
What was the butlers dream?
A grapevine with three branches on it.as soon as the leaves came out, the blossoms appeared.He took the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to him.
What was the butler’s interpretation?
In three days, the king will pardon you. Joseph asked the butler to remember him and tell Pharaoh about him.
What was the baker’s dream?
He was carrying three bread baskets on his head.In the top basket that were all kinds of baked goods for the king, and the birds were eating them.
What was the intrepation of the baker’s dream?
In three days, the king will release you, and have your head cut off. Then the birds will eat your flesh.
Did the dreams come true?
All the dreams came true and the baker never told Pharaoh about Joseph.
Two years later,what was the Pharaohs dream?
Two years later, the pharaoh had a dream that he was standing by the Nile river when seven cows ,fat and sleek came up out of the river and began to feed on the grass.Then seven other cows came up, they were thin and bony.Thin and fat cows.
Pharaoh had a second dream, what was it?
Pharaoh’s dream was similar to the first one but its about wheat instead of cows.
What was the intrepation on Pharaoh’s dream?
It’s a warning to Pharaoh that a great famine will strike Egypt after seven years of plenty,there will be seven years of famine.
Pharaoh was impressed, what did he do with Joseph?
Impressed,Pharaoh elects Joseph to be his highest official,and Joseph leads a campaign throughout Egypt to set aside food in preparation for the famine.
What happens when famine eventually plagues the land?
Famine eventually plagues the land and learning of the Egyptian supply of grain,Joseph’s brother go to Egypt to purchase food.The eleven men present themselves to Joseph,who recognizes them immediately but refrains from revealing his identity.Joseph’s toy with his brothers to test their good will, throwing them in jail and then sending them back to Canaan to retrieve their newest brother,Benjamin.
