Abraham and Joseph Esv Jacob Jasin

Trouble, Trust, and Triumph: Facing our troubles, trusting in
God’s sovereignty, and rejoicing in our triumphs

Learning from Abraham and Joseph
COURSE OUTLINE
Lesson 1 – God Asked Abraham to Trust Him ............................................................................................... 1
Genesis 1:1-20, 15:1-21 ............................................................................................................................... 2
Lesson 2 – God Tested Abraham’s Trust in Him ............................................................................................ 4
Genesis 16:1-4, 17:1-8, 15-21, 21:1-7, 22:1-19 ......................................................................................... 5
Lesson 3 – Joseph Experienced Great Troubles ............................................................................................. 7
Genesis 37:1-36, 39:1-23 ............................................................................................................................ 8
Lesson 4 – God’s Good and Unexpected Plan for Joseph ........................................................................... 10
Genesis 40:1-23, 41:1-57 ........................................................................................................................... 11
Lesson 5 – Joseph Forgave and Reunited with His Brothers ...................................................................... 14
Genesis 42:1-38, 43:1-34 .......................................................................................................................... 15
Lesson 6 – God’s Good Plan for Joseph’s Families ...................................................................................... 18
Genesis 44:1-34, 45:1-28 .......................................................................................................................... 19
Lesson 7 – Experiencing and Rejoicing in God’s Good Purposes .............................................................. 22
Genesis 46:1-7, 26-34, 47:1-12, 27-31; 50:15-26 .................................................................................... 25
Resources ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
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Trouble, Trust, and Triumph: Facing our troubles, trusting in God’s sovereignty, and Notes
rejoicing in our triumphs -- Learning from Abraham
Lesson 1 – God Asked Abraham to Trust Him Sin: thought, word,
or action that is
Opening Questions dishonoring or
1. What was one big promise that you made to someone? How did you fulfill it? disobedient to God.
2. When we trust someone, what is the basis of our trust in that person?
Introduction
Abraham, born approximately 2,100 years before Jesus was born, was the name that God
gave to Abram. Abraham means father of a multitude of nations. He was the first Jew and
the Father of the Jewish people. God promised him that one of his descendants—Jesus the
Christ (the promised Savior)—would save God’s people from evil and their sins. Abraham
believed in God’s promise. His faith in God has become a role model for many Christians.
To think about:
We do not have control over our lives, but God does. He is the Creator of the
universe. He has control over the universe and all lives in this world. If God
asks us to trust him in our lives in the present time and the future, would we
trust him? Abraham faced a big challenge and uncertainty for his future, and
he did the right thing by trusting the God of the universe. God was happy
with Abraham’s faith in him. Is God happy with our faith in him?
From the Bible: Read Genesis 12:1-20
Discussion Questions
1. What did God ask Abram to do, and what promise did God give to him
(v.1-3)? How old was Abram when he took on a journey with God (v.4)?
2. What do you think are some of the challenges that Abram faced to take on
this journey?
3. What did God say to Abram when he passed through the land of Canaan (v.7)?
4. What personal troubles did Abram face, and how did he try to solve them (v.10-13)?
5. How did God help him in all of these (v.17-20)?
Read Genesis 15:1-21

6. Why do you think God identifies himself as Abram’s shield [and our shield] (v.1)?
7. What personal trouble did Abram express to God (v.2-3)?
8. How did God confirm his promise to Abram (v.4-5)?
What do you think about God’s way of confirming his promise to Abram?
9. How did Abram respond to God, and how did God judge that response (v.6)?
10. What did Abram ask of God, and how did God answer him (v.8-9)?
11. What did Abram do with the animals (v.10)?
12. What did God tell Abram about his descendants when he was sleeping (v.13-16)?
13. In that time, when two people made a binding agreement (covenant), they would cut
animals in half and lay them on the ground. Then, they would walk between the pieces
and declare, “If I break this agreement, let me be cut into pieces like these animals.”
Did God let Abram walk between the animal pieces? What did God do for him (v.12,
17-21)? What is the significance of this?
14. How was Jesus “cut into pieces” on the cross, spiritually speaking, as he took the
consequences of our sins and rebellions against God and sacrificed himself as our
substitute?
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Genesis 12 Notes
The Call of Abram The LORD: English

1
Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's translation for
house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will God’s name in
bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who Hebrew “YHWH.” It
bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth is read “Yahweh” or
shall be blessed.” “Jehovah” or
“Yehowah.”
4
So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five Ancient Hebrew did
years old when he departed from Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his not use vowels in
brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they its written form.
had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to
the land of Canaan, 6 Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the
oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the LORD appeared to
Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to
the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved to the hill country on the east
of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he
built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. 9 And Abram journeyed on,
still going toward the Negeb.
Abram and Sarai in Egypt

10
Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for
the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai
his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, 12 and when the Egyptians
see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live.
13
Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may
be spared for your sake.” 14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the
woman was very beautiful. 15 And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her
to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 16 And for her sake he dealt
well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants,
female donkeys, and camels.
17
But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai,
Abram's wife. 18 So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me?
Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so
that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.” 20 And Pharaoh
gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.

Genesis 15:1-21 Notes
God’s Covenant with Abram Eliezer of

1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, Damascus: he is
I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” 2 But Abram said, “O Lord GOD, what will most likely
you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Abraham’s head
3
And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my servant.
household will be my heir.” 4 And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: “This man Ur of the
shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.” 5 And he brought him outside Chaldeans: was the
and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” original home of
Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 And he believed the LORD, and he Abraham. It was
counted it to him as righteousness. one of the greatest
cities of the ancient
7
And he said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give world. Ur was the
you this land to possess.” 8 But he said, “O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess capital of the
it?” 9 He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ancient Chaldean
ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 And he brought him all these, Empire in ancient
cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in Mesopotamia; in
half. 11 And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. present day Iraq.
12
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great A smoking fire pot
darkness fell upon him. 13 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your and a flaming
offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they torch: physical
will be afflicted for four hundred years. 14 But I will bring judgment on the nation that they representations of
serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 As for you, you shall go God’s presence
to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. 16 And they shall come back (theophany).
here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Covenant: a
17 binding agreement
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming
with promise of
torch passed between these pieces. 18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram,
faithfulness.
saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the
river Euphrates, 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites,
the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the
Jebusites.”

rejoicing in our triumphs -- Learning from Abraham
Lesson 2 – God Tested Abraham’s Trust in Him Covenant: a
binding agreement
Opening Questions with promise of
1. Why do teachers give exams or tests to their students? faithfulness.
2. Have you ever asked someone to trust you on something? What was it? Idol: an image or
representation of a
Introduction god used as an
God called Abraham to leave his homeland, and he obeyed and trusted God. God promised object of worship.
to give Abraham a son in his old age and to make him a great nation. He believed in God, Spiritually speaking,
and God was pleased with him. God made a covenant with Abraham to show he would it is anything more
fulfill his promise. All these blessings that Abraham received from God are God’s grace for important than God
him. Abraham did not deserve any of God’s blessings, but God gave to him out of his grace. to us.
After God gave him a son, Isaac, God tested Abraham’s faith and trust in him. God often
tests our faith in him. God does not do this for his benefit but for our benefit, including: (a) John 1:29
strengthening our dependence on and trust in him, (b) growing our humility, (c) developing The next day he
our faithfulness, (c) removing our idols, and (d) maturing us. [John the Baptist]
saw Jesus coming
To think about: toward him, and
God knows all things and is a loving Father to all his people. He knows when said, “Behold, the
exactly to test us. He is a perfect God and is in control over all things. He sees Lamb of God, who
a much bigger picture of our lives and the lives of others in his kingdom than takes away the sin
we can ever see. Often, when God tests our faith, it is not only for our of the world! …”
benefit but also for others.
From the Bible: Read Genesis 16:1-4, 17:1-8, 15-21
1. What mistake did Abram and his wife make, and what trouble did it bring
to them (16:1-4)?
2. How old was Abram when God appeared again to him and confirmed his
covenant promise with him? Why do you think God needed to do that? How did Abram
react when God appeared to him (17:1-3)?
3. What was God’s covenant with Abram (now Abraham) about (v.6-8)?
4. What are the meanings of Abraham’s name (v.4-5) and Sarah’s name (v.15)?
5. What personal trouble did Abraham express to God (v.17-18)?
6. How did God answer him (v.19-21)?
Read Genesis 21:1-7, 22:1-19

7. What was the name of Abraham’s son? How old was Abraham when his son was born
(21:1-5)? How did Sarah feel about having a son in her old age (v.6-7)?
8. What did God ask Abraham to do to Isaac? Did Abraham question God? (22:1-3)?
9. What did Isaac ask Abraham about, and what was Abraham’s answer to him (v.7-8)?
10. What did God provide Abraham for the burnt offering (v.13)?
11. What name did Abraham give to that place? Why (v.14)?
12. What foretelling did God tell Abraham about people from all nations (v.18)?
13. When Jesus came to this world, he said, “I come not to be served but to serve and give
my life as a ransom for many.” How does Jesus fulfill what God had told Abraham (see
also John 1:29)?
Sarai and Hagar Abraham: means

1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant the father of a
whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the LORD has prevented multitude of
me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by nations.
her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3 So, after Abram had lived ten years in the Sarah: in Hebrew
land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to
it means princess.
Abram her husband as a wife. 4 And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she
saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress.
Genesis 17:1-8, 15-21
God Promised Isaac’s Birth

1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I
am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant
between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face. And
God said to him, 4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a
multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be
Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you
exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I
will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout
their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after
you. 8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all
the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”
15
And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but
Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will
bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” 17 Then
Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man
who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18 And
Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” 19 God said, “No, but Sarah
your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my
covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. 20 As for Ishmael, I
have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him
greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But I will
establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year.”

The Birth of Isaac Visited: God

1
The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised. 2 And supernaturally
Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had blessed Abraham
spoken to him. 3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah and Sarah to enjoy
bore him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as sexual intimacy in
God had commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was their old age as God
born to him. 6 And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will told them to do so,
laugh over me.” 7 And she said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse and God blessed
children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” Sarah to get
pregnant after.
Genesis 22:1-19 Burnt offering: a

form of sacrifice
The Sacrifice of Isaac offering something
1
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I to God as an act of
am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of worship to him.
Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall All sacrifices
tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his practiced only in
young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and the Old Testament
arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted point to Jesus—the
up his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here ultimate sacrifice.
with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” One of Jesus’ title is
6
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took the Lamb of God.
in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to The angel of the
his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the Lord: when the
fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 Abraham said, “God will definite article
provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them “the” is used, it
together. refers to a specific
being who speaks
9
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there as God. It is a
and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the physical
wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But appearance of God
the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he (theophany). It is
said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for believed that he
now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from was God the Son
me.” 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, (Jesus Christ).
caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a
burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD
will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”
15
And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By
myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld
your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as
the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall
possess the gate of his enemies, 18 and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be
blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men,
and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.

rejoicing in our triumphs -- Learning from Joseph
Lesson 3 – Joseph Experienced Great Troubles John 8:56
[Jesus says] “ …
Opening Questions Abraham rejoiced
1. What causes us to be envious or jealous of others? that he would see
2. Have you ever worked diligently and honestly but were not treated well? my day. He saw it
and was glad.”
Introduction Matthew 1:23
God called Abraham when he was seventy-five years old to leave his homeland and “Behold, the virgin
promised to give him a son in his old age and to make him a great nation. God told shall conceive and
Abraham that one of his descendants (Jesus) would save God’s people (John 8:56), and he bear a son, and
believed God. Abraham’s son, Isaac, was born when Abraham was a hundred years old— they shall call his
twenty-five years after God made him the promise. Isaac had two sons, Esau and Jacob. name Immanuel”
Jacob had four wives, twelve sons including Joseph, and one daughter. As a young boy,
(which means, God
Joseph received many gifts from Jacob. This made his older brothers envious and hate him.
with us).
God had a plan to teach, mature, and use him to help others greatly.
Matthew 28:18-20
To think about: And Jesus came
God is a perfect and wise God. His wisdom is perfect. He knows all things and and said to them,
is in control of all things. God is also a patient God. He patiently teaches and “All authority in
matures each of his people. He used all situations and things (good and bad) heaven and on
to accomplish his purpose for his people. earth has been
given to me. Go
From the Bible: Read Genesis 37:1-36 therefore and make
disciples of all
nations, baptizing
1. Why did Jacob love Joseph more than his other sons, and how did they
them in the name
react to this (v.3-4)?
of the Father and of
2. What might Joseph’s attitude be towards his brothers as a teenager who was loved the
the Son and of the
most by his father? How would his attitude affect his brothers’ treatment of him?
Holy Spirit,
3. What were Joseph’s dreams? How did his brothers and father react when he told them
teaching them to
about his dreams (v.6-11)?
observe all that I
4. What did Joseph’s brothers do to him (v.18-28)?
have commanded
5. How would Joseph feel being sold as a slave and taken to another country? you. And behold, I
6. What did Joseph’s brothers tell their father about Joseph (v.31-34)? am with you
7. Where did the Midianites bring Joseph to, and whom did they sell him to (v.36)? always, to the end
Read Genesis 39:1-23 of the age.”
8. What does “The Lord was with Joseph” mean? Did Joseph work hard and honestly in
Potiphar’s house? Did his master like him? What did he make Joseph to be? (v.2-4)?
9. What did God do for Potiphar because of Joseph (v.5)?
10. What did Potiphar’s wife want from Joseph? How did he handle the situation (v.6-10)?
11. How did Potiphar’s wife bring trouble to Joseph, and what happened to him (v.11-20)?
12. Why do you think that God allowed Joseph to be mistreated and suffer? Was God
always with Joseph? Do you think God had a purpose in allowing Joseph to suffer and
be mistreated? What happened to him in prison (v.21-23)?
13. From this story, what can we learn about (a) life in this world, (b) how we should work,
and (c) trusting in God’s sovereignty? Is there anything else that we can learn?
14. One of Jesus’ titles is Immanuel. He promises to be with his people permanently and
not temporarily (Matthew 1:23, 28:20). How does this affect the way we live our lives?
Joseph’s Dreams Israel: another

1
Jacob lived in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the name for Jacob,
generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his who is the father of
brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph the twelve tribes of
brought a bad report of them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any Israel.
other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many
Rueben: the oldest
colors. 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers,
son of Jacob.
they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. 5 Now Joseph had a dream, and
when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Hear this
dream that I have dreamed: 7 Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my
sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed
down to my sheaf.” 8 His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you
indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9
Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have
dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down
to me.” 10 But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and
said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your
brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?” 11 And his brothers
were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
Joseph Sold by His Brothers

12
Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem. 13 And Israel said to
Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to
them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.” 14 So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with
your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of
Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the
man asked him, “What are you seeking?” 16 “I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me,
please, where they are pasturing the flock.” 17 And the man said, “They have gone away,
for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found
them at Dothan. 18 They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they
conspired against him to kill him. 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer.
20
Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a
fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.” 21 But
when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”
22
And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness,
but do not lay a hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him
to his father. 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the
robe of many colors that he wore. 24 And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit
was empty; there was no water in it.
25
Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming
from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down
to Egypt. 26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and
conceal his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon
him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. 28 Then
Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and
sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
29
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his
clothes 30 and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?”
31
Then they took Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. Notes
32
And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we
have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not.” 33 And he identified it and The LORD: English
said, “It is my son's robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn translation for
to pieces.” 34 Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for God’s name in
his son many days. 35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he Hebrew “YHWH.” It
refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” is read “Yahweh” or
Thus his father wept for him. 36 Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to “Jehovah” or
Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard. “Yehowah.”
Ancient Hebrew did
not use vowels in
Genesis 39:1-23 its written form.
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Sin: thought, word,

1
Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the or action that is
captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought dishonoring or
him down there. 2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was disobedient to God.
in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 His master saw that the LORD was with him and that Sin against God:
the LORD caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight Joseph knows that
and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that all sins, including
he had. 5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, wrongdoing against
the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was on all another person, are
that he had, in house and field. 6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because ultimately sins
of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome against God.
in form and appearance. 7 And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and
said, “Lie with me.” 8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Behold, because of me
my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he
has in my charge. 9 He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything
from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness
and sin against God?” 10 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to
her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
11
But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the
house was there in the house, 12 she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But
he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. 13 And as soon as she saw
that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house, 14 she called to the
men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh
at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. 15 And as soon as
he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and
got out of the house.” 16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,
17
and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought
among us, came in to me to laugh at me. 18 But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he
left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.” 19 As soon as his master heard the
words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was
kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the
king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. 21 But the LORD was with Joseph
and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22
And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the
prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. 23 The keeper of the prison
paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because the LORD was with him.
And whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed.
Lesson 4 – God’s Good and Unexpected Plan for Joseph
Opening Questions
1. If you ever lived in another country, how long was it for, and what did you do there?
2. How important are honesty, humility, and kindness for a manager or a supervisor?
Introduction
Living in a foreign land can be difficult. We need to learn the language and culture of the
land to adapt. Joseph was sold as a slave and was brought to Egypt. In Egypt, though he
worked hard and was honest, he was mistreated and was thrown into prison. However,
God was with him and blessed him. In prison, he was put in charge of taking care of all the
other prisoners. God had a good and unexpected plan for him.
To think about:
God is perfectly wise and sovereign. He does not always give us a good life
but allows us to experience troubles and suffering. God is always with his
people, including in difficult times. It is when we depend on God the most
that he strengthens our faith in him and teaches us to trust him completely.
1. What did Pharaoh do to his chief cupbearer and chief baker? Why (v.1-3)?
2. Who was appointed to serve them (v.4)?
3. Why were the cupbearer and the baker feeling discouraged when Joseph saw them
one morning (v.5-8)?
4. What was the cupbearer’s dream, and what interpretation did Joseph give (v.9-13)?
What ability did God give to Joseph? What did Joseph ask of the cupbearer (v.14-15)?
5. What was the baker’s dream, and what interpretation did Joseph give (v.16-19)?
6. What happened to the cupbearer and the baker in three days (v.20-22)?
7. How might Joseph feel about being forgotten for his service and kindness (v.23)?
8. After two years have passed, what dream did Pharaoh [the king of Egypt] have (v.1-7)?
How was he the next day, and what did he do (v.8)?
9. Who told Pharaoh about Joseph, and what did he say about Joseph (v.9-13)?
10. How might have Joseph’s character grown or matured as he spent years in prison?
11. What interpretation did Joseph give for Pharaoh’s dream (v.25-32)?
12. What advice did Joseph give to Pharaoh to do (v.33-36)?
13. What did Pharaoh think about Joseph; what did Pharaoh make him to be (v.37-44)?
14. How old was Joseph when he got this new job? Did he do his job well (v.46-49)?
15. What are the meanings of his two sons’ names (v.50-51)?
16. What happened after the seven years of plenty? What did Joseph do (v.53-56)?
Who else came to Joseph to buy grain besides Egyptians (v.57)?
17. How did meeting the cup bearer and the baker in prison affect Joseph’s life?
Do you think Joseph meeting them in prison and interpreting their dreams was a
coincidence or a plan of God? How do you see God’s sovereignty in all of these?
18. How does God’s plan of sending Jesus to die on the cross, bearing the punishment of
all our sins and rebellions against God as our substitute, affect our lives?
Cupbearer: a
Joseph’s Dreams
1 person who serves
Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an
wine, especially in a
offense against their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers,
royal or noble
the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 and he put them in custody in the house of the
household.
captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined. 4 The captain of the guard
appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time
in custody.
5
And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt,
who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own
interpretation. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were
troubled. 7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's
house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” 8 They said to him, “We have had dreams,
and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations
belong to God? Please tell them to me.”
9
So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was
a vine before me, 10 and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its
blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand,
and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's
hand.” 12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three
days. 13 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you
shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer.
14
Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention
me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. 15 For I was indeed stolen out of the land
of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.”
16
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I
also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, 17 and in the uppermost
basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of
the basket on my head.” 18 And Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the
three baskets are three days. 19 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—
and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.”
20
On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants
and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his
servants. 21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in
Pharaoh's hand. 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet
the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams The Nile: the Nile

1
After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, 2 and behold, River.
there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed Blight: a plant
grass. 3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, disease, typically
and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 And the ugly, thin cows ate up the one caused by fungi
seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a such as mildews.
second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one
stalk. 6 And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east
wind. 7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke,
and behold, it was a dream. 8 So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and
called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams,
but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
9
Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today. 10 When
Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the
house of the captain of the guard, 11 we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having
a dream with its own interpretation. 12 A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the
captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an
interpretation to each man according to his dream. 13 And as he interpreted to us, so it
came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged.”
14
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And
when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. 15 And
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.
I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” 16 Joseph
answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”
17
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the
Nile. 18 Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed
grass. 19 Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had
never seen in all the land of Egypt. 20 And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump
cows, 21 but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten
them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke. 22 I also saw in my
dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good. 23 Seven ears, withered, thin, and
blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them, 24 and the thin ears swallowed up the
seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it
to me.”
25
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has revealed to
Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven
good ears are seven years; the dreams are one. 27 The seven lean and ugly cows that came
up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are
also seven years of famine. 28 It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is
about to do. 29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of
Egypt, 30 but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be
forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land, 31 and the plenty will be
unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe.
32
And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will
shortly bring it about.
33
Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land Notes
of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of
the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. 35 And let them gather all Famished:
the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of extremely hungry.
Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. 36 That food shall be a reserve for the
land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the
land may not perish through the famine.”
Joseph Rises to Power

37
This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said to his servants,
“Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph,
“Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. 40 You
shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as
regards the throne will I be greater than you.” 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have
set you over all the land of Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and
put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain
about his neck. 43 And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before
him, “Bow the knee!” Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. 44 Moreover, Pharaoh said
to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all
the land of Egypt.” 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave
him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over
the land of Egypt.
46
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And
Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
47
During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly, 48 and he gathered up all
the food of these seven years, which occurred in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the
cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it. 49 And Joseph stored up grain
in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not
be measured.
50
Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of
Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn
Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's
house.” 52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the
land of my affliction.”
53
The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54 and the
seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands,
but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished,
the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph.
What he says to you, do.”
56
So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the
storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of
Egypt. 57 Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine
was severe over all the earth.

Lesson 5 – Joseph Forgave and Reunited with His Brothers Genesis 37:6-9
6
He said to them,
Opening Questions “Hear this dream
1. When was the last time you were hungry and needed to wait a long time for a meal? that I have
2 How hard is it to forgive someone who has hurt or done something wrong to you? dreamed: 7 Behold,
we were binding
Introduction sheaves in the field,
Forgiving someone who has hurt us may not be easy. We naturally tend to seek payback and behold, my
immediately. One who has a forgiving heart usually has experienced a lot of forgiveness. sheaf arose and
Living as a slave and being in prison in Egypt, Joseph learned much and matured. He stood upright. And
acknowledged his own sins against God and trusted him for what would happen in his life. behold, your
He cared for the lives of other prisoners and took good care of them in prison. When the sheaves gathered
king of Egypt set him free and appointed him as the governor over the entire land of Egypt, around it and
Joseph was ready to take this job and responsibility to take care the people of Egypt. bowed down to my
sheaf.” 8 … 9 Then
To think about: he dreamed
How does God see our lives together as a family, a community, a city, a another dream and
country, and a world? Suppose we can see things the way God sees people’s told it to his
lives. If we are wise enough, would forgiving and caring for others become a brothers and said,
very important part of our thoughts, words, and actions in daily lives? “Behold, I have
dreamed another
From the Bible: Read Genesis 42:1-38 dream. Behold, the
sun, the moon, and
Discussion Questions eleven stars were
1. Why did Jacob send his ten sons [Joseph’s brothers] to go to Egypt (v.1-5)? bowing down to
2. Who was Joseph in Egypt? What did his brothers do when they saw him (v.6)? me.”
3. What were the dreams that Joseph remembered (v.9; Genesis 37:6-9)?
4. How did Joseph test his brothers (v.9-17)?
5. What did Joseph decide to do to his brothers (v.18-20)?
6. How did they feel about it (v.21-22)? Did they know that Joseph understood their
language (v.23)? How did Joseph feel about what they were saying (v.24)?
7. What did Joseph do for his brothers and their families, including his father (v.25-26)?
8. What was it that shocked them (v.27-28)?
9. How did Jacob react after hearing them (v.36)?
10. How was Reuben willing to guarantee the safety of Benjamin (v.37)?

11. What situation did Jacob and his sons face (v.1-5)?
12. How was Judah willing to guarantee the safety of Benjamin (v.8-9)?
13. What did Jacob suggest them to bring to Joseph (v.11-14)?
14. When Joseph saw them, what did Joseph ask the steward of his house to do (v.16)?
15. How did Joseph’s brothers feel being brought to Joseph’s house (v.18)?
16. How did the steward of Joseph's house calm their fear (v.19-23)?
17. What did they do when Joseph came, and what did he ask them (v.26-29)?
18. How did Joseph feel seeing his younger brother (v.30)?
19. What was surprising to Joseph’s brothers (v.33-34)?
20. When we trust our lives to Jesus, who has sacrificed himself and died bearing the
punishment of all our sins (past, present, and future) on the cross as our substitute, we
are forgiven. How does receiving total forgiveness from God change our daily lives?
Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt Israel: another

1
When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do name for Jacob,
you look at one another?” 2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in who is the father of
Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.” 3 So ten of the twelve tribes of
Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Israel.
Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him. 5 Thus Benjamin: The
the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land youngest brother of
of Canaan. the twelve and
Joseph’s only
6
Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the brother from the
land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to same mother.
the ground. 7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like
strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, Canaan: in north of
“From the land of Canaan, to buy food.” 8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did Egypt; the land
not recognize him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. where Jacob and
And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” his family lived.
10 Rueben: the oldest

They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food. 11 We are all sons
son of Jacob.
of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.” 12 He said to them,
“No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.” 13 And they said, “We, your Simeon: Jacob’s
servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the second eldest son.
youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.” 14 But Joseph said to them, “It is
as I said to you. You are spies. 15 By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall
not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here. 16 Send one of you, and
let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested,
whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”
17
And he put them all together in custody for three days.
18
On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God: 19 if you
are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and
let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households, 20 and bring your
youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they
did so. 21 Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in
that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why
this distress has come upon us.” 22 And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to
sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”
23
They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between
them. 24 Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to
them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. 25 And Joseph gave
orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man's money in his sack, and to
give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them. 26 Then they loaded their
donkeys with their grain and departed.
27
And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he
saw his money in the mouth of his sack. 28 He said to his brothers, “My money has been put
back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!” At this their hearts failed them, and they turned
trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29
When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had Notes
happened to them, saying, 30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took
us to be spies of the land. 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been Sheol: grave.
spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is Judah: one of
this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’ 33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to Jacob’s sons (the
us, ‘By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and 4th eldest).
take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way. 34 Bring your youngest
brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver
your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’”
35
As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And
when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Jacob
their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and
Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”
37
Then Reuben said to his father, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put
him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.” 38 But he said, “My son shall not go
down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen
to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with
sorrow to Sheol.”
Genesis 43:1-34
Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt

1
Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 And when they had eaten the grain that they
had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” 3 But
Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless
your brother is with you.’ 4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy
you food. 5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You
shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”
6
Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly as to tell the man that you had another
brother?” 7 They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our
kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him
was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring
your brother down’?” 8 And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we
will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.
9
I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him
back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. 10 If we had not
delayed, we would now have returned twice.”
11
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the
choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm
and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. 12 Take double the money with
you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps
it was an oversight. 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man. 14 May God
Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and
Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

15
So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. Notes
They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw
Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, Abomination:
and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon.” dislike or hateful
17
The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph's house. 18 And the men feeling.
were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house, and they said, “It is because of Joseph’s brothers
the money, which was replaced in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that were shepherds,
he may assault us and fall upon us to make us servants and seize our donkeys.” and shepherds
were looked down
19
So they went up to the steward of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the door of the upon by Egyptians
house, 20 and said, “Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food. 21 And when we for various reasons.
came to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man's money in the Some of those
mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. So we have brought it again with us, 22 and we reasons are:
have brought other money down with us to buy food. We do not know who put our money (1) Shepherds
in our sacks.” 23 He replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your sacrificed animals
father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.” Then he brought that Egyptians
Simeon out to them. 24 And when the man had brought the men into Joseph's house and adored.
given them water, and they had washed their feet, and when he had given their donkeys (2) Egyptians
fodder, 25 they prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they considered
should eat bread there. shepherds as low
class and dirty
26
When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had people.
with them and bowed down to him to the ground. 27 And he inquired about their welfare
and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” 28 They
said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and
prostrated themselves. 29 And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his
mother's son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God be
gracious to you, my son!” 30 Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his
brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there.
31
Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the
food.” 32 They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate
with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that
is an abomination to the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to
his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another
in amazement. 34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion
was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.

Lesson 6 – God’s Good Plan for Joseph’s Families
Opening Questions
1. What are some hopes you have in life?
2. Do you think you are more loving now than you were ten years ago?
Introduction
How do we grow to be more loving people? We do not naturally develop this quality trait.
It requires much effort and strong motivation. To be loving means to be patient, to be
selfless or not selfish, to care for others, to put the needs of others first, and to try to meet
those needs. To be loving requires us to sacrifice much of our time, energy, and resources
for others. This is hard, but it is not very hard if we have experienced much love and
sacrifice from someone else. Joseph experienced God’s love for him. Being sold as a slave
by his brothers and being imprisoned in Egypt had taught him to trust God in all things. In
prison, he learned to take care of the lives of many other prisoners. Then he was appointed
by Pharaoh to be the governor of Egypt and to care for the lives of many people. Joseph
met his brothers, and he planned to take care of them and their families.
To think about:
Many true Christians can share how the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ on
the cross, bearing the punishment of their sins as their substitute, has
changed them. They grow in loving others because they keep experiencing
the love of Jesus in their daily lives. Jesus’ love for them motivates them.
Those who keep experiencing much love can love much as well.
1. What did Joseph command his steward to do? What was the purpose (v.1-2)?
2. What did Joseph tell his steward to do after his brothers left the city (v.3-4)?
3. How did they answer the steward (v.7-9)? How do you think they might
feel about this?
4. How did they feel when Joseph’s cup was found in Benjamin’s sack (v.12-13)?
5. Which of Joseph’s brothers begged to Joseph (v.14-16)?
6. Why do you think Joseph would let them go and arrest only Benjamin (v.17)?
7. How was Judah willing to sacrifice himself to save Benjamin (v.33-34)?

8. What was the impact of Judah’s words to Joseph (v.1-2)?
9. Did Joseph blame his brothers for selling him as a slave to Egypt? How did Joseph see
that it was part of God’s plan for him and his family (v.7-8)?
10. What did Joseph ask his brothers to do (v.9-13)?
11. What supplies did Joseph give them for their journey (v.21-23)?
12. What last words did he say to them before they departed (v.24)? Why did he say so?
13. How did Jacob feel hearing Joseph was alive and was the governor of Egypt (v.26-28)?
14. Jesus died on the cross but rose from the dead. He appeared to his disciples and went
back to heaven. A famous song describes, “Because Jesus lives, I can face tomorrow,
and all my fear is gone. He holds my future.” What is the significance of Jesus watching
over his people’s lives (our lives) and guiding us?
Joseph Tests His Brothers Divination: a

1
Then he commanded the steward of his house, “Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as superstitious
they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack, 2 and put my cup, the practice of ancient
silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And he Egyptians to find
did as Joseph told him. the course of the
future. Joseph, as a
3
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. 4 They had believer in the true
gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after God, most likely did
the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good? not follow this
5
Is it not from this [cup] that my lord drinks, and by this that he practices divination? You practice. He used
have done evil in doing this.’” the notion as a
strategy for testing
6
When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words. 7 They said to him, “Why does his brothers.
my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! Sheol: grave.
8
Behold, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you
from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?
9
Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord's
servants.” 10 He said, “Let it be as you say: he who is found with it shall be my servant, and
the rest of you shall be innocent.” 11 Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground,
and each man opened his sack. 12 And he searched, beginning with the eldest and ending
with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they tore their
clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
14
When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before
him to the ground. 15 Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you
not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?” 16 And Judah said, “What
shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has
found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he
also in whose hand the cup has been found.” 17 But he said, “Far be it from me that I should
do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you,
go up in peace to your father.”
18
Then Judah went up to him and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word
in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh
himself. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’ 20 And we
said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a young brother, the child of his old
age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves
him.’ 21 Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on
him.’ 22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his
father, his father would die.’ 23 Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest
brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.’
24
“When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And
when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’ 26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our
youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man's face
unless our youngest brother is with us.’ 27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You
know that my wife bore me two sons. 28 One left me, and I said, “Surely he has been torn
to pieces,” and I have never seen him since. 29 If you take this one also from me, and harm
happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.’
30
“Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, Notes
then, as his life is bound up in the boy's life, 31 as soon as he sees that the boy is not with
us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father
with sorrow to Sheol. 32 For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my
father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my
father all my life.’ 33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a
servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. 34 For how can I go back to
my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father.”
Genesis 45:1-28
Joseph Provides for His Brothers and Family

1
Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried,
“Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself
known to his brothers. 2 And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the
household of Pharaoh heard it. 3 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father
still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.
4
So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near. And he
said, “I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. 5 And now do not be distressed
or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to
preserve life. 6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five
years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you to
preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. 8 So it was
not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all
his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9
Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made
me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not tarry. 10 You shall dwell in the land of
Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and
your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. 11 There I will provide for you, for there are
yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do
not come to poverty.’ 12 And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see,
that it is my mouth that speaks to you. 13 You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt,
and of all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.”
14
Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his
neck. 15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked
with him.
16
When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, “Joseph's brothers have come,” it
pleased Pharaoh and his servants. 17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do
this: load your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan, 18 and take your father and your
households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall
eat the fat of the land.’ 19 And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, ‘Do this: take wagons
from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and
come. 20 Have no concern for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

21
The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Notes
Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey. 22 To each and all of them he gave a
change of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five Israel: another
changes of clothes. 23 To his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good name given by God
things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his to Jacob, who is the
father on the journey. 24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to father of the twelve
them, “Do not quarrel on the way.” tribes of Israel.
25
So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob.
26
And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his
heart became numb, for he did not believe them. 27 But when they told him all the words
of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent
to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. 28 And Israel said, “It is enough; Joseph
my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Lesson 7 – Experiencing and Rejoicing in God’s Good Purposes Sin: thought, word,
or action that is
Opening Questions dishonoring or
1. If you had to move to a new country, which one would you choose? Why? disobedient to God.
2. When was the last time you had a gathering with extended family and relatives?
Introduction
When we have a close relationship with God, we become more like God. Spiritually
speaking, we see ourselves, our problems, other people, and the world’s problems a little
clearer. We learn to see things as God sees them. God teaches us to see things from his
perspective when we study his Word (the Bible). God is not surprised by anything. God is
eternal, all-knowing, and sovereign. He is in control of our past, present, and future. God
works through all things (good and bad) for the good of his people. He can turn bad things
into good things for his people. Joseph learned to see his life and the lives of others from
God’s perspective, and it changed him. He became a savior—one who saves others.
To think about:
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came from heaven to this world, was born as a
man, experienced troubles, sacrificed himself, and died on the cross for the
punishment of all our sins against God as our substitute. He is our true
Savior. He has made a close relationship with God possible for us. When we
trust our lives to him, we receive God’s forgiveness that changes our lives
from the inside out. We will have a close relationship with Jesus and be
transformed to be more and more like him—one who saves others.
From the Bible: Read Genesis 46:1-7, 26-34
1. What did Jacob do when he reached Beersheba (v.1)?
2. What did God say to him in visions (v.2-4)?
How did this encourage Jacob to go to Egypt?
3. How many people of the house of Jacob went to Egypt (v.27)?
4. How did Joseph and Jacob feel when they met again (v.29-30)?
5. What was the occupation of Joseph’s brothers (v.32)?
Read Genesis 47:1-12, 27-31; 50:15-26

6. Was Pharaoh happy that Joseph moved his father’s household to Egypt (v.5-6)?
7. How old was Jacob when he moved to Egypt (v.9)?
8. How was the condition of the people of Israel in Egypt during Joseph’s time (v.27)?
9. How old was Jacob (Israel) when he died (v.28)? What did Jacob ask his sons to do for
him (v.29-31)?
10. What were Josephs’ brothers afraid of after Jacob died (v.15)?
11. What did they do accordingly (v.16-17)? How did Joseph feel about this (v.17)?
12. What else did Joseph’s brothers do (v.18)?
13. What did Joseph say to his brothers (v.19-21)?
14. What do you think about Joseph’s statement, “You meant evil against me, but God
meant it for good?” How does this show God’s sovereignty and control over all things?
15. How old was Joseph when he died (v.22, 26)? What did he ask the people of Israel to
do for him (v.25)?
16. Think about some of the similarities between Joseph and Jesus Christ. Many role Notes
models of faith in the Bible, including Joseph, point to Jesus Christ.
How can our lives point to Jesus, so that others can see Jesus through our lives? Philippians 2:5-11
5
Have this mind
Some similarities and differences between Joseph and Jesus Christ among yourselves,
which is yours in
- Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold for the price of a slave. Jesus was Christ Jesus, 6 who,
betrayed by Judas, one of his disciples, and sold for the price of a slave. though he was in
- Joseph faced temptations. Jesus faced greater temptations by the devil. the form of God,
did not count
- Joseph was thrown into prison. Jesus was beaten, whipped, and held captive.
equality with God a
- Joseph began his ministry to save the lives of many people at the age of 30. Jesus
thing to be grasped,
began his ministry to save the lives of all God’s people at the age of 30. 7
but emptied
- People bow their knees to Joseph in Egypt. All people will bow their knees to Jesus himself, by taking
when he returns. the form of a
- Joseph forgave his brothers who wronged him. On the cross, Jesus forgave those who servant, being born
wronged him. in the likeness of
- Joseph went through suffering before he was lifted up as the governor of Egypt. Jesus men. 8 And being
went through greater suffering (the cross) before he was lifted up (resurrected from found in human
death and ascended to heaven). form, he humbled
himself by
- Joseph learned to be humble, and God lifted him up. As the Son of God, who was fully
becoming obedient
and truly God, Jesus came to this world and was born fully and truly as a human with
to the point of
the purpose to sacrifice himself to die for his people’s sins, so they can be saved. He death, even death
models the greatest humility for mankind; therefore, God the Father has lifted him up on a cross.
to the highest throne (the throne of God) [see Philippians 2:5-11]. 9
Therefore God has
highly exalted him
and bestowed on
him the name that
is above every
name, 10 so that at
the name of Jesus
every knee should
bow, in heaven and
on earth and under
the earth, 11 and
every tongue
confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God
the Father.

Genesis 46:1-7, 26-34 Notes
Beersheba: a city in
Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt
1
present-day
So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered
southern Israel.
sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and
said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of your Sacrifices: God
father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. required animal
4
I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph's sacrifices for a
hand shall close your eyes.” temporary covering
of sins and
5
Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their foreshadowing the
little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 They also perfect and
took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and complete sacrifice
came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, 7 his sons, and his sons' sons with of Jesus Christ.
him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Israel: another
Egypt. name given by God
to Jacob, who is the
26
All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, father of the twelve
not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 And the sons of Joseph, tribes of Israel.
who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came
into Egypt were seventy. Abomination:
dislike or hateful
Jacob and Joseph Reunited feeling.
28
He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and Joseph’s brothers
they came into the land of Goshen. 29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to were shepherds,
meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept and shepherds
on his neck a good while. 30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your were looked down
face and know that you are still alive.” 31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's upon by Egyptians
household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father's for various reasons.
household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32 And the men are Some of those
shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and reasons are:
their herds and all that they have.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your (1) Shepherds
occupation?’ 34 you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth sacrificed animals
even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of that Egyptians
Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.” adored.
(2) Egyptians
considered
Genesis 47:1-12, 27-31 shepherds as low
class and dirty
Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen people.
1
So Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and
herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in the
land of Goshen.” 2 And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them to
Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to
Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” 4 They said to Pharaoh, “We
have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the
famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell in the land
of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to
you. 6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of
the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among
them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
7
Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Notes
Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?”
9
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years. Few Jacob blessed
and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days Pharaoh: Jacob,
of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojourning.” 10 And Jacob blessed who was much
Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Then Joseph settled his father and older than Pharaoh,
his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the wished him a good
land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph provided his father, his life and good
brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their health.
dependents. sojourning:
temporary stay.
27
Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they gained
Jacob considers
possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of
that he is (1) a
Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.
29 sojourner in a
And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to
foreign country and
him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to
has not settled in
deal kindly and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but let me lie with my fathers.
the land that God
Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you
has promised
have said.” 31 And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself
Abraham and Isaac,
upon the head of his bed.
and (2) a sojourner
on earth, as he sees
that his home is
Genesis 50:15-26
with God in God’s
kingdom (heaven).
God's Good Purposes
15 Abraham lived 175
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph
years and Isaac
will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” 16 So they sent a message to
lived 180 years.
Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: 17 ‘Say to Joseph, “Please
forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And transgression:
now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wrongdoing; sin
wept when they spoke to him. 18 His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, (thought, word, or
“Behold, we are your servants.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the action that is
place of God? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring dishonoring or
it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. 21 So do not fear; I will disobedient to
provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. God).
The Death of Joseph God will surely visit

22
So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father's house. Joseph lived 110 years. 23 And you: Joseph
Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation. The children also of Machir the son believes that God
of Manasseh were counted as Joseph's own. 24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about will fulfill his
to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to promise to bring
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, the children of
“God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” 26 So Joseph died, Israel to the
being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. promised land.

Resources
Life Application Study Bible. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publisher, Inc., 1991.
Serendipity Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998.
The ESV Study Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008.

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Trouble, Trust, and Triumph: Facing our troubles, trusting in

God’s sovereignty, and rejoicing in our triumphs

Lesson 1 – God Asked Abraham to Trust Him ............................................................................................... 1

Genesis 1:1-20, 15:1-21 ............................................................................................................................... 2

Lesson 2 – God Tested Abraham’s Trust in Him ............................................................................................ 4

Genesis 16:1-4, 17:1-8, 15-21, 21:1-7, 22:1-19 ......................................................................................... 5

Lesson 3 – Joseph Experienced Great Troubles ............................................................................................. 7

Genesis 37:1-36, 39:1-23 ............................................................................................................................ 8

Lesson 4 – God’s Good and Unexpected Plan for Joseph ........................................................................... 10

Genesis 40:1-23, 41:1-57 ........................................................................................................................... 11

Lesson 5 – Joseph Forgave and Reunited with His Brothers ...................................................................... 14

Genesis 42:1-38, 43:1-34 .......................................................................................................................... 15

Lesson 6 – God’s Good Plan for Joseph’s Families ...................................................................................... 18

Genesis 44:1-34, 45:1-28 .......................................................................................................................... 19

Lesson 7 – Experiencing and Rejoicing in God’s Good Purposes .............................................................. 22

Genesis 46:1-7, 26-34, 47:1-12, 27-31; 50:15-26 .................................................................................... 25

© 2024, Jacob Jasin

From the Bible: Read Genesis 12:1-20

Read Genesis 15:1-21

The Call of Abram The LORD: English

Abram and Sarai in Egypt

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 2

God’s Covenant with Abram Eliezer of

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From the Bible: Read Genesis 16:1-4, 17:1-8, 15-21

Read Genesis 21:1-7, 22:1-19

Sarai and Hagar Abraham: means

Genesis 17:1-8, 15-21

God Promised Isaac’s Birth

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 5

The Birth of Isaac Visited: God

Genesis 22:1-19 Burnt offering: a

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 6

Joseph’s Dreams Israel: another

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Sin: thought, word,

From the Bible: Read Genesis 40:1-23

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 11

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams The Nile: the Nile

Joseph Rises to Power

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Read Genesis 43:1-34

Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt Israel: another

10 Rueben: the oldest

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Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 16

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From the Bible: Read Genesis 44:1-34

Read Genesis 45:1-28

Joseph Tests His Brothers Divination: a

Joseph Provides for His Brothers and Family

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 20

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 21

From the Bible: Read Genesis 46:1-7, 26-34

Read Genesis 47:1-12, 27-31; 50:15-26

RUF International, Jacob Jasin 23

The Death of Joseph God will surely visit

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