Chapter 37-50 Study Guide Flashcards
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How old was Joseph when he had his two dreams?
17 years old
What special gift did Jacob give Joseph ( Give two answers, from the RSV and the KJV)
In the RSV it says a long robe with sleeves, but in the KJV it says a coat of many colors
Briefly describe Josephs first dream?
All the brothers were biding shelves and Josephs sheaf stood up and the brothers shelves bowed down to his sheaf
Briefly describe Joseph’s second dream?
The Sunn, Moon, and 11 stars were bowing down to Joseph
When Joseph’s brothers hated him, what were the three bad things they planned to do?
Kill him, Throw him in a pit alive, and say to their father a wild beast killed him
What did Reuben tell them to do instead?
To throw Joseph in a pit alive
What did Judah tell them to do
Judah said to well him to some passing Midianite/Ishmaelite slave trade
Explain the confusion in the text about who actually bought Joseph?
In Verse 25 it says they saw a group of passing Ishmaelites and planned to sell Joseph to them, then in verse 26 it says that Midianite Traders passed by and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites. Then it says in verse 36 the Midiaite traders sold him to Potiphar and then in the next chapter it said the Ishmaelites sold him to Potiphar
What did the brothers do that foreshadowed something that happened to Jesus?
They sell Joseph for 20 shekels of silver like Judus betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver
List four different things that Jacob did when he heard that Joseph was dead?
He tears his clothes, puts on sack cloth, mourns for days, and puts dirt/ashes on his head
What did Potiphar do when he was that the LORD was helping Joseph to orosper
He makes him in charge of his house and in charge of all he had
Why was Joseph went to prison when everything had been going so well?
Potiphar’s wife took a liking to Joseph and tried to get her to like her and one day when she asked him again, she grabbed his cloak and he ran away and then she falsely accused him of something
What did the prison keeper do with Jospeh after he had been there a while?
he gave Joseph control over all of the prisoners`
Briefly describe the butler’s dream and Joseph’s interpretation of the dream
His dream was there was 3 vines and they had grapes on them and the butler squeezed them into the pharaohs cup, which mean in 3 days, the butler will be rehired as the butler for the Pharaoh
Bailey describe the bakers dream and Josephs interpretation of the dream
The baker had 3 baskets of food for the pharaoh ant the birds ate the the food for the pharaoh on his head. this means in 3 days the baker will be hung and birds will eat/peck his flesh
Briefly describe the pharaohs two dream and Josephs interpretation of the dreams?
- in one dream there are 7 fat cows eating grass by the Nile and the 7 thin cows rise from the water and eat the 7 fat cows
- in the other there are 7 fat ears and 7 thin ears and the 7 thin ears swallow up the 7 fat ears, but stay thin
- there will be 7 good years of harvest and then 7 years of famine
- describe Josephs plan to save Egypt from disaster
During the seven plenty years they Will save 20% of their harvest for the years of famine
How old was Joseph when the Pharaoh put him in charge of Egypt?
30 years old
What did the Pharaoh give to Jospeh when he became governor?
Gives Joseph his signet ring, a golden chain, fine garments, his second chariot, a new name, and a wife
When Jospeh’s brothers came to Egypt, what reason did he give for locking them up
he accused them of being spies
Why did Joseph keep Simeon in Egypt when he sent the others back home
to make sure they were honest and would bring Benjamin
What did all too the brothers find in their sacks when they got back home?
all of their money that they used to pay for the grain
What did Reuben say that Jacob could do if Reuben failed to bring Benjamin back home?
he could kill Reubens 2 sons
Why did Jacob change his mind and send the brothers can to Egypt with Benjamin
Because they had eaten the grain and were out of food
