God Chooses a Family (5) - Unit 3

Question 1

Who saved Joseph’s life by suggesting that his brothers throw him into a pit? [Genesis 37:21, 22]

Answer 1

Reuben

Question 2

Who told Paraoh the meaning of his dreams? [Genesis 41:25]

Answer 2

Joseph (with God’s help)

Question 3

Who was with Joseph all the time he was in Egypt? [Genesis 39:23]

Answer 3

The Lord

Question 4

Who promised his father that he would bring Benjamin back fom Egypt? [Genesis 43:8, 9]

Answer 4

Judah

Question 5

Where is the lowest spot on earth?

Answer 5

The Dead Sea

Question 6

Which sea is called Cinnereth in the Old Testament?

Answer 6

The Sea of Galilee

Question 7

What is the large sea west of Canaan?

Answer 7

The Mediterranean Sea

Question 8

Which river flowed through Canaan?

Answer 8

The Jordan River

Question 9

Which river flows through Egypt?

Answer 9

The Nile River

Question 10

Which river is east of the Euphrates River?

Answer 10

The Tigris River

Question 11

What work did Moses do while he lived in Midian? [Exodus 3:1]

Answer 11

He kept the flock of Jethro (as a shepherd).

Question 12

What did God name Himself? [Exodus 3:14]

Answer 12

I AM (that I am)

Question 13

What did God command Pharaoh to do to the Israelites? [Exodus 5:1]

Answer 13

God commanded Pharaoh to let His people leave Egypt.

Question 14

What did the Israelites get from the Egyptians before they left Egypt? [Exodus 12:35]

Answer 14

They got silver, gold, and clothes.

Question 15

When did Joseph’s life become a blessing to people of many countries? [Genesis 41:56, 57]

Answer 15

It became a blessing when he sold them corn (grain) during the famine.

Question 16

When did Joseph’s dreams coome true? [Genesis 42:9]

Answer 16

They came true when his brothers came to buy corn (grain).

Question 17

When did Jacob change his mind about letting Benjamin go to Egypt? [Genesis 43:2]

Answer 17

He changed his mind when their food ran out.

Question 18

When did Pharaoh let the Israelites go? [Exodus 12:29-32]

Answer 18

Pharaoh and the Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave after the death of their first-born sons.

Question 19

Why did Jacob think Joseph was dead? [Genesis 37:31-33]

Answer 19

Joseph’s brothers dipped his coat in blood and showed it to Jacob.

Question 20

Why did Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt? [Genesis 42:3]

Answer 20

They needed to buy corn (grain, food).

Question 21

Why did Moses flee to the land of Midian? [Exodus 2:11-15]

Answer 21

Pharaoh tried to kill Moses after Moses had killed an Egyptian.

Question 22

How did Joseph prepare for the famine? [Genesis 41:48, 49]

Answer 22

He gathered grain for seven years.

Question 23

How did Jacob travel to Egypt? [Genesis 45:27]

Answer 23

He travelled in the wagons Joseph had sent.

Question 24

How did Moses’ parents save his life? [Exodus 2:2, 3]

Answer 24

They hid him and then put him in a small ark on the Nile.

Question 25

**Where** in Egypt did the Israelites live? [Genesis 47:27]

Answer 25

They lived in Goshen.

Question 26

**Where** did the Israelites apply the blood of the Passover lamb? [Exodus 12:7]

Answer 26

They applied it to the lintel and the two side posts of their doors.

Question 27

**Where** did the Israelites receive more rain: in Canaan or in Egypt?

Answer 27

They received more rain in Canaan.

Question 28

**What** does the Bible mean when it says Joseph was *discreet*?

Answer 28

He was careful in his speech and actions.

Question 29

**What** did the new pharaoh of Egypt force the Israelites to do? [Exodus 1:11, 14]

Answer 29

He forced them to build cities and work in his fields.

Question 30

**What** did Pharoah tell his people to do to all the Israelite baby boys? [Exodus 1:22]

Answer 30

He told his people to throw all the baby boys into the river.

Question 31

**What** did Moses refuse to be called after he became a man? [Hebrews 11:24]

Answer 31

He refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.

Question 32

**What** did Pharaoh say when God commanded him to let the Israelites go? [Exodus 5:2]

Answer 32

"Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice?"

Question 33

**What** is hyssop?

Answer 33

Hyssop is a bushy, sweet-smelling plant.

Question 34

**When** could a slave be set free under Hebrew law? (Give three answers)

Answer 34

a. After six years of service; b. if his master injured or mistreated him; c. if someone bought him out of slavery.

Question 35

**Why** did Joseph's brothers hate him? [Genesis 37:4]

Answer 35

They saw that their father loved Joseph the best. (They also hated him because of his dreams, his coat, and his reports of their evil deeds.)

Question 36

**Why** did the new pharaoh of Egypt fear the Israelites? [Exodus 1:9, 10]

Answer 36

He was afraid they would rise up against the Egyptians.

Question 37

**Why** did God send ten plagues upon Egypt?

Answer 37

Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go. (God also brought judgment upon the Egyptian gods.)

Question 38

**How** could Joseph see that his brothers' hearts had changed? [Genesis 44:33]

Answer 38

He saw that they had love and concern for Benjamin.

Question 39

**How** did Joseph treat his brothers after he told them who he was? [Genesis 45:4-15]

Answer 39

He treated them kindly and took care of them.

Question 40

**How** did God appear to Moses in the land of Midian? [Exodus 3:2-4]

Answer 40

He appeared in a burning bush.