Joseph Scripture Search

The story of Joseph begins Genesis 37 / Jan 18 / p. 61.

1. How was Joseph’s second dream different from his first? So what? 37.5-10
2. What nationality were the traders to whom the brothers sold Joseph? 37.25-28
3. How does God become known in the Joseph story?
4. How did Joseph resist the advances of Potiphar’s wife? Ch. 39
5. How did God relate to Joseph in prison? Ch. 39
6. According to Joseph, who can interpret dreams? So what? (Note 41.16.)
7. What do Joseph’s interpretations in prison demonstrate about him?
8. Characteristics of Pharaoh’s dreams:
   1. Cows, grain came out of Nile
   2. Blasted followed healthy
   3. Repeated
9. What personal qualities does Joseph demonstrate in the interview with Pharaoh?

10.  What do the names of Joseph’s children tell us about his outlook? 41.51-52

11.  Through testing his brothers, what does Joseph learn? Ch 42-44

12.  Does he single out Benjamin

1. To keep him, his only full brother, in Egypt?
2. To see how the brothers’ attitudes toward Jacob’s favorite might have changed?

13.  How would you evaluate Joseph’s success in light of his

1. Using a cup for divination?
2. Enslaving the starving populace?

14.  What contributed to Joseph’s mature willingness to forgive? 50.19-21

15.  What is the most important lesson in the Joseph story for you?