GOD WAS WITH JOSEPH (120 downloads)
Genesis 37-39
Key Verse 39:2 “The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.”
- What were Joseph’s dreams and how did they hint at God’s revelation to him? (37:1-11, 42:9) Why did Joseph’s brothers hate him?
- How did Joseph’s brothers come to sell him to Midianite merchants going to Egypt? (37:18-36) What were the roles of Judah and Reuben in this crime?
- Why did Judah leave home? (38:1) Who was Tamar and why did she take such a drastic action in order to bear a child? (38:6-30) How does God use her to bring Judah back into the covenant history? (See also Matthew 1:2,3)
- How did Joseph rise to power in Potiphar’s house? (39:1-10) What challenges did he overcome? (cf. Psalm 105:17-18) Why and how did Potiphar’s wife try to seduce Joseph?
- What happened to Joseph because he refused to sleep with Potiphar’s wife? (39:11-20)What happened to Joseph in prison? How could he avoid becoming bitter and fatalistic? (39:21-23) What does it mean that “God was with Joseph”? (39:2,21,23)