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MODULE EIGHT JOSEPH Bible Topics His dreams His brothers’ betrayal His rise to power His brothers reconciled
People to Know Tamar Manasseh Potiphar Ephraim Butler Baker Pharaoh Asenath Hysos
Places to Know Dothan Egypt Goshen
Terms to Know Levirate marriage
Study Questions Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor. 1. T/F — The The rest of Genesis is devoted solely to Joseph. Explain your answer. True- It is unique because of detailed reports it provides of the the customs, practices, and conditions of the non-Israelite people. P 262 2. Describe Jacob’s gift to Joseph. It was a coat of many colors- a long sleeved robe- an ornamentd tunic. P 263 3. What was the basic theme of Joseph’s dr eams? eams? His brothers would obey him meaning he would be in an office of high importance. P 264 4. What is the irony found in the coat dipped in goat’s blood? Jacob had deceived his father with a goat’s skin, and was deceived by his sons with goats blood. P 266 of entrance into Egypt — 5. List the several views of Joseph’s of Joseph’s date of Egypt — which which one is the most compatible with Scripture and why? A majority of scholars place it in th Hyksos period ( 1730-1570), and some place it in the 1800s b.c. The third view is most compatabile compatabile with the the scriptures. According to I Kinngs 16:1 it took place 480 years before the fourth year of Solomon. P 266 6. Define levirate marriage. When the brother of the dead spouse will marry the husband’s widow. P 268 fo r refusing Potiphar’s wife? He wished to be 7. What were Joseph’s two reasons for faithful to his master, who have helped him. He wished to be faithful to to God. P 271
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8. The baker and the butler of Pharaoh had dreams — which one turned out negatively? The chief baker’s dreamed turned out the opposite, he would be killed. P 274 9. Who interpreted the dreams for Pharaoh? Joseph p 275 10. What position did Joseph hold in the royal court? He had to have beena vizer (Prime minister) p. 276 11. What were Joseph’s tests of his brothers intended to do? They were designed to elicit, and allow him to see his younger brother, Benjamin and father. P 280 12. What does this whole story of Joseph tell us about God? It illustrates genuine love and forgiveness. P 285
JOSEPH Bible Topics Last days of Jacob How the family winds up in Egypt
People to Know
Places to Know Hebron Beersheba Goshen
Terms to Know Pilgrimage Shiloh
Study Questions Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor. 13. Read Genesis 15:13-17. Show how these verses relate to the present study. Because Joseph experiencd everything listed, and it shows the great outcome that came out of all of this. 14. Discuss the number of people who went into Egypt. 75 people p 288 15. What evidence is there to indicate Joseph served a native Egyptian king? He considered it important to introduce his family. He also warned them that Egyptians were an abomination to Egyptians, and encouraged themto deemphasize their sheep and emphasize their cattle. Other kings would not have cared about the feelings of the eyptians. P 290 16. Explain the controversy over the phrase “the land of Raameses”. It is usually regarded either an anachronism or a modernization of an obsolete place name by later scribes. The king Ramses might have taken his name from the land Ramses or there could have been another king named Ramses. It was known earlier as Tanis and before that Avaris. The very fact that the name ramesis did not exist is disproved. The name is clearly referred to in a bburial painting from Amenhotep II. P 291 17. What does Jacob’s desire to be buried in Canaan tell us about him? It clearly indicated his explicit faith in the covenant promises of God. He realized that
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the sojourn of his family in Egypt was only temporary, and God would redeem them and return them to the promised land. 18. T/F — Jacob adopted Ephraim and Manasseh as his sons. Explain your answer. True, it state in verse 48:5 that they were brought before him,, and he formally adopted them as his own sons. P 294 19. T/F — Reuben received the blessing of the firstborn. Explain your answer. False, he was entitled to but his fornication with Bilhah, his fathers concubine disqualified himfor the first-born blessing. P 296 20. How is the “blessing” of Jacob to Levi fulfilled? By Gods grace and providence, levi received forty-eight cities scattered throughout the lands allotted to other tribes. While in the wilderness Levi’s descendents stood for right. P 296 21. Describe “Shiloh”. Has been variously translated “tribute to him”, “ruler or counselor”, or shiloah is a proper name, the name of a Palestinian town which Jacob appropriated for use in his prophecy. P 297 22. What was the concern of the brothers when Jacob died? That Joseph’s attitude towards them will change. P 303 23. How did Joseph respond to his brothers? He told them that what they intended to be evil against him God meant it for his good. P 303 24. How does Hebrews 11:22 describe Joseph? It describes him as a great man of faith. P 304 25. Contrast the beginning of Genesis with how it ends. It began with the brightness and glory of Gods original creation, everything he did was good, and the earliest earth was a divine masterpiece. Then sin entered the picture and book ends not with man in beautiful garden but with the bones of Joseph in a coffin. This coffin is a reminder of the effects of sin and depravity. P 304
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