Bible 8 - Joseph Test and Answers Study Guide

How did Joseph interpret both of Pharaoh's dreams?

Seven years of abundance; seven years of famine

Which brother was left behind in Egypt?

Simeon

How many years had passed since his older brothers had seen Joseph?

20

List the advice that Joseph gave to Pharaoh

Assign a wise man and put him in charge. Put commissioners under him to be in charge of grain collection. Collect 1/5 of the grain to store for the 7 years of famine.

Define integrity and explain which word really defines Christian integrity from all others and why.

Doing what is right when no one is looking. The word "right" is the key because as a Christian "what is right" is defined in God's word.

What was the name of Joseph's second son and why did he name him that?

Ephraim because now he would be made fruitful by God in the land of his suffering (Manasseh was the first son - he was able to forget all his trouble)

Provide two reasons why Joseph was the favored son of Jacob.

He loved Rachel He had Joseph in his old age

Joseph was in prison for 20 years before Pharaoh made him second in command.

False - 13 years (he was 17 first, then 30 when put in charge)

Joseph was 15 when he was sold into slavery

False - 17

According to Mr. Sprankle, there is nothing bad said about Jacob in the bible

False - Joseph

Reuben was Israel's second youngest son

False - Joseph

Judah was the brother that wanted to get Joseph out of the pit and take Joseph back to his father.

False - Reuben

Joseph accused his brothers of being spies because he hated them and wanted to get back at them for what they done to him.

False - he wanted to see if his brothers had changed

Describe both of Pharaoh's dreams. Then answer the question "Why did Pharaoh end up asking Joseph to interpret them?"

First dream: He was standing by the Nile and 7 cows came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat. After them, seven other cows that were ugly and gaunt came. Those cows ate up the sleek and fat ones. Second: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a stalk. After them, seven thin and scorched ones sprouted and ate the healthy ones. Joseph was asked to interpret the dreams because the magicians and wisemen of Egypt could not interpret them.

Explain how Joseph was able to win Potiphar's trust.

He "saw" that his Lord was with him and everything he did prospered

What promise did the cupbearer make and then not keep? Why do you think he didn't keep it?

He promised to tell the pharaoh that Joseph was unjustly imprisoned. He would have not seen the advantage of telling Pharaoh such a thing as it involved Potiphar and his wife's integrity.

Fully explain how you determined the answer for question 27.

He was 17 when sold into slavery, 30 when second in command, and there were 7 years of abundance before his brothers came (around 1st famine year).

What was Joseph's ultimate destiny and purpose for his life?

His purpose and destiny was to save God's people out of Canaan and move them to Egypt so God's remnant (HIS PPL) would survive the famine and multiply in Egypt

Which statement that Joseph made in Gen 39 define his integrity?

How can I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?

Why do you think that Joseph accused his brothers of being spies? Was it for revenge? Why or why not?

It didn't appear to be for revenge because it is not the type of person Joseph is seen to be. Also if he was after revenge, he could've easily imprisoned or killed them

What reason did Judah give for not killing Joseph but selling him instead?

Joseph was their own flesh and blood

Explain in detail Joseph's situation with the cupbearer and baker. Include their dreams and interpretations and what happened to each of them.

The baker and cupbearer were in prison with Joseph and told him their dreams: Cupbearer: About vine that had 3 branches and grew grapes that he squeezed into wine and gave the Pharaoh; in three days he would get his job back; it happened Baker: About 3 baskets on his head with bread that the birds came and ate; in three days he would be lifted and impaled; the baker was impaled

Who had the dream about the three branches with grapes that he used to make wine?

The cupbearer

What were the three reasons for the sibling rivalry in Joseph's family?

The robe symbolized leadership The dreams indicated he would rule them The "bad" report

What was Joseph's first dream?

The sheaves of grain bowed down to him

Explain in detail how the attitude of Joseph's brothers change toward their father from the time that they first threw Joseph into the pit to the time they went to see Joseph in Egypt.

They obviously did not care anything about their father's feelings when they sold Joseph and suggested to the father that he had been killed by wild animals because they knew that it would hurt Jacob badly. But when they saw Joseph and he made it look like Benjamin had stolen from him to be put in prison, Judah and the others were sorrowful about what might happen to their father and went into detail describing how it would hurt their father so much.

What reason did the brothers give for the way that the Egyptian's second in command (Joseph) was treating them?

They said that God was punishing them for what they did to Joseph

How did the brothers try to deceive Joseph again after their father Jacob died? How did Joseph react?

They said that before he died, their father Jacob told them he wanted Joseph to forgive them. Joseph wept and then told them that what they meant for harm, God meant for good.

Jealousy/favoritism was the root of Joseph's brother's hate

True