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Jacob Loses His Son Joseph
Read: Genesis 37

Verse to memorize:
I am with you and I will keep you wherever you go.
Genesis 28:15

1.  Joseph’s brothers envied him because
      a) of his dreams
      b) of the beautiful shirt given by his dad
      c) his dad spoke good of him
      d) he obeyed his dad
      e) all of the above

 2.  God revealed His ___________ in Joseph’s ____________, but Joseph’s ___________ were not ____________ to what was going to happen.  [brothers, plans, attentive, dreams]

3.  As a result of envy, Joseph’s brothers . . . [fill in the blanks]
      a) were bl__________ from seeing their sins. [diend]
      b) h__________ their brother, Joseph. [deta]
      c) planned to ________________ their brother. [ilkl]
      d) tr________ their father, Jacob. [kidec]
      e) caused fa___________ to come to their land. [niem]

4.  Match the similarities between Joseph’s story and that of Jesus Christ:

  Colored garment The Jews hated Jesus Christ
  Joseph’s brothers envied him Jesus is God’s beloved Son
  Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites Jesus betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
  Jacob sent Joseph to his brothers The Church with its many gifts
  Joseph was Jacob’s beloved son  God sent His Son to the world

5.  How did God turn the evil plot of Joseph’s brothers into good?
 
 


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