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Genesis 43:1-45:15 By: Edward Short© 1.Several people read Gen. 42 as a drama from WBTC Bible. 2.Why did Judah tell his father Jacob (Israel) that they need not return to Egypt?_________________. 3.How do we know that Judah has changed some?____________. Whose gave the better “guarantee,” Simeon or Judah_____________. 4.If Canaan had a famine, how could there be “the best products of the land” (43:11)? _________________.
5.What plan did Joseph make with his steward (43:16)?______________.
6.List events that made the brothers happy and events that made them fearful (43:17-34). )?_______________.
What was the result? ____________. 7.Why was Joseph moved to tears?_____ 8.Why did they sit separately? ________. What astonished the brothers (43:33)? ________. 9.Joseph’s test of his brothers is not yet over as he has not yet seen the total picture. Joseph still has not determined whether his brothers, if given the opportunity, would value lightly Benjamin’s life just as they had so valued his life years before. Joseph does not want to endanger Benjamin; he wants to test his brothers (44:1-17). If the brothers fail the test, Benjamin automatically would come under the protection of __________. In the end, who stepped forward and what did he say that convinced Joseph that the brothers not only loved Benjamin and their elderly father Jacob, but that they were changed men with a different attitude toward life? ____________. 10.What was the brothers’ reaction when Joseph revealed his true identity? _____________________. Try to describe the situation.__________________
11.Memorize Genesis 45:5 (and verse 7 too if you will). Three Chinese versions follow: NIV: 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. ...7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
12.Whose hand controls all things? _____ Whose will is evident in these events? _______ Did God make any of these people do what they did? ___________________. 13.As Christians, what can we learn from Joseph?___________________ ________________________. (2004.10.07) (2005.5 Rev.) License Agreement for Bible Texts These Scriptures: • May not be altered or modified in any form. They must remain in their original context. • May not be sold or offered for sale in any form. • May not be used for commercial purposes (including, but not limited to, use in advertising or Web banners used for the purpose of selling online add space). • May be reprinted without modification for non-commercial use. • May be distributed without modification in electronic form for non-commercial use. A copy of this license (without modification) must also be posted with the text. • Are copyrighted by World Bible Translation Center. • Are not public domain. Any use of these Scriptures other than those listed above is prohibited. For additional rights and permission usage, or for clarification of any of the above, please contact World Bible Translation Center. Copyright © 1995, 2000 by World Bible Translation Center All rights reserved. World Bible Translation Center P.O. Box 820648 Fort Worth, Texas 76182 Telephone: 817-595-1664 Toll-Free in US: 888-54-BIBLE E-Mail: info@wbtc.com http://www.wbtc.com |