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Genesis 37 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Joseph and His Brothers

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolJoseph's Coat

coatgrainsuncamel

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenA Special Coat

COAT → picture 3GRAIN → picture 4SUN → picture 1CAMEL → picture 2

Grade 1Joseph's Dreams

A special coat → picture 4A dream of grain → picture 1An empty pit → picture 3Traders to Egypt → picture 2

Order:

1. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children2. Joseph dreamed a dream3. When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic4. Midianites who were merchants passed by

Grade 2Joseph Is Sold

  1. What did Jacob give Joseph? A beautiful coat (circle)
  2. How did Joseph's brothers feel? Jealous (circle)
  3. What bowed down in Joseph's dream? His brothers' bundles of grain
  4. Where did the brothers put Joseph? In an empty pit (circle)
  5. Where were the traders going? Egypt (circle)
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Grade 3Sold into Slavery

  1. How old was Joseph at the start of this story? Seventeen
  2. What bowed to Joseph in his second dream? The sun, moon and eleven stars
  3. Which brother said, Let's not take his life? Reuben
  4. How much did the brothers sell Joseph for? Twenty pieces of silver
  5. Who bought Joseph in Egypt? Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh
1: Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children2: Joseph dreamed a dream3: When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic4: Midianites who were merchants passed by

Grade 4Jealousy Grows

  1. What was unwise about Jacob's actions? He showed favoritism toward Joseph.
  2. How did the brothers' sin grow step by step? Jealousy grew into hatred, and hatred into a plan to kill.
  3. What does 1 John 3:15 say about hatred? Hating a brother is like murder in the heart.
  4. How did the brothers' deception echo Jacob's own past? Jacob once deceived his father using goatskins and his brother's clothes; now his sons deceived him with a goat and Joseph's coat.

Word bank: 1. Joseph; 2. coat; 3. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Dreamer

  1. How did Jacob's favoritism pass a wound to the next generation? He favored Joseph as he had favored Rachel, creating envy and division among his sons.
  2. Were Joseph's dreams from God? How do we know? Yes; they were revelation of the future and would be fulfilled in Egypt.
  3. What different roles did Reuben and Judah play? Reuben tried to save Joseph to rescue him later; Judah proposed selling him for profit instead of killing him.
  4. What is ironic about the brothers' deception of Jacob? Jacob once deceived his father using goatskins and clothing; now his sons deceived him with goat's blood and a robe.
  5. How does Genesis 50:20 help us read this chapter? Though the brothers meant evil, God meant it for good.

Word bank: 1. Joseph; 2. Egypt; 3. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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