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Genesis 39 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Joseph in Potiphar's House

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.

PreschoolGod Was With Joseph

housepersonhearthand

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

KindergartenGod Was With Joseph

HOUSE → picture 3JOSEPH → picture 1LOVE → picture 4HELP → picture 2

Grade 1Joseph Does Right

Joseph ran the house → picture 2He left his coat → picture 4Joseph went to prison → picture 3God was kind to him → picture 1

Order:

1. Joseph was brought down to Egypt2. Yahweh was with Joseph3. Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison4. But Yahweh was with Joseph

Grade 2Joseph Does What Is Right

  1. Whose house did Joseph work in? Potiphar's
  2. Who was with Joseph? God
  3. What did Joseph say when he was asked to do wrong? He said no, because he would not sin against God.
  4. Why was Joseph put in prison? Potiphar's wife told a lie about him.
  5. Who did God put Joseph in charge of in prison? The prisoners (the jailer put him in charge of the prison)

Grade 3Faithful in Every Place

  1. Who was Potiphar? Captain of Pharaoh's guard (an officer of Pharaoh)
  2. Why did Potiphar put Joseph in charge of his household? He saw the Lord made everything Joseph did succeed.
  3. What reason did Joseph give for refusing to sin? His master trusted him, and it would be great wickedness and sin against God.
  4. How did Joseph escape temptation? He left his garment and ran outside.
  5. How did God show kindness to Joseph in prison? The keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge, and the Lord made whatever he did succeed.
1: Joseph was brought down to Egypt2: Yahweh was with Joseph3: Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison4: But Yahweh was with Joseph

Grade 4Running from Temptation

  1. Does God's presence mean life will be easy? No; it means God is working in every situation.
  2. Who did Joseph understand sin is against, first of all? God
  3. What did Joseph do when temptation would not stop? He ran away (fled).
  4. What does 1 Peter 2:20 say about suffering for doing good? When we endure it, it is pleasing to God.

Word bank: 1. God; 2. Joseph; 3. with; 4. good

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

Grade 5The Lord Was with Joseph

  1. What phrase frames this chapter, and why is it important? Yahweh was with Joseph; God's presence is constant in both success and suffering.
  2. How did Potiphar's household show the promise to Abraham being fulfilled? God blessed an Egyptian household for Joseph's sake, blessing the nations through Abraham's family.
  3. What two reasons did Joseph give for refusing to sin? His responsibility to the master who trusted him, and that it would be sin against God
  4. How do chapters 38 and 39 contrast? Judah gave in to temptation in the promised land; Joseph resisted in a foreign land.
  5. How have Christians seen Joseph as a picture of Jesus? Both were tempted without sinning, falsely accused, and suffered unjustly.

Word bank: 1. with; 2. God; 3. Joseph; 4. prison; 5. love

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

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