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Genesis 41 · Preschool

Joseph Stores Grain

Name Date

Color the grain and Joseph's crown. God helped Joseph save food for everyone!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.”

Genesis 41:47 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God gave lots of food, and Joseph saved it so people would have enough.

Genesis 41 · Kindergarten

Lots of Grain

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GRAIN

FOOD

GOD

KING

In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.

Genesis 41:47 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

GRAIN

COW

RULER

EGYPT

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What can you save to share later?
How can you plan ahead for something?

Genesis 41 · Grade 1

From Prison to Palace

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

PHARAOH

DREAM

GRAIN

RULER

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

Genesis 41:41 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

Seven fat cows

Seven full heads of grain

Joseph became a ruler

Two sons born

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph

Pharaoh dreamed

Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Memory Verse

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

Genesis 41:41 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What can you save to share later?
How can you plan ahead for something?
How can you give God credit for what you can do?

Genesis 41 · Grade 2

From Prison to Palace

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Read the Story

Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had two strange dreams. Seven skinny cows ate seven fat cows. Then seven thin heads of grain swallowed seven full heads of grain. No one could tell him what the dreams meant.

The cupbearer remembered Joseph! Pharaoh sent for him. Joseph said he could not do it, but God would give the answer. God showed Joseph that there would be seven years with lots of food, and then seven years with no food.

Pharaoh said, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God? He made Joseph a ruler over all of Egypt. Joseph saved lots of grain during the good years. When the hungry years came, there was food for everyone.

Memory Verse

Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

Genesis 41:16 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

Who had strange dreams?
What did the seven skinny cows do?
Who did Joseph say would give the answer?
Pharaoh, the king of EgyptRuler over all of EgyptGod
What would happen after seven good years?
What job did Pharaoh give Joseph?

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you be wise with what you have?
When do you need to plan for the future?

Genesis 41 · Grade 3

Seven Years of Plenty

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Read the Story

Two full years later, Pharaoh dreamed of seven fat cows eaten by seven thin cows, and then seven full heads of grain swallowed by seven thin ones. None of his wise men could interpret the dreams. The chief cupbearer remembered Joseph, and Joseph was brought quickly from the prison.

Joseph said, It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace. He explained that both dreams meant the same thing: seven years of great plenty, then seven years of severe famine. God had shown Pharaoh what He was about to do. Joseph advised Pharaoh to choose a wise man to store a fifth of the harvest during the good years.

Pharaoh said, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God? He set Joseph over all Egypt and gave him his signet ring and fine clothes. Joseph was thirty years old. He gathered grain like the sand of the sea. He had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. When the famine came, all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph.

Memory Verse

Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

Genesis 41:16 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

How long after the cupbearer was restored did Pharaoh dream?
What did Joseph say before explaining the dreams?
What did both dreams mean?
What did Pharaoh say about Joseph?
How old was Joseph when he became ruler?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you be wise with what you have?
When do you need to plan for the future?

Genesis 41 · Grade 4

God's Perfect Timing

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Read and Think

Joseph waited two long years after the cupbearer forgot him. Then, in one day, he went from prisoner to ruler of Egypt. God's timing was perfect. If Joseph had been released earlier, he might not have been there when Pharaoh needed him.

Joseph gave all the credit to God. He did not say he was smart. He said, It isn't in me. Even Pharaoh, who did not worship the true God, could see God's Spirit in Joseph.

Joseph named his sons to show his faith. Manasseh means making to forget, because God had helped him forget his troubles. Ephraim means fruitful, because God had made him fruitful in the land of his suffering. God had turned Joseph's sorrow into blessing.

Show What You Know

Why was God's timing perfect for Joseph?
How did Joseph give credit to God?
What did Pharaoh see in Joseph?
What does Ephraim mean, and why did Joseph choose it?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodPharaohruler

Then, in one day, he went from prisoner to of Egypt.
If Joseph had been released earlier, he might not have been there when needed him.
Joseph gave all the credit to .

Think About It

When have you had to wait for something? How might God use waiting for good?
Joseph gave God credit for his gifts. What gifts has God given you, and how can you thank Him?

Memory Verse

Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

Genesis 41:38 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you trust God's timing in your life?
How can you use your gifts to help many people?

Genesis 41 · Grade 5

Fruitful in the Land of Affliction

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Read and Think

After two more years, God moves. Pharaoh's twin dreams baffle Egypt's magicians and wise men. The cupbearer finally remembers Joseph, who is shaved, changed and rushed before the king. Joseph's first words are humble and God-centered: It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace. Throughout his interpretation, Joseph repeatedly names God as the one who is acting: What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh. The doubling of the dream means the matter is fixed by God and will happen soon.

Joseph then offers wise counsel: appoint a discerning man, collect a fifth of the produce during the years of plenty, and store it for the famine. Pharaoh recognizes a man in whom is the Spirit of God and sets Joseph over all Egypt. The signet ring, fine linen, gold chain and second chariot fulfill, in a surprising way, the dreams of Genesis 37. At thirty, thirteen years after being sold, Joseph is exalted.

Joseph names his sons Manasseh (God has made me forget all my toil) and Ephraim (God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction). He does not deny his suffering; he testifies to God's grace within it. When the famine spreads, All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain. Through Abraham's descendant, the nations are being blessed. Christians have read this as a picture of Christ, who humbled Himself and was highly exalted (Philippians 2:8-9).

Show What You Know

What did Joseph's first words to Pharaoh reveal about him?
Why was the dream given twice?
How long was Joseph a slave and prisoner before being exalted?
How do Joseph's sons' names show faith?
How have Christians seen Joseph as a picture of Jesus?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodEgyptkingdreamPharaoh

After two more years, moves.
The cupbearer finally remembers Joseph, who is shaved, changed and rushed before the .
God will give an answer of peace.
The doubling of the means the matter is fixed by God and will happen soon.
Pharaoh recognizes a man in whom is the Spirit of God and sets Joseph over all .

Think About It

Joseph testified to God's grace in hard times. How has God been good to you even in a hard season?
Joseph planned wisely for the future. How can wise planning be a way of trusting God?

Memory Verse

The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Genesis 41:52 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you trust God's timing in your life?
How can you use your gifts to help many people?
How can you stay humble when you are promoted or praised?