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Genesis 41 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Joseph Rules in Egypt

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 Stores Grain

graincowcrownbricks

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

KindergartenLots of Grain

GRAIN → picture 3COW → picture 1RULER → picture 4EGYPT → picture 2

Grade 1From Prison to Palace

Seven fat cows → picture 2Seven full heads of grain → picture 4Joseph became a ruler → picture 1Two sons born → picture 3

Order:

1. Pharaoh dreamed2. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph3. Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand4. Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea

Grade 2From Prison to Palace

  1. Who had strange dreams? Pharaoh, the king of Egypt
  2. What did the seven skinny cows do? They ate the seven fat cows.
  3. Who did Joseph say would give the answer? God (circle)
  4. What would happen after seven good years? Seven years with no food (famine)
  5. What job did Pharaoh give Joseph? Ruler over all of Egypt

Grade 3Seven Years of Plenty

  1. How long after the cupbearer was restored did Pharaoh dream? Two full years
  2. What did Joseph say before explaining the dreams? Joseph said, It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer.
  3. What did both dreams mean? Seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine
  4. What did Pharaoh say about Joseph? He was a man in whom is the Spirit of God.
  5. How old was Joseph when he became ruler? Thirty years old
1: Pharaoh dreamed2: Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph3: Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand4: Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea

Grade 4God's Perfect Timing

  1. Why was God's timing perfect for Joseph? If he had been released earlier, he might not have been there when Pharaoh needed him.
  2. How did Joseph give credit to God? He said, It isn't in me, and that God would give the answer.
  3. What did Pharaoh see in Joseph? The Spirit of God
  4. What does Ephraim mean, and why did Joseph choose it? Fruitful; God had made him fruitful in the land of his suffering

Word bank: 1. ruler; 2. Pharaoh; 3. God

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

Grade 5Fruitful in the Land of Affliction

  1. What did Joseph's first words to Pharaoh reveal about him? He was humble and God-centered, giving credit to God.
  2. Why was the dream given twice? The matter was fixed by God and would happen soon.
  3. How long was Joseph a slave and prisoner before being exalted? About thirteen years (sold at 17, exalted at 30)
  4. How do Joseph's sons' names show faith? They testify to God's grace in his suffering: forgetting his toil and being fruitful in affliction.
  5. How have Christians seen Joseph as a picture of Jesus? He moved from humiliation to exaltation, and through him the nations were saved/blessed.

Word bank: 1. God; 2. king; 3. Pharaoh; 4. dream; 5. Egypt

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

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