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Genesis 44 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Judah Offers Himself

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.

PreschoolA Brave Brother

cupbagpersonheart

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

KindergartenJudah Helps

CUP → picture 3SACK → picture 1JUDAH → picture 4LOVE → picture 2

Grade 1Judah Speaks Up

A silver cup → picture 2Found in Benjamin's sack → picture 4The brothers came back → picture 1Judah offered to stay → picture 3

Order:

1. Joseph said, Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest2. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack3. Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house4. Judah said, Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy

Grade 2The Silver Cup

  1. What did Joseph hide in Benjamin's sack? His silver cup
  2. Where was the cup found? In Benjamin's sack
  3. Did the brothers leave Benjamin behind? No, they all went back to Joseph together.
  4. What did Joseph say must happen to Benjamin? He must stay and be Joseph's servant.
  5. What did Judah offer? To stay instead of Benjamin

Grade 3Judah Offers to Stay

  1. What was put in Benjamin's sack? Joseph's silver cup (along with his money and food)
  2. In what order did the steward search? From the oldest to the youngest
  3. What did the brothers do when the cup was found? They tore their clothes and all returned to the city.
  4. What did Judah say God had found out? The sin of his servants
  5. What did Judah offer Joseph? To stay as a slave instead of Benjamin
1: Joseph said, Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest2: The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack3: Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house4: Judah said, Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy

Grade 4A Heart Transformed

  1. Why was Joseph's test like the situation years earlier? The brothers could abandon Rachel's son and go home free.
  2. How did the brothers show they had changed? They refused to abandon Benjamin and all went back.
  3. What did Judah confess? God has found out the iniquity of your servants.
  4. What shows true repentance? Changed actions

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

Grade 5The Substitute

  1. Why did the search go from oldest to youngest? To build suspense until the cup was found in Benjamin's sack
  2. How is the brothers' tearing of clothes a contrast with their past? Once they tore Joseph's robe to deceive; now they tore their own clothes in grief and stayed together.
  3. What sin was Judah really confessing? The old sin against Joseph
  4. How did Judah show he had overcome bitterness about favoritism? He accepted his father's greater love for Rachel's sons without bitterness and still sacrificed for Benjamin.
  5. How have Christians seen Judah as a picture of Jesus? He offered himself as a substitute for his brother; Jesus, from Judah's line, gave Himself as the perfect substitute for sinners.

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

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