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Genesis 47 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jacob Blesses Pharaoh

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.

PreschoolJacob Blesses Pharaoh

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

KindergartenGod Bless You

KING → picture 3GRAIN → picture 2SHEEP → picture 4EGYPT → picture 1

Grade 1A Blessing for the King

Pharaoh the king → picture 2Old Jacob → picture 1Flocks in Goshen → picture 4Grain for food → picture 3

Order:

1. Joseph brought in Jacob2. Joseph placed his father and his brothers3. Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all of his father’s household with bread4. Israel lived in the land of Egypt

Grade 2Jacob Meets the King

  1. Who did Joseph bring to meet Pharaoh? His father, Jacob (circle)
  2. How old was Jacob? 130 years old (circle)
  3. What did Jacob do for Pharaoh? He blessed him. (circle)
  4. What land did Pharaoh give Jacob's family? Goshen (circle)
  5. What happened to Jacob's family in Goshen? They grew and grew. (circle)
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Grade 3Blessing the King

  1. What work did the brothers tell Pharaoh they did? They were shepherds.
  2. How did Jacob describe his life to Pharaoh? A pilgrimage of 130 years, few and hard
  3. What did the Egyptians give for grain after their money ran out? Their livestock, and then their land
  4. What did the people say to Joseph? They said, You have saved our lives!
  5. What promise did Jacob ask of Joseph? To bury him with his fathers, not in Egypt
1: Joseph brought in Jacob2: Joseph placed his father and his brothers3: Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all of his father’s household with bread4: Israel lived in the land of Egypt

Grade 4A Pilgrim's Blessing

  1. Why is it amazing that Jacob blessed Pharaoh? An old shepherd blessed the most powerful king, because he carried God's covenant blessing.
  2. What did Jacob call his life? A pilgrimage
  3. Why did Jacob want to be buried in Canaan? It was the land God had promised.
  4. How did God use Joseph to keep His promise to Abraham? Joseph's plan kept Egypt alive, blessing the nations.

Word bank: 1. king; 2. Jacob; 3. God; 4. bless; 5. Goshen

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

Grade 5Strangers and Pilgrims

  1. How did Jacob blessing Pharaoh show spiritual greatness? As bearer of God's covenant blessing, he was spiritually greater than the king (Hebrews 7:7).
  2. How did Jacob honestly describe his life? As a pilgrimage of 130 years, few and evil (hard)
  3. What does Hebrews 11:13 say the patriarchs confessed? That they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth
  4. How did the Egyptians view Joseph's plan? They said, You have saved our lives.
  5. How did Israel's growth fulfill God's word? They were fruitful and multiplied, as God promised in 46:3.

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

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