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Genesis 48 · Preschool

A Blessing for Grandsons

Name Date

Color Grandpa Jacob's hands blessing the two boys. Jacob prayed for his grandsons!

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

Bible Verse

Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 48:21 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. If possible, have a grandparent pray a blessing over your child, or pray one together.

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Genesis 48 · Kindergarten

Grandpa Prays

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

BLESS
PRAY
HANDS
LOVE
Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”

Genesis 48:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HANDS
GRANDSONS
LOVE
GRANDPA

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.

  • Who is a grandparent or older person you love?
  • How can you thank God for your family?

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Genesis 48 · Grade 1

Crossed Hands

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

EPHRAIM
MANASSEH
BLESS
GOD
Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

Genesis 48:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

Jacob was old
Two grandsons
Crossed hands
God's blessing

Put the Story in Order

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

Israel stretched out his right hand

He set Ephraim before Manasseh

Israel saw Joseph’s sons

He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Memory Verse

“Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.”

Genesis 48:12 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who is a grandparent or older person you love?
  • How can you thank God for your family?
  • How can you pray a blessing for someone?

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Genesis 48 · Grade 2

Grandpa Jacob's Blessing

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Read the Story

Jacob was very old and sick. Joseph brought his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, to see their grandpa. Jacob said he never thought he would see Joseph's face again, and now God had let him see Joseph's children too!

Jacob put his hands on the boys' heads to bless them. Joseph wanted the right hand on Manasseh, the older boy. But Jacob crossed his hands and put his right hand on Ephraim, the younger boy.

Jacob prayed that the God who had been his shepherd all his life would bless these boys. Then he told Joseph, God will be with you.

Memory Verse

Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 48:21 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who were Joseph's two sons?

  2. Why was Jacob happy?

  3. What did Jacob do with his hands?

  4. Who was the older boy?

  5. What did Jacob call God in his prayer?

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 honor older people?
  • When do you see God's care in your life?

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Genesis 48 · Grade 3

The God Who Fed Jacob

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Read the Story

Joseph heard his father was sick, so he took his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, to him. Israel strengthened himself and sat up. He told Joseph that God Almighty had appeared to him at Luz (Bethel) and promised to make him a multitude of peoples. Jacob said Joseph's two sons were his, adopting them as his own.

Jacob's eyes were dim with age. He kissed and hugged the boys and said, I didn't think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also. Joseph placed Manasseh near Jacob's right hand and Ephraim near his left. But Israel crossed his hands, putting his right hand on Ephraim's head.

Jacob blessed them in the name of the God before whom Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who had fed him all his life long. Joseph tried to move his father's hand, but Jacob said, I know, my son, I know. The younger would be greater. Then Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

Memory Verse

Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 48:21 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Jacob remember about Bethel (Luz)?

  2. What did Jacob say about Joseph's two sons?

  3. How did Jacob place his hands?

  4. What three ways did Jacob describe God in his blessing?

  5. What did Jacob promise Joseph?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

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 honor older people?
  • When do you see God's care in your life?

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Genesis 48 · Grade 4

God Our Shepherd

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Read and Think

As Jacob neared death, he looked back on his life and saw God's faithfulness. He described God as the One who had shepherded him all his life. Jacob was a shepherd himself, so he knew what it meant to guide, feed and protect.

Jacob adopted Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, as his own. This gave Joseph a double portion: two tribes of Israel would come from him.

Once again, God chose the younger over the older, just as He chose Isaac over Ishmael and Jacob over Esau. God's blessings are not based on birth order or human expectations. They come from His grace.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Jacob describe God?

  2. What did Jacob's adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh give Joseph?

  3. What pattern from Genesis did Jacob's crossed hands repeat?

  4. What are God's blessings based on?

Think About It

  1. Psalm 23 calls the Lord a shepherd. How has God shepherded you?

  2. Jacob blessed his grandchildren before he died. What spiritual blessing would you like to pass on someday?

Memory Verse

Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 48:21 (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 with the future of your family?
  • How can you bless someone younger than you?

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Genesis 48 · Grade 5

By Faith Jacob Blessed

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Read and Think

In the New Testament, Hebrews 11:21 says that by faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and worshiped, leaning on his staff. Near death, in Egypt, Jacob looks back to God's promise at Bethel and forward to its fulfillment in Canaan.

Jacob adopts Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons, equal to Reuben and Simeon. Joseph thus receives the double portion normally given to the firstborn (1 Chronicles 5:1-2). Then, despite his dim eyes, Jacob deliberately crosses his hands, giving the greater blessing to Ephraim, the younger. When Joseph objects, Jacob replies, I know, my son, I know. The old deceiver, who once took a blessing by trickery from his blind father, now gives a blessing with clear sight and full knowledge of God's will.

Jacob's blessing is one of the richest descriptions of God in Genesis: the God before whom Abraham and Isaac walked; the God who had been his shepherd all his life long (as many translations put it); and the angel who has redeemed me from all evil. This is the first time the Bible uses the word redeem of God's action. Jacob's final words to Joseph, God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers, keep the promise alive for the next generation.

Show What You Know

  1. How does Hebrews 11:21 describe this scene?

  2. What did Joseph receive through his sons' adoption?

  3. How does this blessing scene contrast with Genesis 27?

  4. What is significant about Jacob's use of redeem?

  5. How did Jacob keep God's promise alive for the next generation?

Think About It

  1. Jacob looked back and saw God shepherding him all his life. How might you see God's hand when you look back on your life?

  2. What does it mean that God redeems us? How do Christians read this in light of Jesus?

Memory Verse

Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 48:21 (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 with the future of your family?
  • How can you bless someone younger than you?
  • How can you remember God's care over your whole life?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.