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Genesis 48 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons

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 Blessing for Grandsons

handpeopleheartperson

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

KindergartenGrandpa Prays

HANDS → picture 2GRANDSONS → picture 4LOVE → picture 1GRANDPA → picture 3

Grade 1Crossed Hands

Jacob was old → picture 4Two grandsons → picture 2Crossed hands → picture 3God's blessing → picture 1

Order:

1. He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim2. Israel saw Joseph’s sons3. Israel stretched out his right hand4. He set Ephraim before Manasseh

Grade 2Grandpa Jacob's Blessing

  1. Who were Joseph's two sons? Manasseh and Ephraim
  2. Why was Jacob happy? He got to see Joseph and his children.
  3. What did Jacob do with his hands? He crossed them and put his right hand on Ephraim.
  4. Who was the older boy? Manasseh
  5. What did Jacob call God in his prayer? He called Him the God who had cared for him all his life.

Grade 3The God Who Fed Jacob

  1. What did Jacob remember about Bethel (Luz)? God Almighty appeared to him there and promised to make him a multitude.
  2. What did Jacob say about Joseph's two sons? Joseph's two sons are counted as Jacob's own (he adopted them).
  3. How did Jacob place his hands? He crossed them, putting his right hand on Ephraim, the younger.
  4. What three ways did Jacob describe God in his blessing? The God his fathers walked before, the God who fed (shepherded) him all his life, the angel who redeemed him from all evil
  5. What did Jacob promise Joseph? God would be with him and bring him back to the land of his fathers.
1: He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim2: Israel saw Joseph’s sons3: Israel stretched out his right hand4: He set Ephraim before Manasseh

Grade 4God Our Shepherd

  1. How did Jacob describe God? As the One who had shepherded him all his life
  2. What did Jacob's adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh give Joseph? A double portion: two tribes from his family
  3. What pattern from Genesis did Jacob's crossed hands repeat? God choosing the younger over the older
  4. What are God's blessings based on? His grace, not birth order or human expectations

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

Grade 5By Faith Jacob Blessed

  1. How does Hebrews 11:21 describe this scene? As an act of faith: Jacob blessed Joseph's sons and worshiped, leaning on his staff.
  2. What did Joseph receive through his sons' adoption? The double portion of the firstborn (1 Chronicles 5:1-2)
  3. How does this blessing scene contrast with Genesis 27? Jacob once took a blessing by trickery from his blind father; now, nearly blind himself, he gives a blessing knowingly according to God's will.
  4. What is significant about Jacob's use of redeem? It is the first time the Bible uses the word redeem of God's action.
  5. How did Jacob keep God's promise alive for the next generation? He told Joseph that God would be with him and bring him back to the land.

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

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