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1. How old was Joseph? Seventeen

2. How did Joseph break the sibling code of silence? He

tattled and brought a bad report of them to their father.

3. What did their father srael !Jacob" do that caused morefriction? He loved Joseph more than the other sons andgave him a robe of man# colors

$. How did Joseph%s brothers feel about the situation? &he# hated Joseph and didn%t speak peacefull# to him. Jealous# turned to hatred.

'. (escribe Joseph%s )rst dream. How did the brothers

understand it? Joseph dreamed his brothers werebinding sheaves in the )eld. Joseph%s sheaf stood upand all the brothers% sheaves bowed down to it. &hebrothers understood that Joseph would rule over themand hated him even more.

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1. (escribe Joseph%s second dream. How did his father respond? &he sun* moon* and eleven stars bowed down to Joseph. Jacob understood the dream meant the whole famil# would

bow down to him. He rebuked Joseph.

2. What errand did Jacob send Joseph on? +ind his brothers and,ocks and see if all was well.

3. What did the brothers conspire to do when the# saw Joseph?

 &he# would kill Joseph and sa# a )erce animal ate him.-lthough not speci)ed* later interactions in g#pt impl# theten oldest brothers were present. /en0amin was too #oung.

$. Who stopped them and wh#? euben* the oldest brother*

stopped them so he would rescue Joseph later and return himto their father.

'. What did the brothers do to Joseph instead? &he# stripped o Joseph%s robe of man# colors and threw Joseph into awaterless pit.

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1. What did Judah suggest the# do to Josephand wh#? Judah said the# should not kill

 Joseph* but sell him to the traders and make

a little mone#.

2. What did the brothers do to Joseph? &he#listened to Judah and sold Joseph to the

traders.

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1. What did euben )nd when he returned to the pit? Howdid he respond? -n empt# pit caused euben to tear his

clothes* a sign of grief. He returned to his brothers andepressed concerns about Jacob holding himaccountable for Joseph%s disappeared or death.

2. dentif# the cover4up. &he brothers slaughtered a goat*

dipped Joseph%s robe in the blood* and showed it to theirfather* Jacob.

3. How did Jacob respond to his sons% lies? Jacob tore hisclothing* put on sack4cloth* and mourned for man#da#s. He refused to be comforted and said he wouldmourn until he died. He wept for Joseph.

$. What happened to Joseph? He was sold to 5otiphar*captain of 5haraoh%s guard.

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GOD PROTECTS HIS PEOPLE

IN EGYPT AND THE EXODUS

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IN POTIPHAR’S HOUSE

1. Joseph changed from favorite son to slave at seventeen* when his 0ealous*

hateful brothers sold him. Whom did Joseph serve? What was this man:soccupation? 5otiphar* an o;cer and captain of the guard for 5haraoh.

2. How did the

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 JOSEPH’S PURITY 

1. How did 5otiphar:s wife tempt Joseph? She

oered seual intimac#.

2. How did Joseph respond? Whom wouldgiving in have sinned against? Joseph

refused the oer. t would sin against5otiphar !v. C48" and 6od !v. 8".

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• @+or the

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@-s we have heard above* this appendi was primaril#

attached to the +irst Gommandment. Aet it was laid downfor the sake of all the commandments* since all of them areto be referred and directed to it. &herefore* have said thatthis also should be presented to and taught to the #oung.

 &hen the# ma# learn and remember it* and we ma# seewhat must move and compel us to keep these &enGommandments@ !

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@So this teaching continues through all the followingcommandments toward our neighbor. ver#thing is to ,owfrom the +irst Gommandment:s power. We honor father andmother* masters* and all in authorit#* and are sub0ect andobedient to them* not for their own sake* but for 6od:ssake@ !

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1. How did 5otiphar:s wife respond to there0ection? She pestered him ever# da#.

2. Se outside the covenant of marriage isadulter# and is a sin against 6od. Who wouldhave been hurt if Joseph had given in? Sinwould hurt man#* including 5otiphar* hiswife* others in the household* 6od* and

 Joseph because of sin against his own bod#.

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 JOSEPH’S PURITY 

1. How did 5otiphar:s wife get revenge when Josephre0ected her? She falsel# accused Joseph of rape.She used the outer garment she took from him asevidence to her household and husband.

2. How did 5otiphar respond to her accusations? Hebelieved his wife* felt angr#* and put Joseph inprison with the king%s prisoners. Somecommentaries suggest 5otiphar ma# not have

believed the accusations or he would have killed Joseph. Sending Joseph to prison ma# shows#mpath# while saving face.

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 JOSEPH IN PRISON

1. What did the prison keeper do? He put Joseph incharge of the prisoners and all duties so he didn%thave to pa# attention to an#thing.

2. How did the

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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

1. Joseph%s life foreshadows the life of Ghrist.