WorksheetsStory of Joseph in Genesis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
How many sons did Jacob (also known as Israel) have altogether?
2
12
11
50
Which of these things caused Joseph's brothers to think he was the favorite son of Jacob? (3 are correct)
Joseph received an ornamental robe from his father.
Joseph didn't have to work hard like his brothers.
Joseph was a son of Jacob's old age, to his favorite wife, Rachel.
Jacob made his father a ham sandwich.
Joseph was the hardest work out of all of them.
Which two dreams causes Joseph's brothers to dislike him even more?
Joseph was a sheaf of wheat that all the other sheaves bowed down to.
There were 7 fat cows and 7 thin cows.
Joseph was at the top of a pyramid.
The sun, the moon, and eleven start were bowing down to Joseph.
Which of Joseph's brothers kept Joseph from being killed and was upset when he learned that Joseph had been sold?
Simeon
Judah
Reuben
Levi
When Joseph was first brought to Egypt, where did he go?
Straight to jail.
Potipher's household.
Pharaoh's household.
Goshen.
Why was Joseph sent to jail while in Egypt?
There was no room for him in the inn.
He rejected the advances of Potiphar's wife.
He misinterpreted a dream and got in trouble.
He beat someone up.
While in jail, Joseph interpreted two dreams and said that
everything would be fine for the baker and cupbearer.
both the baker and cupbearer would not live much longer.
the baker would go home, but the cupbearer would die in jail.
the cupbearer would be restored to his position, but the baker would be killed.
Joseph got out of jail when
Pharaoh needed someone to interpret his dreams and only Joseph could do it.
Pharaoh heard Joseph ran things well and choose him to lead the household.
the cupbearer immediately told everyone about Joseph's ability to interpret dreams when he was released.
his brothers came to bail him out.
Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dreams to mean that there would be 7 years of famine, followed by 7 years of abundant harvest.
True
False
Joseph had two sons whose names were
Asenath
Ephraim
Manasseh
Moses
When Joseph's brothers went to Egypt to buy food, what happened on the way back?
They discovered the silver they paid was back in their bags.
They were overrun by prairie dogs.
One of the brothers died along the way.
They had to go back because they forgot their wallet.
What did Joseph's brother's have to bring back with them the second time they went to Egypt?
Their youngest brother Benjamin
Their father Jacob
Their mothers.
All the gold they had.
What trick did Joseph play on his brothers as they were leaving Egypt the second time?
He put a mummified rat in Simeon's bag which began to stink.
He put a hole in the bags of food he gave his brothers.
He stopped them from leaving Egypt as they were at the border without a reason.
He put a Silver Cup in Benjamin's bag which he had his servant find.
Joseph's brothers were worried that Joseph would take his revenge on them once their father Jacob had died.
True
False
Explain in just a few words why Jacob was hesitant to send Benjamin to Egypt with his brothers.
When the Egyptians were experiencing the famine, what did they do?
They rebelled against the Pharaoh and broke into the food reserves.
They sold their livestock, their lands, and their very lives to the Pharaoh.
They begged for grain but weren't willing to give anything in exchange.
They did a dance to ask for the end of the famine.
Jacob blesses Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh as if they were his own sons, but blessed the younger son as if he were the older one.
True
False
Before he died, Jacob (2 things)
gave each of his sons a blessing.
rebuked all his sons for their sinfulness.
made Joseph promise he would bury him in Canaan.
had a pyramid built for him.
What lesson do we learn from the fact that even though there were low points in Joseph's story, things turned out better for his family, because of what happened. (Think for a little bit and give a really good answer.)
70 family members of Jacob came to Egypt from Canaan and they settled in the region of Goshen, were they were very prosperous and had great fortune.
True
False
