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STUDENT'S GOAL
Joseph
Resource book: JOSEPH, God Planned It for Good; by Theodore H. Epp.
Joseph stands as a unique character in the annuals of Biblical history, for two major reasons:
- He was the link between the family of Israel and the nation of Israel. He was connected with the sojourn into Egypt and the birth of the nation.
- The biography of no other man in the Bible reflects so vividly and completely a portrait of our Lord. He was not faultless, but his faults are not recorded.
This study will focus upon this giant for God, and on the many lessons we can learn from him…lessons the Holy Spirit wants applied to our own lives. We will study 101 ways that Joseph was a type of Christ. And we will also briefly consider the role played by his brothers in this moving drama of early history.
Answer the following as you read the FOREWARD of your resource book:
- Joseph’s life was an Old Testament demonstration of
- God gave Joseph tests of , body, soul, and man.
- What does Joseph’s life demonstrate?
- Joseph’s confidence was not in his ability to his ; his confidence was in the of all
- What is God’s ultimate purpose in working everything together for our good?
Chapter 1
“A Man in Whom
the Spirit of God Is”
- Pharaoh called Joseph “a man in whom the of God is.”
- List seven significant men in Genesis after the time of Adam:
- The twofold emphasis in the life of Joseph is the and the of faith.
- In a comparison of the lives of four generations:
Abraham illustrates the doctrine of .
Isaac illustrates the doctrine of .
Jacob illustrates the .
Joseph illustrates our divine . - always precedes glory.
- Name two Old Testament characters about whom nothing negative is recorded.
- Joseph’s life shows us how a person can live honorably before God regardless of his and .
- What was the secret of Joseph’s life? .
- The sufferings of Joseph taught him .
- Those who desire to be spiritually mature must realize that there is no to spirituality.
Chapter 2
Joseph’s Early Life
- Joseph was the firstborn of while Jacob was serving at Haran. named him
- List ten memories from Joseph’s early childhood that no doubt made deep impressions upon him.
- Joseph’s life has all the elements of a great story, elements such as:
- Joseph’s desire to obey God as an adult was probably directly connected to his godly influence on him as a young child.
- Because of his training, he had to trust God in spite of the .
- In Genesis 37:1, Joseph is years of age.
- A child probably learns the greatest percentage of his basic before he is years old.
- was the firstborn of Leah. Because of his sin, the birthright was transferred to , the firstborn of .
- The coat that Jacob made for Joseph designated that Joseph was to be the to the . His brothers hatred for him was also caused by Joseph’s of life and growth. Their hatred would reach the exploding point when Joseph told them about a that he had.
- What was the twofold response to Joseph’s dreams?
- “Man’s are of the Lord; how can a man then his own way?”
- What possibilities threatened the Israelites very existence in Cannan?
- Regarding the trip to Egypt, God would promise Jacob, “I will …”
- “... shall be cut off: but those that upon the Lord, they shall the earth.”
- Jacob’s only daughter was a girl named .
- and had killed many people in Shechem.
- When his brothers saw Joseph coming, they...
- Joseph’s tests show us that trials and temptations involve both and . What is the objective of each?
- God allows tests to separate the from the .
- What were the plans of Joseph’s brothers?
- God used the suggestion of unstable to preserve Joseph.
- What is the spiritual lesson for us to learn from the story of Joseph being cast into the pit, into the place of death?
- Joseph’s night alone in the pit resembles the way God had worked with . Joseph’s night in the pit was not a night of but was a night of .
- Reuben’s to deliver his brother were good, but his was weak.
- Sin that is not will always conquer in the .
- Regardless of the approach used to reach others for Christ, there should never be with the world.
- While Joseph was still in the pit, his brother saw a company or caravan of on their way to .
- What was Judah’s plan?
- Joseph was sold for pieces of silver.
- How was the hardness of Joseph’s brothers shown?
- Acts 7:9 sets before us the contrast between man’s and God’s .
- The positive reactions of believers in the midst of difficulties are to:
- What did the brothers do to cover their sin and to hide the truth from Jacob?
- Jacob’s grief was so deep that he refused to be .
- Although the brothers had apparently gotten rid of Joseph, they had not gotten rid of their .
- Name five other sins that the brother’s sin of jealousy led to:
- follows a person all his life, even into .
Chapter 3
Joseph in Egypt
- Joseph’s confidence was not in his ability to his circumstances; his confidence was in .
- Concerning the young slave in Potiphar’s house, the Bible says...
“the Lord was , and
“He was a ” - Joseph’s character was developed by what he .
- What was the key or secret of Joseph’s life?
- Joseph learned the lesson of through suffering.
- Potiphar was being blessed because of Joseph’s with ; therefore Potiphar put Joseph in complete of his .
- The way Joseph met his difficulties revealed his godly and his future .
- What were the first two tests faced by Joseph?
- Genesis shows us that Joseph was handsome in form and face.
- “Keep thy with all ; for out of it are the of life.”
- Paul charged Timothy to flee “ ” and to “follow , , (or love), ...”
- Joseph did not have the help of the nor books by godly men.
- List seven characteristics of Joseph’s temptation that made it especially hard to resist:
- The most important reason for a Christian to avoid fornication or sex sins is not because of the possibility of nor the possibility of , but that the Christian’s to the .
- Paul said the believer’s body is to be a “ ” sacrifice.
- What are three important lessons Joseph’s ordeal teaches us about temptation?
- What Old Testament saint fell before he learned these lessons?
- List four factors that helped bring Joseph’s victory:
- The disappointment of Potiphar’s wife in passion turned to .
- What did Potiphar do when he heard his wife’s report?
- Although everything seemed to be going against Joseph, the Bible says...
“the Lord was : and
“showed him ,” and
“gave him in the sight of the of the prison.”
- God promises: “I will never thee, nor thee.”
- Joseph was victorious in testing because he was by the .
- The One who Joseph is the One who us.
Match the following:
birth of Joseph A. Genesis 39:4 protected from Esau B. Genesis 30:22-24 a teen’s strange dreams C. Genesis 39:12 sent to find brothers D. Genesis 37:31-32 cast into pit E. Genesis 37:26-28 sold as a slave F. Genesis 37:24 brothers cover their sin G. Genesis 37:5-11 a daddy in mourning H. Genesis 37:12-17 overseer in master’s house I. Genesis 33:1-2 runs from sin J. Genesis 37:34 imprisoned K. Genesis 39:20
Chapter 4
Joseph in Prison
- Joseph’s third test was the test of his . This was a mental test because in the lies the , emotions and .
- Why did Joseph apparently not defend himself against the despicable charge?
- Regardless of the change of circumstances, Joseph was able to remain in complete with God because he faced squarely.
- Although darkness was around him, Joseph was in light.
- and experienced victory in the Philippi prison. John wrote while in prison.
- “Commit thy unto the Lord; also in Him; and He shall it to ...”
- Joseph’s secret power in all of his troubles was in his conscious- ness of the of God. God had not Joseph.
- Evil may have victories, but remember that they are only . God’s will and God’s will always . We must quietly and go forward
- In duty Joseph was ; in temptation he was ;in prison he was .
- The outstanding characteristic of Joseph’s life was , to an Almighty God.
- Time alone with God’s word will establish our before Him. When with the crowd we should never these .
- Regardless of his circumstances, Joseph’s exposed itself clearly to others.
- Reputation is: A.
Character is:
Reputation is: B.
Character is:
Reputation is: C.
Character is: - was one of the main links in the remarkable chain of events that brought about in Joseph’s life.
- Joseph’s religious convictions did not stand in the way of promotion. The promotions came because he had a that would not .
- When we are faithful over the Lord makes us over .
- Joseph assured the chief butler that he would be to his former .
- The fact that Joseph asked the butler to remember him showed his explicit that he had God’s of the butler’s dream.
- Joseph refused to be to God by withholding from the chief baker.
- After the chief butler was released, Joseph spent years in prison.
- Daily faithfulness in ordinary is the best for future .
- What should we especially remember when going through testing?
- The word “perfect” means or .
- Joseph’s advancing was not according to standards.
- In God’s economy the way is first .
- Briefly describe the events which brought about Joseph’s release:
- Our true character is revealed when we are confronted with an opportunity and there is no time for or .
- Joseph walked in the pure of God’s .
- Joseph’s years in the dungeon had taught him that even his must be completely committed to God. He also learned that God was God of the .
Chapter 5
The Test of Prosperity
and Advancement
- What was the view of Joseph’s trials from the...
- What does “be careful for nothing” mean?
- What are three lessons we should learn from Joseph’s life at this point?
- God is not an He does not until the are right to take action.
- Pharaoh’s dreams were used of God to perform His concerning Joseph. The most as well as the most important thing can be used by God to accomplish His .
- God hid the interpretation of dreams from the men of Egypt, but He revealed it to Joseph, a in comparison.
- Egypt: a symbol of the .
- With his words, “It is not in me,” Joseph was giving direct to , and was utterly himself and his own .
- God revealed through Joseph that the dreams had to do with years of , followed by years of .
- In all of Joseph’s discussion with Pharaoh he did not say a word about nor speak in behalf of his own . He had died to .
- is our greatest enemy.
- List seven character traits especially prominent in Joseph at this time:
- Joseph now comes to the greatest test of his life thus far…the test of and .
- The hands that had known the hard toil of a were now adorned with the king’s .
- What question did Joseph now face?
- God never tests a man what he is able to .
- Prosperity often brings . And prosperity often makes a man and , causes him to his friends, and, worst of all, to forget .
- Joseph possessed both and gifts. He apparently had the gift of also.
- Joseph’s new name meant “ of things.”
- What reason did Joseph give for naming his firstborn Manasseh (forgetting)?
- Ephraim means “ .”
- List seven truths that are prominent in this portion of Joseph’s life:
Chapter 6
Joseph as Savior
- Joseph was God’s chosen vessel to bring descendents into .
- God promised to make of Jacob a great , but at this time Jacob’s family numbered no more than people.
- A complete of had to be accomplished on the part of Joseph’s brothers before God’s purpose could be fulfilled.
- To accomplish this...
their had to be awakened;
their had to be ;
was absolutely necessary;
a new had to be .
- The brothers had sinned against:
their
They needed complete .
- was the circumstance God used to bring about the reconciliation.
- Joseph now faced the test of the man.
- What made this such a severe test?
- Joseph’s delight will be in God’s
being
in every .
- What would have happened to God’s plan had Joseph allowed his luxurious surroundings to cause him to think only of himself?
- We should never submit to the Devil even though God can and bring to .
- David said, “Before I was I went astray: but now have I Thy .”
- How did Joseph treat his brothers at first?
- Give two reasons why his brothers didn’t recognize Joseph:
- Joseph accused his brothers of being , and then had them .
- God now gave them time to think and to to the Spirit of God. Without the work of the Holy Spirit there is only , not true of .
- Why did the brothers think Joseph did not understand what they said to one another?
- Give three aspects of repentance with a Scripture phrase showing how each was true in the lives of the brothers:
- How did Joseph respond?
- Back home, they called Joseph “the of the .”
- Jacob expressed a gross lack of concerning the situation.
- What did Reuben say his father could do if Benjamin was not brought back to him?
- Jacob did not think he could stand any more .
Chapter 7
Reconciliation
- Name eight items Jacob instructed his sons to take with them as gifts:
- When a person is guilty of sin, almost brings to him.
- By giving Benjamin times more food than the others, Joseph tested their toward their brother.
- He further tested their reaction toward Benjamin by having his silver placed in Benjamin’s .
- Judah admitted, “God hath found out the of thy .”
- Who intercedes for Benjamin, begging to take his place?
- God often uses to cause men to call upon Him.
- “There is no fear in ; but perfect casteth out fear.”
- What four conditions of reconciliation had been met?
- Why would it have been easy for Joseph to be ashamed to be identified with his brothers?
- Joseph dismissed everyone but his brothers because...
He did not want to their to a group of .
This was an time of .
- Believers will be with the Lord Jesus Christ when they are from the earth.
- What did the Egyptians and Pharaoh’s house overhear after they left?
- Joseph said, “…God did send me before you to life.”
- Only a person by the Holy Spirit could all that Joseph did and still his Joseph’s eyes were fixed on , not on .
- Joseph had passed many tests. He had not become...
embittered by
elated by
vindictive toward his
Answer True or False:
Pharaoh’s wife tempted Joseph to sin with her.
The chief butler was hanged.
Joseph shaved before he interpreted Pharaoh’s dream.
Joseph rode in the second chariot behind Pharaoh.
Joseph was about thirty-seven when the famine started.
Ephraim was Joseph’s oldest son.
He imprisoned his brothers for four days.
The brothers dined with Joseph at noon on the second trip.
They washed their feet upon entering his house.
Egyptians thought it an abomination to eat bread with Hebrews.
Jacob had gray hair.
Four years of famine remained when Joseph revealed himself.
Chapter 8
Emigration
- The first two words they were to quote Joseph as saying were, “ ...” Joseph took no for his exalted position.
- Joseph commissioned his brothers to tell their father:
- We are commissioned to proclaim the to every creature.
- Joseph’s family were to dwell in the land of . Joseph said, “There will I thee.”
- Had Pharaoh not reaffirmed Joseph’s promise to his brothers, Joseph might have been of being to his own .
- What does Scripture say about Jacob’s reaction to the news about Joseph?
- Paul said, “…we walk by , not by .”
- Jacob went to to worship and seek God’s will.
- What four-fold promise did God give Jacob?
- What fact would make it easy for these Hebrews to remain separate from the idolatrous Egyptians while living in their land?
- What blessings would be theirs, thanks to Joseph? They would...
have no want;
be free from the danger of and destruction;
have for their numbers;
live under an and well-ordered ;
have the advantage of needed and .
- Joseph’s plan was to consult with at once.
- Joseph’s life vividly illustrates truths stated in Psalm .
- Jacob would live in the land of Egypt years.
- God has limited Himself to working through to accomplish His will.
- Joseph was the savior of the world, in a sense, because he kept the people from .
- What will help us not be so discouraged about today’s world’s conditions?
- What is God allowing men to see as they wickedly dishonor Him?
- Realizing that God will ultimately rule the nations, we need to that will recognize their to God.
- Joseph demonstrates that it is possible for a believer to succeed in and still be to his spiritual .
- Give three Scripture references, and their words, that can help us in everyday questions of right and wrong:
Chapter 9
Joseph’s Remaining Years
- Joseph lived about more years after the famine. Jacob lived only about or more years.
- What three words, spoken by Joseph, give the key to his life? “”
- What four things were particularly significant about Joseph’s secret?
- 9.4 What are six things that faith does? Faith...
- Why did Joseph weep at his brothers words in Genesis 15:15-17?
- Joseph lived to the age of years.
- Joseph’s bones were carried out of Egypt after about years. The children of Israel had the coffin with them during their years in the desert and probably about more years while they conquered .
- When we are right with God we should be able to look at ad- verse conditions of this life and say, “God it for .”
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