Lesson VII. Joseph in Egypt

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
This is a storyteller's retelling from an old children's book. Read the Bible passage for God's own words.

Bible: Genesis 37—40 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Stories 15 and 16.)

1. Who was Jō´s̝eph? One of the younger sous of Jā´cob.

2. How did Jā´cob feel toward Jō´s̝eph? He loved Jō´s̝eph more than his older sons.

3. How did Jō´s̝eph's older brothers feel toward him? They hated him.

4. How did Jō´s̝eph's brothers treat Jō´s̝eph? They sold him for a slave.

5. To what land was Jō´s̝eph taken and sold? To the land of Ē´ġy̆pt.

6. How was Jō´s̝eph treated as a slave in Ē´ġy̆pt? He was put in prison.

7. What is told of Jō´s̝eph in the prison? "The Lord was with Jō´s̝eph."

8. Who sent for Jō´s̝eph in the prison? Phā´raōh, the King of Ē´ġy̆pt.

9. What did Jō´s̝eph do for Phā´raōh? He told him the meaning of his dreams.

10. What did Jō´s̝eph tell Phā´raōh were coming upon the land? Seven years of great plenty.

11. What would come after the seven years of plenty? Seven years of great need.

12. What did King Phā´raōh do, when he heard these things? He made Jō´s̝eph ruler over all the land.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 10. Source

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