(Tell Stories 17, 18 and 9.)
1. What did Jō´s̝eph do after he became ruler of Ē´ġy̆pt, during the seven years of plenty? He saved up all the food.
2. What was done with the food that was saved up by Jō´s̝eph? The people of Ē´ġy̆pt were fed in the years of need.
3. Where were Jā´cob and his other sons, the brothers of Jō´s̝eph, living at this time? In the land of Cā´năan.
4. What did Jō´s̝eph's brothers do to get food in the time of need? They went down to Ē´ġy̆pt.
5. How did Jō´s̝eph treat his brothers when they came to him? He gave them food but did not tell them who he was.
6. When they came the second time what did Jō´s̝eph do? He told them who he was, and forgave them.
7. What else did Jō´s̝eph do for his father and his brothers? He sent for them all to come down to Ē´ġy̆pt.
8. How many were the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes or people of Ĭs̝´ra-el, when they came down to Ē´ġy̆pt? Seventy people.
9. In what part of Ē´ġy̆pt did they live? In the land of Gō´shen.