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WBS Thursday March 21st
Theme: Being Wronged by Others
Study: Genesis 37-43
Genesis 37 Joseph Despised and Sold
1. How old was Joseph when his brothers sold him? (2)
2. What made it obvious that Jacob loved Joseph more?
3. What was Joseph’s first dream? (6-7)
4. How did his brothers react to this dream? (5,8)
5. What was Joseph’s second dream? (9-10)
6. What did Jacob ask Joseph to do? (13-14)
7. What did Joseph's brothers conspire to do? (18-20)
8. Who did not want to kill Joseph? (21-22)
9. Whose idea was it to sell Joseph to the Midianites? (25-28)
10. How did the brothers deceive Jacob about Joseph's death?
11. Who did the Midianites sell Joseph to? (36)
How does this story contribute to the devastating theme of favoritism in families?
List previous instances of favoritism in Genesis. Did it ever turn out well?
Genesis 38 Judah & Tamar
1. Who is Judah’s firstborn son?
2. Who was arranged to be married to him?
3. What happened to Er & why?
4. Verse 8 refers to “our law.” Whose law?
5. What did the law require?
6. So whom did Tamar marry next?
7. Why did God take Onan’s life?
8. Does she marry Judah’s third son? Why not?
9. What does she do to ensure a family line?
10. What are the names of her sons?
Why is this story in the Bible?
Read Ruth 4:18-22. Who is born from the line of Perez?
Genesis 39 Joseph in Potipher’s House (another R rated story)
1. To what position did Potiphar appoint Joseph? (4-5)
2. What did Potiphar’s wife want Joseph to do? (7,10-12)
3. Why did Joseph refuse? (8-9)
4. What did Joseph do when Potiphar’s wife caught him? (12)
5. Why was Joseph put in prison? (13-20)
6. What responsibility did the keeper of the prison give to Joseph?
What should you do when you are tempted to be immoral?
How do you react when you are falsely accused?
Genesis 41 Pharaoh’s Dreams
1. When did Pharaoh dream his dreams? (1)
2. What was Pharaoh’s first dream? (2-4)
3. What was Pharaoh’s second dream? (5-7)
4. Who was not able to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams? (8)
5. What did the chief butler remember? (9-13)
6. Who did Joseph say would give Pharaoh an answer? (16)
7. What was the interpretation of the dreams? (25-32)
8. What did Joseph advise Pharaoh to do? (33-36)
9. To what position was Joseph promoted? (40-41)
10. How old was Joseph when Pharaoh appointed him? (46)
11. What did Joseph do the next seven years? (47-49)
12. What two sons were born to Joseph? (50-52)
13. Who came to Joseph to buy grain during the years of famine? (57)
Do you ever feel like God has forgotten you?
What gifts do you have that God can use?
Genesis 42 Joseph’s Brothers
1. Who went to buy grain in Egypt? (3)
2. Who was left behind? (4)
3. What did Joseph’s brothers do when they came before Joseph? (6)
4. How did Joseph act toward his brothers? (7)
5. What did Joseph call his brothers? (9,14,16)
6. How did Joseph make them prove they're not spies? (18-20)
7. What did they say among themselves that Joseph understood?
8. Who did Joseph hold hostage until they returned with Benjamin?
9. What was put in the brothers’ sacks of grain? (25)
10. How did Jacob react?
11. What did Reuben offer if they did not bring Benjamin? (37)
Why do you think Joseph doesn’t seek vengeance immediately?
Read Genesis 44:33 & 45:5. What is Joseph thinking?
Explore: Genesis 50:19-20 “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. 21 No, don’t be afraid.”
Express: We cannot do ____’s job for him. (Isaiah 55:8)
God can bring good circumstances from ______ ones. (Romans 8:28)
Engage: Ask God to help your heart towards someone who has wronged you.
Theme: Being Wronged by Others
Study: Genesis 37-43
Genesis 37 Joseph Despised and Sold
1. How old was Joseph when his brothers sold him? (2)
2. What made it obvious that Jacob loved Joseph more?
3. What was Joseph’s first dream? (6-7)
4. How did his brothers react to this dream? (5,8)
5. What was Joseph’s second dream? (9-10)
6. What did Jacob ask Joseph to do? (13-14)
7. What did Joseph's brothers conspire to do? (18-20)
8. Who did not want to kill Joseph? (21-22)
9. Whose idea was it to sell Joseph to the Midianites? (25-28)
10. How did the brothers deceive Jacob about Joseph's death?
11. Who did the Midianites sell Joseph to? (36)
How does this story contribute to the devastating theme of favoritism in families?
List previous instances of favoritism in Genesis. Did it ever turn out well?
Genesis 38 Judah & Tamar
1. Who is Judah’s firstborn son?
2. Who was arranged to be married to him?
3. What happened to Er & why?
4. Verse 8 refers to “our law.” Whose law?
5. What did the law require?
6. So whom did Tamar marry next?
7. Why did God take Onan’s life?
8. Does she marry Judah’s third son? Why not?
9. What does she do to ensure a family line?
10. What are the names of her sons?
Why is this story in the Bible?
Read Ruth 4:18-22. Who is born from the line of Perez?
Genesis 39 Joseph in Potipher’s House (another R rated story)
1. To what position did Potiphar appoint Joseph? (4-5)
2. What did Potiphar’s wife want Joseph to do? (7,10-12)
3. Why did Joseph refuse? (8-9)
4. What did Joseph do when Potiphar’s wife caught him? (12)
5. Why was Joseph put in prison? (13-20)
6. What responsibility did the keeper of the prison give to Joseph?
What should you do when you are tempted to be immoral?
How do you react when you are falsely accused?
Genesis 41 Pharaoh’s Dreams
1. When did Pharaoh dream his dreams? (1)
2. What was Pharaoh’s first dream? (2-4)
3. What was Pharaoh’s second dream? (5-7)
4. Who was not able to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams? (8)
5. What did the chief butler remember? (9-13)
6. Who did Joseph say would give Pharaoh an answer? (16)
7. What was the interpretation of the dreams? (25-32)
8. What did Joseph advise Pharaoh to do? (33-36)
9. To what position was Joseph promoted? (40-41)
10. How old was Joseph when Pharaoh appointed him? (46)
11. What did Joseph do the next seven years? (47-49)
12. What two sons were born to Joseph? (50-52)
13. Who came to Joseph to buy grain during the years of famine? (57)
Do you ever feel like God has forgotten you?
What gifts do you have that God can use?
Genesis 42 Joseph’s Brothers
1. Who went to buy grain in Egypt? (3)
2. Who was left behind? (4)
3. What did Joseph’s brothers do when they came before Joseph? (6)
4. How did Joseph act toward his brothers? (7)
5. What did Joseph call his brothers? (9,14,16)
6. How did Joseph make them prove they're not spies? (18-20)
7. What did they say among themselves that Joseph understood?
8. Who did Joseph hold hostage until they returned with Benjamin?
9. What was put in the brothers’ sacks of grain? (25)
10. How did Jacob react?
11. What did Reuben offer if they did not bring Benjamin? (37)
Why do you think Joseph doesn’t seek vengeance immediately?
Read Genesis 44:33 & 45:5. What is Joseph thinking?
Explore: Genesis 50:19-20 “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. 21 No, don’t be afraid.”
Express: We cannot do ____’s job for him. (Isaiah 55:8)
God can bring good circumstances from ______ ones. (Romans 8:28)
Engage: Ask God to help your heart towards someone who has wronged you.
2019 Thru The Bible Series WBS
Date: Thursday, March 28th
Study: Moses (Exodus 1-7)
Exodus 1 Israelites in Egypt
What did the new king of Egypt fear of Israel?
What did he do because of this?
What did the king of Egypt ask the Hebrew midwives to do?
Did they do this?
What did they tell the king of Egypt?
Focus Verse: Exodus 1:20-21
List facts from the focus verse
(How does Matthew 10:28 apply to this passage?)
Exodus 2 Young Moses
Who was born to a man of the house of Levi?
What did the mother do with the baby after he was 3 months old?
Who found the baby that was born to the Levi man?
Who saw this person find the baby?
Who took care of the baby until he was old enough to stay with Pharaoh's daughter?
What did Moses do when he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew brother?
To where did Moses run when Pharaoh sought to kill him?
Whom did Moses marry?
Focus Verse: Exodus 2:24-25
List facts from the focus verse
(How does 2 Peter 3:9 apply to this passage?)
Exodus 3 Burning Bush
What did Moses see at the mountain of Horeb?
Who spoke to Moses at this time?
What was Moses instructed to do?
What was God sure that Pharaoh would not do for Israel?
What did God say Israel would take with them when they left?
Focus Verse: Exodus 3:7-8
List facts from the focus verse
(How does Psalm 121 apply to this passage?)
Exodus 4 Moses Returns to Egypt
What did Moses fear that Israel would not do?
What two signs did God tell Moses to show Israel so that they would believe him?
What did God tell Moses to do if they still didn’t believe?
Even after all these signs, what did Moses ask of God? How did God react to this?
Who did God tell Moses He would send with him?
What would Moses be to Aaron?
Who did Moses prepare to take with him to Egypt?
How did God react when he met Moses on the way to Egypt? Why?
Focus Verse: Exodus 4:11-12
List facts from the focus verse (See Philippians 2:13)
Exodus 5 Moses & Aaron
What was Pharaoh's response to Moses and Aaron when they asked him to let Israel go?
What did Pharaoh assume if Israel had time to go worship their God?
What further burden did Pharaoh place on Israel now that they weren't doing before?
How did Israel react to Moses and Aaron because of Pharaoh's workload?
Focus Verse: Exodus 5:22-23
Facts from the focus verse (think about verses on God’s timing vs. ours)
Exodus 6 History of Moses
By what name did God call Himself to Moses and Israel?
From what son of Israel did Moses and Aaron descend?
Focus Verse: Exodus 6:6-8
Facts from the focus verse
(See 1 Peter 2:9 & how it applies to the focus verse)
Exodus 7 Beginning of the Plagues
Why did God allow Pharaoh to harden his heart?
How old was Moses when he began to lead Israel from Egypt?
What were the magicians of Egypt able to do that Aaron did before Pharaoh?
What was the first plague sent to Egypt & were the magicians able to imitate this?
Focus Verse: Exodus 7:13
Facts from the focus verse
(Reflect on how 2 Corinthians 2:16 applies to Exodus 7:13.)
Date: Thursday, March 28th
Study: Moses (Exodus 1-7)
Exodus 1 Israelites in Egypt
What did the new king of Egypt fear of Israel?
What did he do because of this?
What did the king of Egypt ask the Hebrew midwives to do?
Did they do this?
What did they tell the king of Egypt?
Focus Verse: Exodus 1:20-21
List facts from the focus verse
(How does Matthew 10:28 apply to this passage?)
Exodus 2 Young Moses
Who was born to a man of the house of Levi?
What did the mother do with the baby after he was 3 months old?
Who found the baby that was born to the Levi man?
Who saw this person find the baby?
Who took care of the baby until he was old enough to stay with Pharaoh's daughter?
What did Moses do when he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew brother?
To where did Moses run when Pharaoh sought to kill him?
Whom did Moses marry?
Focus Verse: Exodus 2:24-25
List facts from the focus verse
(How does 2 Peter 3:9 apply to this passage?)
Exodus 3 Burning Bush
What did Moses see at the mountain of Horeb?
Who spoke to Moses at this time?
What was Moses instructed to do?
What was God sure that Pharaoh would not do for Israel?
What did God say Israel would take with them when they left?
Focus Verse: Exodus 3:7-8
List facts from the focus verse
(How does Psalm 121 apply to this passage?)
Exodus 4 Moses Returns to Egypt
What did Moses fear that Israel would not do?
What two signs did God tell Moses to show Israel so that they would believe him?
What did God tell Moses to do if they still didn’t believe?
Even after all these signs, what did Moses ask of God? How did God react to this?
Who did God tell Moses He would send with him?
What would Moses be to Aaron?
Who did Moses prepare to take with him to Egypt?
How did God react when he met Moses on the way to Egypt? Why?
Focus Verse: Exodus 4:11-12
List facts from the focus verse (See Philippians 2:13)
Exodus 5 Moses & Aaron
What was Pharaoh's response to Moses and Aaron when they asked him to let Israel go?
What did Pharaoh assume if Israel had time to go worship their God?
What further burden did Pharaoh place on Israel now that they weren't doing before?
How did Israel react to Moses and Aaron because of Pharaoh's workload?
Focus Verse: Exodus 5:22-23
Facts from the focus verse (think about verses on God’s timing vs. ours)
Exodus 6 History of Moses
By what name did God call Himself to Moses and Israel?
From what son of Israel did Moses and Aaron descend?
Focus Verse: Exodus 6:6-8
Facts from the focus verse
(See 1 Peter 2:9 & how it applies to the focus verse)
Exodus 7 Beginning of the Plagues
Why did God allow Pharaoh to harden his heart?
How old was Moses when he began to lead Israel from Egypt?
What were the magicians of Egypt able to do that Aaron did before Pharaoh?
What was the first plague sent to Egypt & were the magicians able to imitate this?
Focus Verse: Exodus 7:13
Facts from the focus verse
(Reflect on how 2 Corinthians 2:16 applies to Exodus 7:13.)