Author: sam

Questions for Genesis 47 and Sunday Nov. 3:
1.      What’s God been teaching you this week? What prayer concerns do you have that we can pray for this
week?
Let’s Read Genesis 47 together
2.      What questions arose from the text this week?
3.      Joseph Goes before Pharaoh, then he brings his brothers and finally his dad; what is this progression about?
4.      Why would Pharaoh give the Israelites the best of the land of Egypt?
5.      What do you think it means that Jacob “Blessed Pharaoh”?
6.      Does it seem strange that Joseph charged the Egyptians for grain (taking all that they had) but yet gave
grain to his family? What do you think this was about?
7.      What does Worship mean in vs 31?

Questions for October 27 th :
1. What has God been doing in your life and showing you this week?
2. What questions arose for you from the teaching and the scripture today?
3. Jacob/Israel offers a sacrifice at Beersheba, what is important about this.
location?
4. In Jacob’s vision he heard God say, “I will go down to Egypt with you
and I will surely bring you back” What do we learn about God’s
promises from these words to Jacob? How might this affect our lives?
5.  Pharaoh told Joseph to bring his father and family and everything would
be provided for them, but Jacob came with all of his stuff…. what might
we glean from this part of the story?
6.  The Israelites were given the land of Goshen to live one of the most
fertile parts of Egypt…. what might we glean from this part of the story
about God and our relationship with him?
7.  How can we be praying for you this week?

Questions for October 20th :

1. How have you seen God working this week? How has he used you?
2. What questions came up from the text and message today?
3. The scripture says that Joseph came to a point of “no control “what do you think brought him
   to this point? Why did he send everyone out of the room?
4. What emotions most surprised you in this chapter?
5. Joseph told his brothers that God had brought him to Egypt. Did God also bring Jacob to
   Egypt? To be slaves? Why do we often give God credit for what we sense as good? Yet don’t
   give credit for what we believe to be negative or bad?
6. Do you have any thoughts about the times that Israel is used in this chapter instead of Jacob?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?

Questions for October 6th :

1. Where have you seen God working this week and how has he been using you?
2. What questions arose from the text for you this morning or from the teaching?
3. The is the difference between Judah’s promise to his father then his brother Reuben’s from
   last week?
4. Jacob is called Israel in this chapter again, why do you think the author does that?
5. What was causing such deep emotion with Joseph when it came to deal with his brothers?
   6.What have been your largest takeaways from the Joseph story these last few weeks?
6. How can we be praying for you this week?

Questions for September 29 th :

1. What have you seen God doing this week? How has he been using you?
2. What Questions popped up for you from the text and or teaching this morning?
3. What do you think Joseph was thinking when he recognized his brothers? Why did he choose
   to respond harshly?
4. In verse 18 Joseph says to his brothers, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God.” What does
   his fear of God have to do with what he is talking about?
5. How do you see Ruben’s role in this exchange with Joseph?  How about with his father when
   he goes home?
6. Why were the brothers concerned about the silver in their bags? What do you think they were
   thinking?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?