JBF Genesis Bible Study

GOD SENT ME AHEAD OF YOU TO PRESERVE FOR YOU A REMNANT

Genesis 45:1–47:12

Key Verse 45:7

“But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.”

Read V1-4. After hearing Judah’s plead for Benjamin, how did Joseph respond? How did he reveal himself to his brothers? How did they react? 

Read V5-8. How did Joseph reassure them? What meaning did he see in the tragedy of being sold as a slave? What mission had he received from God? How did his mission make him great? What can we learn about God? About Joseph’s faith? 

Read V9-28. How did Joseph help his family practically? (Think about spiritual help, material help, and human help toward having independent lives.)

Read V46:1-30. Describe Jacob’s journey to Egypt. How did God assured him for this journey? 

Read V31-47:12. How long had the famine ravaged the land when Joseph’s family came to live in Egypt? (45:11) How did his treatment of his family reveal Joseph’s stewardship of Egypt?