Dear Parents, We hope the following summary of the Sunday School lesson will help you in discussing the lesson with your children and in working through this booklet together. SCRIPTURE PASSAGE: Genesis 37:12-36
Joseph The One Who Chose to Obey
BIBLE STORY SUMMARY: Joseph’s brothers hated him, and God allowed them to take him and sell him to slave traders. God then brought along a caravan who took Joseph to Egypt, to the place where God wanted him. God was in control, and Joseph trusted God to bring about the promises He had made for him. LESSON FOCUS: God was in control of the things that happened in Joseph’s life. Joseph trusted God and did not become angry or bitter when he had to suffer. WHAT I LEARN ABOUT GOD: God’s name is El Shaddai, The All-Sufficient One. He is not helpless when I suffer. He is in control of everything. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: Why did Joseph’s brother hate him? (He was their father’s favorite son.) Why did Joseph go to check on his brothers? (His father asked him to see how they were doing.) What did his brothers decide to do when they saw him coming? (They planned to kill him.) What did they do to Joseph? (They threw him into an empty cistern.) Why did they change their minds about killing him? (A caravan came by on its way to Egypt. They sold Joseph to them as a slave in return for money.)
What had Joseph learned earlier in his life about God that helped him through this difficult time? (He knew that God was in control and God had a plan for him.)
How was Joseph similar to Jesus? (Jesus was loved by His Father, hated by His people, sold for silver coins, and through all the difficult times He remained obedient to His Father.)
Will you trust God to be in control even when things are very difficult? Will you refuse to become angry and bitter when life is hard?
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God Is Always In Control
Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers This Week’s Memory Verse: “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 29:11-14a October 20, 2013
Monday – Joseph Is Willing to Help
Saturday – This Week’s Puzzle
Joseph - the one who chose to Obey
Read: Genesis 37:12-17 Do you remember why Joseph’s brothers hated him? (Genesis 37:4) ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ When Joseph’s dad wanted to send him to check on his brothers while they were away tending the sheep, was Joseph was willing to go? yes, right away he didn’t want to go he wanted someone else to go Did he have to travel very far to find them? he found them right away he had to go all the way to Dothan
Did Joseph complain as he searched? yes no I don’t think so Do you complain when your parents ask you to help them? yes no I’ll try to be like Joseph What kind of things do your parents ask you to do? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
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Across Who planned for the caravan to pass so close to Joseph's brothers? Joseph was taken to Egypt to be sold as a _______. Joseph's brothers wanted to _______ him when they saw him. We are to seek God with all of our _______. Joseph decided to obey God instead of getting _______. Down God plans to __________ you & not to harm you. ____________ relied on God when things looked really bad. Who considered Joseph his favorite son? Joseph was ___________ to go find his brothers even though he knew that they were mad at him. How many silver coins was Joseph sold for?
Friday – God Has A Plan for Me
Tuesday – Joseph’s Brothers Act Mean
Read: Luke 6:27-31
Read: Genesis 37:18-33
Joseph had a number of bad things happen in His life. Pick some of them out from the list below ? He grew up without a mom He was sold as a slave He was an only child without a dad He was mistreated by his brothers He lived in a land without any friends
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Right now, pray for God’s help when bad things happen to you in the future.
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Some brothers wanted to kill him right away, but … Judah Rueben Benjamin Levi … told them not to shed any blood. Instead, what did this brother think they should throw him into?
Have you had times when others have been mean to you ? once in a while sometimes yes often
How will you react if bad things happen to you in the future ?
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Did Joseph become bitter or angry from all these bad things that happened in his life? yes I don’t know no, he was still willing to help his brothers (Genesis 45:21)
Joseph decided to obey God instead of getting even with his brothers because he knew God had a ________________ for him. Do you believe God has a ______________ for you? yes no
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him with them on their way to Egypt. Who do you think had a plan for the caravan to pass by where the brothers were staying? _________________ Do you think Joseph was trusting Him and trusting that He had a plan for his life? yes no
Wednesday – Joseph’s Hard Life Read: Genesis 37:28-36
Thursday – Joseph Was Like Jesus Read: John 8:6 and 15:9; Matthew 12:14 and 26:15
Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the people in the caravan to become a slave in Egypt. Do you think the Egyptians made his life easy?
There are many things we see things in Joseph’s life that were like Jesus’ life. Using the verses above, can you answer this quiz about ways that Joseph was like Jesus? Jesus was betrayed for
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___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Could Joseph call on his father for help? yes no Could Joseph call on his friends for help? yes no
They got so jealous of Jesus, they even
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Who did Joseph rely on for help ? ____________ Who do you rely on to help you?
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Do you think Joseph did what Jesus would do? yes no
Will you ? yes I’ll try I’ll pray for God’s help