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Family Devotions Study Questions for Every Chapter of Genesis - Set 6

  • Writer: koorb1
    koorb1
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Here is the link to the original video explaining why these questions: https://fb.watch/EpRfgD9YyV/?


Genesis 33: Jacob and Esau Make Peace

Factual Recall

  1. Who came running to meet Jacob?

  2. What did Esau do when he met Jacob?

  3. How many companies did Jacob divide into?

  4. Where did Esau want Jacob to go?

  5. What did Jacob say about the animals?

  6. Where did Jacob buy land?

  7. What did Jacob build there?

Simplified

Jacob and Esau forgive each other (v. 4). How does forgiveness heal families? How does Jesus’ forgiveness bring us peace with God?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Esau run to embrace Jacob (v. 4)? How does this show God’s work in their hearts?

  2. Jacob calls God his deliverer (v. 11). How has God delivered you from conflict?

Advanced

  1. The reconciliation (v. 4) mirrors Christ’s reconciliation of enemies (Romans 5:10). How does this event prefigure the gospel’s power to unite?

  2. Jacob’s altar at Shechem (v. 20) reclaims the land. How does this anticipate Christ’s cosmic restoration (Colossians 1:20)?

Genesis 34: Dinah and the Shechemites

Factual Recall

  1. Whose daughter was Dinah?

  2. Who saw Dinah and took her?

  3. Who asked for Dinah in marriage?

  4. What did Hamor and Shechem ask Jacob’s sons?

  5. What did Simeon and Levi do to the city?

  6. What did Jacob say to Simeon and Levi?

  7. What did the brothers answer?

Simplified

Sin causes pain in Jacob’s family (v. 25–30). How does sin spread hurt? How does Jesus’ love stop the cycle of sin in our lives?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Dinah’s assault lead to violence (v. 25)? How does revenge make things worse?

  2. Jacob fears the consequences (v. 30). How does this show the cost of sin in families?

Advanced

  1. The Shechemite intermarriage proposal (v. 9) threatens God’s covenant. How does this foreshadow Israel’s later struggles, and how does Christ purify His bride, the church?

  2. Simeon and Levi’s violence (v. 25) contrasts with Christ’s nonviolent victory. How does this tension point to the cross as the true resolution of sin’s chaos?

Genesis 35: God Blesses Jacob

Factual Recall

  1. Where did God tell Jacob to go?

  2. What did Jacob tell his household to do?

  3. What did they bury under the oak?

  4. What did God change Jacob’s name to?

  5. Who died near Bethlehem?

  6. Who died at Hebron?

  7. Where did Isaac die?

Simplified

God renews His promise to Jacob (v. 11–12). Why does God keep reminding His people? How does Jesus remind us of God’s love through His promises?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Jacob bury the idols (v. 4)? How does this show a turning back to God?

  2. Rachel’s death (v. 19) is sad, but God’s plan continues. How does God work through loss?

Advanced

  1. Bethel’s renewal (v. 7) recalls Genesis 28. How does this repetition structure Genesis’ covenant narrative, pointing to Christ’s eternal covenant (Hebrews 13:20)?

  2. The deaths of Rachel and Isaac (v. 19, 29) mark a transition. How do these losses prefigure the hope of resurrection in Christ (1 Corinthians 15:22)?

Genesis 36: Esau’s Descendants

Factual Recall

  1. Who was Esau also called?

  2. How many wives did Esau have?

  3. Who were Esau’s sons?

  4. Where did Esau move to?

  5. Who were the chiefs of Edom?

  6. Who had kings in Edom before Israel had kings?

  7. Who was the last king named in the chapter?

Simplified

Esau’s family grows into nations (v. 8). How does God care for those outside His main plan? How does Jesus’ grace reach everyone?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Esau move away from Jacob (v. 6–8)? How does this show God’s provision for both?

  2. Esau’s many descendants (v. 15–19) form nations. How does this show God’s bigger plan?

Advanced

  1. Esau’s genealogy parallels Jacob’s but is outside the covenant. How does this contrast anticipate Christ’s inclusion of all nations (Matthew 28:19)?

  2. Edom’s kings (v. 31–39) predate Israel’s. How does this irony point to Christ as the true king over all nations (Revelation 19:16)?

Genesis 37: Joseph’s Dreams

Factual Recall

  1. How old was Joseph when he had his first dream?

  2. What did Joseph see in his first dream?

  3. What did Joseph see in his second dream?

  4. What did Jacob do when he heard the dreams?

  5. What did Joseph’s brothers hate?

  6. What special coat did Jacob give Joseph?

  7. What did Joseph’s brothers do to him?

Simplified

Joseph’s dreams make his brothers jealous (v. 11). How does God use Joseph’s suffering? How is Jesus like Joseph, rejected but used to save?

Intermediate

  1. Why do Joseph’s brothers hate his dreams (v. 8)? How does jealousy hurt relationships?

  2. Jacob keeps Joseph’s dreams in mind (v. 11). How does this show hope in God’s plan?

Advanced

  1. Joseph’s dreams (v. 7, 9) prefigure his exaltation. How do they typify Christ’s rejection and glorification (Philippians 2:9–11)?

  2. The coat of many colors (v. 3) marks Joseph as favored. How does this symbolize Christ’s unique sonship and the church’s inheritance (John 17:22)?

Genesis 38: Judah and Tamar

Factual Recall

  1. Who did Judah marry?

  2. What were Judah’s three sons named?

  3. Who did Tamar marry first?

  4. What did Onan do?

  5. What did Tamar do when Judah did not keep his promise?

  6. What did Tamar ask for as payment?

  7. Who were Tamar’s twin sons?

Simplified

Judah sins, but God uses Tamar (v. 26). How does God work through messy stories? How does Jesus come from Judah’s line to save us (Matthew 1:3)?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Tamar trick Judah (v. 14)? How does her courage show faith in God’s promise?

  2. Judah admits his wrong (v. 26). How does owning sin lead to healing?

Advanced

  1. Tamar’s inclusion in Judah’s line (v. 29; Matthew 1:3) is unexpected. How does this prefigure Christ’s redemption of outsiders in the gospel?

  2. The twins’ birth (v. 27–30) echoes Jacob and Esau. How does this pattern of reversal point to Christ as the unexpected heir?

Genesis 39: Joseph’s Faithfulness

Factual Recall

  1. Who bought Joseph in Egypt?

  2. What did Potiphar see about Joseph?

  3. What did Potiphar’s wife ask Joseph to do?

  4. What did Joseph leave behind when he ran?

  5. Where did Potiphar put Joseph?

  6. Who was with Joseph in prison?

  7. What did the keeper of the prison do for Joseph?

Simplified

Joseph stays faithful to God in Egypt (v. 9). How does trusting God help in hard times? How is Jesus faithful for us when we’re tested?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Joseph resist Potiphar’s wife (v. 9)? How does his choice honor God?

  2. God is with Joseph in prison (v. 23). How does this encourage us in tough places?

Advanced

  1. Joseph’s suffering for righteousness (v. 20) mirrors Christ’s. How does this typology highlight Christ’s obedience unto death (Philippians 2:8)?

  2. God’s presence with Joseph (v. 2, 23) echoes covenant promises. How does this anticipate Christ as Emmanuel, “God with us” (Matthew 1:23)?

 
 
 

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