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Family Devotions Study Questions for Every Chapter of Genesis - Set 8

  • Writer: koorb1
    koorb1
  • 4 days ago
  • 3 min read

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


Genesis 47: Joseph Provides for His Family

Factual Recall

  1. Where did Jacob’s family settle?

  2. What did Pharaoh ask Jacob?

  3. How old was Jacob when he spoke to Pharaoh?

  4. What did Joseph do with the money from the grain?

  5. What did the people give Joseph when they had no more money?

  6. What did Joseph give the people in return for their land and animals?

  7. What did the priests not have to sell?

Simplified

Joseph cares for his family during famine (v. 12). How does God provide through Joseph? How does Jesus provide for our needs?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Joseph settle his family in Goshen (v. 4)? How does this show God’s protection?

  2. Jacob blesses Pharaoh (v. 10). How does this show God’s people blessing the world?

Advanced

  1. Joseph’s provision (v. 12) mirrors Christ’s feeding of the multitudes. How does this typology point to Jesus as the bread of life (John 6:35)?

  2. Jacob’s blessing of Pharaoh (v. 7) reverses power dynamics. How does this anticipate Christ’s kingdom overturning worldly authority (Luke 1:52)?

Genesis 48: Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons

Factual Recall

  1. Who did Jacob want to bless?

  2. How old was Jacob when he blessed Joseph’s sons?

  3. Which son did Jacob cross his hands to bless first?

  4. What did Jacob say about Ephraim?

  5. What did Jacob say about Manasseh?

  6. What did Jacob call God in his blessing?

  7. What did Jacob tell Joseph about the land?

Simplified

Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh (v. 14). Why does God choose the younger? How does Jesus bless us as His chosen people?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Jacob cross his hands to bless Ephraim over Manasseh (v. 14)? What does this show about God’s choices?

  2. Jacob adopts Joseph’s sons (v. 5). How does this show God’s care for future generations?

Advanced

  1. The reversal of Ephraim over Manasseh (v. 14) echoes Jacob and Esau. How does this pattern prefigure Christ as the unexpected heir (Hebrews 1:2)?

  2. Jacob’s blessing (v. 15–16) invokes the “angel” who redeemed him. How does this theophany point to Christ as the redeemer of God’s people?

Genesis 49: Jacob Blesses His Sons

Factual Recall

  1. Who did Jacob call to bless?

  2. What did Jacob say Reuben would not excel in?

  3. What did Jacob say Simeon and Levi did?

  4. What tribe did Jacob say would have the scepter?

  5. What did Jacob say about Dan?

  6. What did Jacob say about Joseph?

  7. What did Jacob ask his sons to do after the blessings?

Simplified

Jacob’s blessings point to a future king from Judah (v. 10). How does this promise point to Jesus, the true King? What does this mean for our hope?

Intermediate

  1. Why do some sons, like Reuben, lose their blessing (v. 4)? How does sin affect God’s plan?

  2. Judah’s blessing (v. 10) promises a ruler. How does this give hope to Israel?

Advanced

  1. The “scepter” of Judah (v. 10) points to Christ’s kingship. How does this prophecy shape the messianic hope fulfilled in Jesus (Revelation 5:5)?

  2. Jacob’s blessings (v. 1–27) form Israel’s tribes. How does this tribal structure prefigure the church as the new Israel under Christ (Revelation 7:4–8)?

Genesis 50: God’s Plan Prevails

Factual Recall

  1. What did Joseph do when his father died?

  2. Where did Jacob want to be buried?

  3. Who went with Joseph to bury Jacob?

  4. Where did they bury Jacob?

  5. What did Joseph’s brothers fear after Jacob died?

  6. What did Joseph tell his brothers?

  7. Where was Joseph buried?

Simplified

Joseph says, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” (v. 20). How does God turn bad into good? How does Jesus’ cross show God’s plan to save us?

Intermediate

  1. Why does Joseph forgive his brothers again (v. 17)? How does this show God’s heart for healing?

  2. Joseph’s death (v. 26) ends Genesis. How does his hope in God’s promise inspire us?

Advanced

  1. Joseph’s providence (v. 20) mirrors Christ’s cross. How does this narrative climax point to the gospel’s triumph over evil (Romans 8:28)?

  2. The coffin in Egypt (v. 26) closes Genesis. How does this transition to Exodus prefigure Christ’s resurrection as the hope of new creation (1 Corinthians 15:54–57)?


 
 
 

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