Joseph is Promoted
Genesis 41:37-57
I. Pharaoh Esteems Joseph (vs. 37-43)
a. How does Pharaoh receive Joseph’s advice?
b. What specific power does Pharaoh draw attention to in verses 38 and 39 that he wants working for him?
c. Has Joseph gotten Pharaoh’s attention?
d. To what position is Joseph elevated?
e. What does Pharaoh give to Joseph that seals his authority?
II. A New Name (vs. 44-46)
a. How much power does Joseph really have in Egypt?
b. What name does Pharaoh call Joseph? Literally translated “God Speaks and He lives”
c. What / who does Pharaoh also give Joseph?
d. What does Joseph do with his newly acquired position and freedom?
III. Preparation and Preservation (vs. 47-57)
a. How quickly does it seem the seven years of plenty begin?
b. What preparations had Joseph set in order for stockpiling during the years of plenty?
c. What was the volume of what was put away?
d. Prior to the years of famine what is added to Joseph?
e. What are the names of Joseph’s sons?
f. When the seven years of famine followed and the people cried out, what does Pharaoh instruct?
g. Who else is affected by the famine and comes to Egypt?
APPLICATION: Was Joseph just really smart or was God gifting Joseph with the wisdom needed for all that was happening?
Could Joseph know that all that was happening was bigger than just what was personally affecting him?
Do we sometimes fail to recognize the things God is doing in us send out ripples that touch many more lives than we think?
