Genesis 42:1-22

Genesis(24) (Part of the Joseph–Finding God's Plan in the Midst of Dysfunction and Disaster(8) series)
by Glen Osborn(137) on June 9, 2024 (Worship Service(149))

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Small Group Questions​​  ​​ ​​​​ ​​ June​​ 9, 2024

The Tables Have Turned ​​ ​​​​ Gen.​​ 42:1-22

 

  • Have you ever had a broken relationship that you thought was too far gone to be reconciled? ​​ Have you been confronted with it or with the person in a way that you didn’t expect and you had to deal with it?

  • Read Genesis 42:1-7. ​​ Why were the brothers not motivated to go to Egypt for grain? ​​ What fears did Jacob have and why?

  • What significant thing happened when the brothers arrived in Egypt? ​​ Why did Joseph pretend to be a stranger and speak harshly?

  • Read Genesis 42:8-22. ​​ When Joseph remembered his dreams, how do you think that influenced how he interacted with his brothers? ​​ Why did he accuse them​​ of being spies? ​​ What information was he trying to acquire?

  • What was Joseph trying to accomplish by putting the brothers in prison? ​​ Why did he want them to bring Benjamin​​ to him?​​ 

  • What was going on among the brothers when they were in prison? ​​ Why is this an important part of this story?

  • What was God accomplishing in the brothers? ​​ Read John 16:8 – how does this apply? ​​ 

  • Read​​ Hebrews 8:12; Psalm 24:6,7; and 1 John 1:9.​​ ​​ How do these verses guide us in dealing with past sins?

  • Prayer

    • Pray a prayer of confession,​​ believing in God’s forgiveness through Christ.

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