Questions
10. How did Jacob bless Joseph and his sons? Jacob blessed Joseph, fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you. He also blessed his sons, kissed them and embraced them.
11. a. In which previous stories in Genesis is the younger brother set above the older? Abel.
b. What do these unexpected events teach you about God and His ways? Jacob thought Joseph was gone, but he became a governor in Egypt, and have 2 sons. Something that Jacob can never expect.
12. See Genesis 48:11. What good has God brought out of a seemingly hopeless situation in your life?