Kids' Club Fall 2023: Joseph, Genesis 37:2-11 (Single Page Version)

Introduction: Ability/experience; how someone in the Bible talked about his experience

Background: Abraham>Isaac>Jacob-Rachel>Joseph & Benjamin (lots of step-brothers)

Content & Explanation:

Genesis 37:2-4 Joseph Introduced

bad report (shepherds who take care of sheep)

A gift that prompted hatred & unkind words

Genesis 37:5-11 Joseph’s Dreams

Genesis 37:5-8 bundles of wheat showing respect that prompted hatred

Genesis 37:9-11 heavenly bodies that prompted rebuke, hatred, and thinking

Application

Identify the sin: selfishness; Jacob rebuked Joseph

Illustration: wrong attitude (mean words; bragging - Joseph’s bad report)

Selfishness & pride is sin, James 4:6“God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

The Lord Jesus Christ forgives all sin, even selfishness and pride, if we believe in Him as our Savior from our sins

(SM) Philippians 2:3b “with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;”

God forgives selfishness and pride when we confess our sins

Illustration (kind words> encourage; kind action> help

Admonition: confess pride and rely on the Holy Spirit to help us live humbly

Repetition

Discussion Questions:

In what book of the Bible do we find the story of Joseph? - Genesis

Who was Joseph’s father? - Jacob

After Joseph took care of his father’s sheep, what did Joseph tell his father about his older brothers? - they were doing something bad (bad report)

What did Jacob give to his son Joseph because he loved him more than the rest of his sons? - a coat of many colors

How did Joseph’s brothers respond to Joseph's gift? - they hated him and could not say nice things to him

What did Joseph experience that he told his brothers and father about? - two dreams

What bowed down to Joseph’s bundle of wheat in his dream? - 11 bundles of wheat

When Joseph’s brothers heard this dream, how did they respond to Joseph? - they were surprised that Joseph would dream that his brothers would respect him and hated him even more

What items in the sky bowed down to Joseph in his second dream? - sun, moon, and stars

How did Joseph’s father, Jacob, respond to hearing Joseph’s dream about the sun, moon, and stars, bowing to Joseph? - he rebuked Joseph but also thought over the dream

How did Joseph’s brothers respond to hearing Joseph’s second dream? - they were jealous

What can we do when we’re tempted to brag about our things we can do or things that we have done? - we can treat others as more important than us, serving them