Genesis 41:1-4
1. How many years have passed since the Chief Butler was restored to his position?
2. Where was Pharoah in his dream?
3. Where did the cows in his dream come from?
4. What did the cows do when they got out of the water?
5. Were all the cows healthy looking?
6. What part of Pharoah's nightmare woke him up?
Genesis 41:5-7
1. Did Pharoah go back to sleep and did he dream again?
2. Is Pharoah dreaming about cows the second time?
3. Did the cows add up to the same amount as the corn in the second dream?
4. What woke Pharoah out of his second nightmare?
Genesis 41:8-13
1. Why do you think the magicians and wisemen couldn't interpret Pharoah's dream?
2. What did the Chief Butler mean by "remembering his faults"?
3. Did the Butler explain to Pharoah what his 'fault' was?
4. What did the Butler tell Pharoah about Joseph?
Genesis 41:14-16
1. Did Pharoah send for Joseph? If so, why?
2. Did Joseph get cleaned up before meeting Pharoah?
3. Who did Joseph say, could interpret dreams?
Genesis 41:17-21
1. Does Pharoah repeat the first dream exactly as it was in verses 1-4?
2. What did Pharoah say woke him from the dream in verse 21?
Genesis 41:22-24
1. Did Pharoah also tell Joseph his second dream?
2. What did Pharoah mean by 'declare it' in verse 24?
Genesis 41:28-28
1. What was Joseph's first comment about Pharoah's dream?
2. Did Joseph tell Pharoah what the cows represented and what did they represent?
3. What did Joseph say was the difference between fat and thin cows or good and bad corn?
4. Joseph tells Pharoah why Pharoah had the dream in verse 28, what was the reason for Pharoah's dream?
Genesis 41:29-31
1. What did the dream portend?
2. How bad would it be?
Genesis 41:32-36
1. Why did Pharoah have the dream twice?
2. What did Joseph advise the Pharoah to do?
Genesis 41:37-41
1. Were the sevants, as well as Pharoah, impressed?
2. Did Pharoah give God the glory? What does 'give God the glory' mean?
3. Why did Pharoah choose Joseph as the 'wise & discreet' man to put over all the land of Egypt?
4. What position in the Hiarchy was Joseph given?
Genesis 41:42-44
1. What did Pharoah give Joseph besides the entire land of Egypt to rule?
2. Was Joseph's position similar to that of a well beloved son?
3. Was there another well known son who was given rule over a vast population and became their salvation? If yes, who?
4. Does verse 44 remind you of anything important about who has the power in God's kingdom?
Genesis 41:45-46
1. What name did Pharoah give to Joseph?
2. What is a 'Prime Minister'?
3. Did Pharoah also give Joseph a wife? If so, what was her name?
4. Who was Joseph's wife's father and what was his occupation?
5. How old was Joseph when this all took place?
Genesis 41:47-49
1. How many 'plenteous years' were there?
2. Was the food gathered? If so, where was it stored?
3. Did this happen in cities all over Egypt or just the one Joseph lived in?
4. In verse 48 what does it mean 'laid up the same'?
5. How much grain was there?
6. How much did Joseph 'lay up'?
Genesis 41:50-52
1. How many of Joseph's children were born before the famine?
2. Boys or girls and what were their names?
3. What does Manasseh mean?
4. What does Ephraim mean?
Genesis 41:53-57
1. When the famine came did Egypt starve?
2. When the people cried to Pharoah for bread where did the Pharoah send them?
3. What else did Pharoah tell his people to do concerning Joseph?
4. What did Joseph do when the people came to him?
5. How bad was the famine?
6. Was it only Egypt that experience the famine?
7. Did Egypt turn away other lands in need?
