Sunday School Quiz – 31st May 2020 – Beacon Park Baptist Church

#1 Have you watched this week’s lesson?

Yes

No

It’s always a good idea!

#2 Jacob had returned to live in the land promised by God to his family. What is the name of the promised land?

Israel

Canaan

Egypt

At the time the land was called Canaan. In years to come it would be known as Israel, named after Jacob whom God had called Israel, meaning ‘prince with God.

#3 Jacob had 12 sons; who was his favourite son?

Reuben

Benjamin

Simeon

Joseph

#4 Why was Joseph the favourite son of Jacob?

Because he was the youngest

Because he was the most handsome

Because he was born when Jacob was old

Because he was the eldest

Joseph was the son of Jacob’s old age and the son of his dear wife Rachel. But Joseph was also a boy who loved the Lord, and this was very precious to Jacob too.

#5 How did Jacob show his favouritism for Joseph?

He had a big party for him

He gave him half of all his property and money

He gave him a coat of many colours

He gave him the biggest bedroom in the house

#6 Joseph had a dream about harvest time, when he and his 11 brothers were tying up sheaves, bundles of corn. What happened to the sheaves?

All 12 sheaves lifted up in the sky

Joseph’s sheaf was the biggest and the other 11 fell apart

The sheaves all caught fire

Joseph’s sheaf stood upright and the other 11 bowed down to it

#7 How did Joseph’s brothers react when he told them about the dream?

They hated Joseph because the dream seemed to say that they would all bow down to Joseph

They laughed at him for having dreams about working

They told him his dream was wrong because they were much better at tying up sheaves than him

#8 In Joseph’s second dream, the sun and the moon and 11 stars bowed down to Joseph. He told his family about the dream: how did his father, Jacob, respond?

He was proud that his favourite son was having such interesting dreams

He told Joseph off for saying that his mother and father as well as his brothers would bow down to Joseph, although he did wonder about what the dream meant.

He told Joseph that he wished he was having these dreams and that everyone would bow down to him, because children should honour their parents

#9 Why did Joseph tell his family about his dreams?

He knew that God was talking to him through the dreams and was very proud, wanting to show off to his brothers and parents

He was very keen that his brothers and parents should bow down and worship him, to make him feel important

He was confused by the dreams and didn’t understand how the apparent meanings could be true and probably wanted help to understand them

#10 Joseph’s brothers were angry and envious because of the dreams and because Joseph was their father’s favourite. One day they were out feeding their father’s sheep and saw Joseph, a long way off coming to meet them. They made a plan, what was it?

To sell Joseph as a slave to some passing merchants

To bow down to him when he got to them, to make his dreams come true

To kill him, hide his body and tell their father a wild animal had killed him

Their first plan was to kill him, hide his body and pretend a wild animal had done it. However, Reuben, Joseph’s oldest brother, didn’t want to kill Joseph and persuaded the others to throw him in the pit instead. He planned to rescue Joseph later, but before he could, they saw the merchants passing and Judah had the idea of selling Joseph and making some easy money.

#11 God had a plan for Joseph, even though Joseph didn’t know what the plan was, and he must have been very frightened by his brothers’ actions, being sold as a slave and heading for a foreign country. What comfort and assurance did Joseph have?

His dreams gave him comfort

He knew that the Lord was always with him and would never abandon him

He knew the Lord was his Friend and Saviour

All of the above

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