A Journey of Faith with the Patriarchs (Genesis 12–50)

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1. When Joseph finally disclosed his identity to his brothers, what else did he disclose?

    a) How long he had spent in prison.

    b) God's purposes which were being worked out in Joseph's life.

    c) How wealthy he had become in Egypt.

2. Joseph's personal forgiveness of his brothers made it possible for them to

    a) deal with their guilt problem.

    b) become wealthy men.

    c) feel they had done the right thing by selling him as a slave.

3. God's greatest purpose in sending Joseph to Egypt was

    a) to interpret Pharaoh's dreams.

    b) to become an important political figure.

    c) to preserve the family of the Promise from dying in the famine.

4. God's sovereignty and man's free will are often in contradiction.

    a) True.

    b) False.

5. God's purpose is ultimately sovereign but it is also gracious, good, hidden and mysterious.

    a) True.

    b) False.

6. Kenneth Chafin defined forgiveness as "refusing to let anything permanently destroy the relationship."

    a) True.

    b) False.

7. Is showing practical concern an important aspect of forgiveness?

    a) Yes.

    b) No.

8. When Joseph left instructions for his bones to be carried back to the Promised Land, he was recognizing

    a) that Egypt was a bad place in which to be buried.

    b) that the focus of the future for him and the family of Promise was the land of Promise.

    c) that his brothers still owed him something.

9. In the last verse of Genesis, the "coffin" is a reminder of sin and of hope in the promises of God. For Christians, what symbol carries these same two reminders?

    a) The cross of Christ.

    b) The symbol of the dove.

    c) The symbol of the fish.

10. The covenant of promise which God made with Abraham has its ultimate focus on

    a) the glorious kingdom of Solomon.

    b) the return of God's people from exile in Babylon.

    c) Christ and His death and resurrection which provide salvation for the world.

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