The American have a saying, “Like father, like son,” which means that the son is like that because the father is also like that. This saying does not refer mainly to physical likeness but more so for characters. Jacob was a tough man. Now we see that his sons were also tough men. Those sons were able to plan and do evil, not to others, but to one of their own.

Read the whole chapter of Genesis 37 before answering these questions.

1. Of all Jacob’s four wives, the one that he loved the most was Rachel. But Rachel only had two sons. The first was Joseph and the second was Benjamin. According to verses 1 to 11, Joseph had two dreams. What are those dreams?  add answer

2. Reading verses 12 to 29, we see that Joseph’s brothers had three plans to get rid of him. Read these verses carefully and see if you can identify those three plans, then write them here.  add answer

3. After Joseph had been sold to the Midianite merchants, what plan did Joseph’s brothers make to trick their father Jacob? (Verses 31-35).  add answer

4. Supposed that you had done something terribly wrong, and you lied to cover it up, but what you did had hurt someone greatly in pain and sorrow, how would you feel?  add answer

5. After reading the whole chapter of Genesis 37, what kind of relationship does Jacob’s family members have?  add answer