GENESIS 

Chapters 36 and 37 

If you don’t have a Bible handy, click this link for Genesis Chapter 36 and Chapter 37.

Chapter 36
Verses 1-8       Esau takes his wives, children and goods and leaves the land of Canaan.
Verses 9-14    Genealogy of Esau (wife Adah – son   Eliphaz; wife Basemath – son Reuel; wife Aholibamah – sons Jeush, Jaalam and Korah).
Verses 15-19   Genealogy of Esau’s sons.
Verses 20-30   Genealogy of the family of Timna (Eliphaz’s concubine). Esau (Edom) is connected to Horites thru Timna).
Verses 31-39   The kings of Edom before Esau. (Edom had kings, Israel did not)
Verses 40-43   The chiefs of Esau.

Chapter 37
Verses 1-2       Joseph gives his father a bad report on his brothers.
Verses 3-4       Jacob loved Joseph the most and made him a coat of many colors.
Verses 5-11     Joseph has 2 dreams and tells them to his family. The dreams were not received well.
Verses 12- 17  Jacob sends Joseph to check on his brothers.
Verses 18- 20  The brothers conspire against Joseph to kill him.
Verses 21-24   Reuben (Leah’s son) doesn’t allow the brothers to kill Joseph.
Verses 25-28   The brothers sell Joseph to a company of Ishmaelites.
Verses 29 -35  Reuben returns and finds out that Joseph has been sold. They come up with a plan to tell their father that a wild animal killed Joseph.
Verse 36          Joseph is sold to Potiphar.

Discussion:
-- Was Joseph a tattletale? Or was he just doing what his father asked him to do?
-- Are you someone’s favorite? Are others jealous because of it? Are you jealous of someone that is a favorite?
-- Did Joseph know he was the favorite? Did he take advantage of that?
-- Have you ever been in an awkward position where you knew the truth would cause others to be angry with you? How did you handle it?
-- Did Joseph know his dreams were a prophecy or was he just being arrogant?
-- God’s plan was for Joseph to be in Egypt. Was it God’s plan for Joseph to be sold by his brothers or did God just use it for His plan?

Crafts for Children
White t-shirts
Fabric paint
Have each child make their own “shirt of many colors”.

Coloring Pages:

To print out coloring pages: Click on the image, select copy image, then paste the image onto a document (such as Word). You can make the image smaller or larger - then print.