Weekly Study Questions 8 Kirby Jones

WEEKLY STUDY QUESTIONS 8 KIRBY JONES Joseph Answer thoroughly the following questions based on this module/week’s Reading & Study material: 1. T/F—The rest of Genesis is devoted solely to Jos eph. Explain your answer. False. The story of Joseph is one of the best short stories of the bible. The story details Joseph’s "dramatic movement, its brilliant color, its play of all the elemental passions, and its abiding human interest " Apart from the episode involving Judah and Tamar (chapter 38) and Jacob's farewell blessing (chapter 49), the rest of Genesis is devoted to Joseph's life. (Davis,1975, p. 262) 2. Describe in detail Jacob’s gift to Joseph and the implications of the gift. Jacob’s gift to Joseph was a coat of many colours. The expression ketonet passim has been translated three principle ways: “a coat of many colors,” “a long-sleeved robe,” and “an ornamated tunic.” This gift was further evidence of Jacob’s preference for Joseph. This coat caused his brothers to hate him even more than they already had. (Davis, 1975, p. 263) 3. What was the basic theme of Joseph’s dreams? The basic theme of Joseph’s dreams were filled with symbolism. In Joseph's first dream he and his brothers were binding sheaves in the field, and his brothers' sheaves "made obeisance" to Joseph's. In his second dream the personification of natural elements is extended to the sun and moon. They, too, bowed down to Joseph, making him supreme even over his parents. (Davis, 1975, p. 264) 4. What is the irony found in the coat dipped in goat’s blood? The irony found in the coat dipped in goat’s blood is that Jacob deceived his father with a goat’s skin, and he was deceived by his sons with goat’s blood. (Davis, 1975, p. 266)