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Mafunzo Ya BibliaMwanzo

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Swahili Translationand English Version

Mafunzo Ya BibliaMwanzoGenesisSimplified Questions Only

Swahili Translationand English Version

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Doris W. Greig

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Marilyn Clark

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Table of Contents

KISWAHILI TOLEO LA ..........................................................1

MWANZ0 SURA YA 1 ...........................................................2

MWANZO SURA YA 2 ...........................................................4

MWANZO SURA YA 3 ...........................................................6

MWANZO SURA YA 4 ..........................................................9

MWANZO SURA ZA 5-6 .....................................................12

MWANZO SURA ZA 7-9 .....................................................15

MWANZO SURA ZA 10-12 .................................................18

MWANZO SURA ZA 13-16 .................................................21

MWANZO SURA ZA 17-19 .................................................24

MWANZO SURA ZA 20-22 .................................................27

MWANZO SURA ZA 23-25 .................................................30

MWANZO SURA ZA 26-27 ..................................................33

MWANZO SURA ZA 28-29 .................................................36

MWANZO SURA ZA 30-32 .................................................40

MWANZO SURA ZA 33-35 .................................................43

MWANZO SURA ZA 36-38 .................................................46

MWANZO SURA ZA 39-40 .................................................49

MWANZO SURA ZA 41-42 .................................................52

MWANZO SURA ZA 43-45 .................................................55

MWANZO SURA ZA 46-48 .................................................58

MWANZO SURA ZA 49-50 .................................................61

ENGLISH TRANSLATION .......................................English-1

GENESIS CHAPTER 1 ...........................................English-2


GENESIS CHAPTER 3 ............................................English-6


GENESIS CHAPTERS 5-6 .....................................English-12

GENESIS CHAPTERS 7-9 ....................................English-15

GENESIS CHAPTERS 10-12 ................................English-18















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Mafunzo Ya Biblia -Mwanzo Genesis Bible Study - Kiswahili

KISWAHILI TOLEO LA

Mafunzo Ya Biblia

Mwanzo



MWANZ0 SURA YA 1 Kila siku kabla ya kuanza:

ɶ Sali na kumwomba Mungu anene nawe kupitia Roho wake Mtakatifu. ɶ b) Usitumie vitabu vingine kama chimbuko, isipokuwa Biblia. ɶ c) Andika majibu yako na mistari unayotumia. ɶ d) Maswali ya binafsi yanaweza yakoshirikishwa darasa iwapo tu utapenda yajadiliwe.

SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo I yote, Zingatia Mwanzo 1:1-8

1. Orodhesha mistari ambapo utakuta maneno “Munguakaumba” au “Mungu akasema” na uandike unayojifunza Mungu aliumba katika Neno Lake.

SIKU YA PILI

2. Mungu Alinena, na kwa Neno Lake akaumba. Soma na uandike yale ambayo mistari ifuatayo inasema juu ya Mungu, Muumbaji.

Wakolosai 1:16

Zaburi 8:3-5

Zaburi 33:6

Waebrania 11:3

SIKU YA TATU

3. a. Soma Yohana 1:1-4. Neno ni Yesu Kristo. Unajifunza nini kumhusu katika mistari hii?

b. Linganisha Yohana 14:6 na Yohana 1:4/ Je kila mmoja yasema nini kuhusu uzima?

c. Ni ipi njia ya pekee ituongozayo kwa Mungu Baba kulingana na Yohana 14:6?

SIKU YA NNE

4. Tafuta neno Mungu katika sura yote ya I na orodhesha maneno yanayo patikana baada ya Jina lake yanayotusaidia kujua j insi Alivyo.

Kwa Mfano: Mungu -akaumba.



5. Je Isaya 45:18 inasema ni sababu gani zilizomfanya Mungu kuumba dunia?

6. Soma Mwanzo 1:26-31. Mtu aliumbwa ili afananeje?

SIKU TANO

7. a. Je ni maana gani unayopata katika neno “wetu” katika Mwanzo 1:26?

b? Je mistari ifuatayo inakuambia nini kuhusu Utatu?

Tito 3:4-6

Waebrania 9:14

Petro 1:2

SIKU YA SITA

8. Soma Zaburi 104, Zaburi ya Uambaji.

a. Tafuta mistari inayoeleza kwa mifano uwezo wa uumbaj i wa Mungu.

b. Tafuta mistari inayomdhihirisha Mungu kama Baba mwenye upendo na Anayetujali.

c. Chagua mistari kadhaa ya sifa kwa Mungu ambayo Mzaburi aliandika.



MWANZO SURA YA 2SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo 2 yote.

1. a. Wakati mbingu, nchi, na vyote vilivyomo vilipokamilishwa, Mungu alifanya nini siku ya saba?

b. Je, Mungu aliwaagiza watu wa kiyahudi kufanya nini siku ya saba-kulingana na Kutoka 23:12?

c. Kulingana na Marko 16:9. Ilikuwa ni siku gani Yesu Krista alipofufuka kutoka kwa wafu?

d. Ni lini wanafunzi wa Yesu walipokutana na kumega mkate na, wakati wa kuhubiri na kuabudu -kulingana na Matendo 20:7?

SIKU YA PILI

2. Je, ni tofauti gani unayopata kuhusu uumbaji wa mtu ikilinganishwa na vitu vingine vyote Mungu alivyoumba katika Mwanzo 1? Pia tazama Mwanzo 2:7.

3. Mungu alituumba ili tuwe na Ushirika Naye. Tunaposoma Neno Lake, Biblia, na kusali kila siku, Bwana atatuongoza. Soma Isaya 58:11 na yaweke hayo Mawazo katika maneno yako mwenyewe.

SIKU YA TATU

4. Soma Ufunuo 22:17. Ni nani unayemfikiria kuwa ni Maji ya Uzima katika msitari huu? Je Yohana 4:10 na Yohana 7:37 inasema nini kuhusu Maji ya Uzima?

5. Je Timothea wa 2 inasema nlnl kuhusu Bwana Yesu Krista alichowafanyia wale wanaoweka Imani yao Kwake? Kumbuka hii ilipangwa kabla ya kuumbwa kwa dunia!

SIKU YA NNE

6. a. Soma Mwanzo 2:8-17. Elezea mahali ambapo Mungu alimuweka Mtu baada ya kumuumba.

b. Kazi ya Mtu katika bustani ilikuwa ni nini?

c. Ni kitu kipi ambacho Mungu alimtaka Adamu kutii?



d. Je unaamini kuwa Mungu ametupatia mti wa uzima leo? Mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu hili?

Yohana 14:6

Yohana 6:40

7. Agano jipya huzungumzia kifo kinachowajia wale wanaomkataa “Mti wa Uzima” Yesu Krista. Mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu hili?

Yohana 3:36

Warumi 6:23

SIKU YA TANO Mwanzo 2:18-25

8. Mungu alimfanya mwanamke ili aweje?

9. a. Eleza jinsi Mungu alivyomuumba “Msaidizi” kwa ajili ya Adamu katika Mwanzo 2:21-22.

b. Je Adamu alimu-elezea-je Hawa, na alimpa jina gani?

c. Je ni kitu gani kinachosemwa kuhusu mwanamke katika Mwanzo 2:24 .

10. Mkataba mkuu kuliko yote ni ndoa. Leo, wengi ambao hawawezi kufikiria kuhusu kuto kuheshimu mkataba wa kibiashara, hawaheshimu mkataba wao wa ndoa unaomu unganisha Mwanamme kwa mke wake na Bwana. Je Mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu hili?

Malaki 2:13-16

Waefeso 5:25

SIKU YA SITA Soma maandiko yafuatayo, yanayohusiana -kuhusu ndoa na uyaweke katika maneno yako mwenyewe.

Mithali 18:22

Mithali 21:9 na Mithali 21:19

Marko 10:2-9

Mithali 31:10-31



MWANZO SURA YA 3SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo 3 yote

1. a. Je nyoka alielezewaje katika Mwanzo 3:1?

b. Soma Ufunuo 12:9 na Ufunuo 20:2. Je majina mawili ya nyoka ni yapi?

c. Yako wapi makao ya shetani sasa hivi?

Ufunuo 12:9-12

Ayubu 1:7

SIKU YA PILI

2. Nyoka anaelezewa katika sehemu kadhaa katika Biblia. Tazama mistari ifuatayo na uone jinsi shetani anavyo-elezewa.

I Petro 5:8

I Yohana 2:13

Yohana 8:44

3. Je ni maonyo gani tunayopewa ndani ya Biblia kuhusu kuongeza katika Neno la Mungu au kuondoa kitu kutoka katika Neno la Mungu?

Kumbukumbu la Torati 4:2

Mithali 30:5,6

Ufunuo 22:18

4. Linganisha jinsi Hawa alivyomnukuu Mungu katika Mwanzo 3:3 na maagizo ya Mungu kuhusu Mti wa Ufahamu wa Mema na Mabaya katika Mwanzo 2:17. Tofauti ni nini?



SIKU YA TATU Soma Mwanzo 3:4-6 na Waefeso 6.

5. Je mistari ifuatayo inakutiaje moyo, inapozungumzia juu ya msaada wa Bwana Yesu Kristo na Ushindi juu ya Ibilisi?

Warumi 16:20

Wakolosai 1:13

I Yohana 5:4,5

SIKU YA NNE

6. Soma Waefeso 6:10-18 inayozungumzia juu ya ulinzi ambao Mungu hutoa kwa yule aliyempokea Mwana Wake kwa Imani.

a. Ni wapi tunapopata nguvu za kusimama dhidi ya Ibilisi?

b. Tumia maneno yanayoeleza kwa dhahiri - silaha ya Mungu ni nini. Mfano: Fungeni kweli viunoni mwenu.

c. Je maombi yana uhusiano wowote na ulinzi wa Mungu dhidi ya shetani?

7. Je ni lipi kusudi la jaribu la shetani leo, kulingana na 2 Wakorintho 11:3.


8. Je ni nini yalikuwa matokeo ya Adamu na Hawa Kutomtii Mungu?

9. a. Je Warumi 3:23 inatuambia nini juu ya wanadamu toka nyakoti za Adamu na Hawa?

b. Ni nini mshahara wa dhambi na ni nini karama ya Mungu? Tazama Warumi 6:23.

10. Adamu alimlaumu Hawa kwa dhambi yake, na Hawa alimlaumu nyoka. Je Zaburi 32:5 inatuonyeshaje tunavyopaswa kuwa wakweli kwa Mungu katika kuziungama dhambi zetu?



11. Je ni laana gani Mungu aliweka juu ya watu wafuatao pamoja na vitu kwa sababu ya walivyotenda? Mwanzo 3:14,15

Hawa

Adamu

Udongo

Mauti duniani

SIKU YA SITA Mwanzo 3:20-24

12. Je Nungu aliwavisha Adamu na Hawa na nini?

Ni kitu gani kilipaswa kufa ili waweze “kusitiriwa”? -

Je Zaburi 32:1 inasemaje juu ya dhambi “zinazositiriwa”?

Kulingana na I Yohana 1:7 ni nini inayotusafisha kutokana na dhambi zote?

Ni nani alichagua kutufia ili dhambi zetu ziweze “kusitiriwa”?

13. Soma Mathayo 4:1-11 kuhusu majaribu ya shetani kwa Yesu. Shetani alimjaribu Yesu mara tatu. Je ni nini ilikuwa silaha ya Yesu dhidi ya majaribu? Je tunaweza kutumia silaha kama hii leo?



MWANZO SURA YA 4 SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo 4 yote.

1. Ni nini majina na shughuli ambazo wana wawili wa Adamu na Hawa walikuwa nazo?

2. a. Mungu aliwaomba wote Kaini na Habili wamtolee dhabihu? Kila mmoja wao alimpa nini Mungu.

b. Soma Waebrania 11:4. Kwa nini unaamini kuwa Mungu aliipokea dhabihu ya Habili. Kwa kuwa ilikuwa njema zaidi kuliko ya Kaini.

SIKU YA PILI

3. Kaini na Habili walikuwa wameambiwa juu ya ulazima wa dhabihu ya damu kama kielelezo cha Imani yao kwa Mungu, ili waweze kusamehewa dhambi zao. Huu ndiyo mwanzo wa picha inayotuonyesha kuhusu kuja kwa Masihi, Yesu Kristo. Je Mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu Yesu Krista?

Yohana 1:29

Marko 14:24

Waefeso 5:2

4. Kaini alitoa tu matunda ya kazi yake katika shamba. Mungu kamwe hajawahi na kamwe hatapokea matendo yetu wenyewe kwa ajili ya msamaha wa dhambi. Jadili yale ambayo mistari hii inaeleza juu ya “Matendo mema”.

Isaya 57:12

Warumi 3:20

2 Timotheo 1:9

SIKU YA TATU Soma Mwanzo 4:5-7

5. Kaini alimkasirikia Mungu kwa kutojali sadaka yake. Soma mistari ifuatayo uone Biblia inasema nini kuhusu hasira.

Zaburi 37:8

Mithali 14:17

Yakobo 1:19



6. Soma Wagalatia 5:19-21. Tafuta hisia ambazo unafikiri Kaini bila shaka alikuwa nazo kwa ndugu yake.

7. Je Mistari ifuatayo inakuahidi nini wakati unapojaribiwa ili utende dhambi?

Yakobo 4:7

Wakorintho 10:13

SIKU YA NNE Mwanzo 4:8-10

8. Ni dhambi gani ambayo Kaini hakuipinga kulingana na Mwanzo 4:8?

9. Kulingana na Mathayo 9:4 majaribu hutushambulia wapi kwanza?

10. Je Warumi 12:1,2 husema Mkristo anapaswa kufanya nini?

11. Je unaamini kuwa Mungu huona dhambi zetu? Mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu hii?

Yeremia 2:22

Yeremia 16:17

Zaburi 94:11

12. Je Mungu anaahidi atafanya nini tukiziungama dhambi zetu kwake? Tazama I Yohana 1:9.

SIKU YA TANO

13. Je ni nini yalikuwa matokeo ya dhambi ya Kaini kulingana na Mwanzo 4:11,12?

14. Je Mungu alisema nini kuhusu hofu ya Kaini na alifanya nini kuhusu hiyo katika Mwanzo 4:15?



15. Je unaamini kuwa ulikuwa uamuzi wa Kaini ndiyo alisababisha huu utengano na Mungu? Ni uamuzi gani ambao watu hufanya kwa makusudi leo unaowatenganisha na Mungu? Tazama Yohana 14:6.

16. Je Yoshua 24:15 inasema nini kuhusu uchaguzi?

SIKU YA SITA Soma Mwanzo 4:17-26

17. Ni nini baadhi ya vitu ambavyo uzao wa Kaini walianza kuendeleza?

18. Ni kitu gani kizuri ambacho Sethi na wanawe walifanya?

19. Mungu ana-ahidi nini tunapo-liita Jina lake? Tazama Zaburi 91:15,16.



MWANZO SURA ZA 5-6 SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo 5-6 yote.

1. Ni ukweli gani maalum unaojifunza kuhusu mmoja wa uzao wa Adamu katika Mwanzo 5:24?

2. Je maelezo “Tembea na Mungu” yana maanisha nini kwako?

SIKU YA PILI

3. Nini maana ya Jina la Nuhu kulingana na Mwanzo 5?

4. Je ni kwa namna gani mistari ifuatayo inapendekeza njia ambazo unge -”mfariji” mtu.

Wakolosai 1:3

Waebrania 10:24

1 Wathessalinike 2:11,12

5 Kulingana na Mwanzo 5, uzao wote wa Adamu isipokuwa Henoko walifariki mwisho wa uhai wao. Kulingana na Mwanzo 5, Henoko “ALIISHI” kwa sababu alitembea na Mungu. Tunawezaje kuishi milele?

Yohana 6:27

Yohana 5:24

SIKU YA TATU Soma I Wathessalonike 4:16-18 na Mwanzo 5:24

6. Ni nini ilimtokea Henoko?

7. Yafuatayo yanatueleza zaidi kuhusu Henoko.

Waebrania 11:5

Yuda 1:14,15



8. a. Je, kuondoloewa kwa Henoko na Mungu kunafanana na kilichoelezwa katika I Wathessalonike 4:17,18 ?

b. Kulingana na mistari hii, ni nani Wakristo watakutana naye angani, na kwa muda gani tutakuwa naye?

c. Kwa nini Mungu alitupangia tufahamu kuhusu hili tukio la baadaye?

SIKU YA NNE Soma Mwanzo 6.

9. Tafuta maneno yanayoelezea taifa la wanadamu kwa wakati huu.

10. Je fungu hili linasema nini kuhusu mawazo ya mtu juu ya dhambi?

11. Kulingana na Mwanzo 6:6, Hisia za Mungu zilikuwaje kuhusu mtu atendaye dhambi?

12. Je Mungu aliamua kufanya nini juu ya hali ya mtu ya kutenda dhambi kwa wakati huu?

13. Je ni kwa muda gani Mungu alipanga kusubiri kabla ya kuleta hukumu juu ya dhambi ya Mwanadamu? Tazama Mwanzo 6:3. Unafikiria ni kwa nini alisubiri? Tazama 2 Petro 3:9.

14. Je mistari ifuatayo inasema Mungu atamfanyia nini Mkristo anayetembea katika ushirika pamoja naye?

Isaya 57:15

2 Wakorintho 6:16

Yohana 14:23


15. Elezea safina.

16. Ni kitu gani kingeuawa na gharika?



17. Nani na nini wangekuwa ndani ya safina?

18. Je Nuhu alikuwa mtiifu? Biblia inafundisha kuwa iwapo tunampenda Mungu tutamtii. Je mistari ifuatayo inasemaje kuhusu hili?

Waefeso 6:6

Waebrania 13:16

SIKU YA SITA YESU KRISTO NDIYE “SAFINA YA USALAMA” YA MKRISTO

19. Palikuwa na mahali pamoja tu pa usalama kwa ajili ya Nuhu, na hapo palikuwa ni safina.

-Kuna mahali pamoja tu pa usalama kwa ajili yetu napo ni YESU.

-Sema mistari ifuatayo ilivyo -ona kuhusu hili:

Yohana 10:9

Yohana 5:11-13

Yohana 3:16-17

20. Je unaweza kumsaidiaje mtu kujua juu ya “USALAMA” unaopatikana ndani ya Yesu Krista?



MWANZO SURA ZA 7-9 SIKU YA KWANZA. Soma Mwanzo yote 7.

1 Ni ukweli gani mpya uliyojifunza kuhusu idadi ya wanyama ambao wataingizwa ndani ya Safina katika Mwanzo 7:2,3?

2. Nuhu na jamii yake walisubiri siku saba wakiwa ndani ya Safina kabla ya mvua kunyesha. Soma mistari ifuatayo inayozungumza juu ya kumtumaini Mungu.

Mithali 16:20

Yeremia 17:5,7

Zaburi 3:3,5

Zaburi 16:1,11

SIKU YA PILI

3. Tabia ya Nuhu kwa Mungu ilikuwaje? Angalia MWanzo 7:5.

4. Mvua ilinyesha kwa muda gani?

5. Ni nani aliyefunga mlango wa Safina?

6. Iwapo umezungukwa na matatizo sasa hivi, Je unamruhusu Mungu “kukufungia” katika uangalizi wake ili vitu hivi visiweze kukudhuru? Angalia Zaburi 31:19 na Yohana 14:27 uone ni msaada gani Mungu anaweza kukupatia.

SIKU YA TATU. Soma Mwanzo 8

7. Taja vitu ambavyo viliangamizwa na gharika kwa sababu ya hukumu ya Mungu juu ya dhambi za Mwanadamu.

8. Agano jipya inasemaje kuhusu adhabu kwa ajili ya dhambi katika Warumi 6:23?



9. Je, ni karama gani ya ajabu ambayo pia imetajwa katika Warumi 6:23? Ni nani anayekuwezesha kupokea karama hii kwa Imani?

10. Mungu alimwambia Nuhu afanye kitu gani baada ya Nuhu kuona ardhi ilikuwa imekauka? Je Nuhu alimtii Mungu?

11 Mistari ifuatayo itakusaidia kujua umuhimu wa kulisikia Neno la Mungu na kuwa Mtiifu.

Zaburi 119:11

Yohana 8:47

Yohana 5:24

2 Timothea 3:16,17

SIKU YA NNE. Mwanzo 8:20-22

12. Ni kitu gani cha kwanza ambacho Nuhu alifanya baada ya yeye na jamii yake kutoka ndani ya Safina?

13. Mwanzo 8:21 inasema kuwa Mungu alisikia harufu nzuri ya dhabihu. Hii inamaanisha kuwa alifurahishwa na Ibada iliyofanyika. Soma 2 Wakorintho 2:14,15 halafu jibu maswali:

a. Ni nani anayemfanya Mkristo kuwa mshindi katika hali yeyote ile?

b. Ni “Manukato mazuri” yapi ambayo Mkristo anaweza kushiriki au kuyawazia?

c. Iwapo tungetegemea wema wetu wenyewe, hii haingeweza kuwa harufu nzuri kwa Mungu. Je, wema wetu ungekuwa na harufu gani na kufananaje?

SIKU YA TANO. Soma Mwanzo 9:1-19

14. Ni nini Mungu aliahidi kuwa kamwe hangetenda tena katika Mwanzo 8:21?

15. Kama ahadi kwa agano hili katika Mwanzo 8:21. Ni kitu gani Mungu alisema ataweka angani ili kumkumbusha mwanadamu katika vizazi vyote kuhusu Agano lake na Nuhu?



16. a. Ni kitu gani kipya Mungu alichomruhusu Mwanadamu kula baada ya gharika?

b. Ni kwa nini Mungu alisema Mtu au mnyama ni lazima afe kwa kosa la kuua Mtu?


17. Ni nini Nuhu alichofanya katika Mwanzo 9:20,21 kilichokazia kile ambacho Mungu alifundisha katika Warumi 3:23?

18. Wana watatu wa Nuhu walimtendeaje Baba yao?

19. Ni nini ilikuwa matokeo ya Hamu kukosa upendo na kutomjali Baba yake?

20. Je ni nini mistari ifuatayo kutoka katika Neno la Mungu inakushauri kufanya?

Mithali 21:23

Mithali 17:9

Mithali 10:12

I Yohana 4:10,11



MWANZO SURA ZA 10-12 SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo 10

1. Je, hii inaandika juu ya jamii ya nani?

2. Ni maendeleo gani unayopata kati ya wana wa Yafethi, Hamu, na Shemu katika mistari ya 5, 20, na 31?

3. Mwanzo 10 inatupa historia ya nyuma ya jamii ya Nuhu. Iwapo wewe ni wa Yesu Kristo, basi u katika jamii ya Mungu (Yohana 14:6). Jamii inayo majukumu fulani. Je maandiko yafuatayo yanakuambiaje kuhusu jamii?

Kumbukumbu la Torati 4:9,10

Timotheo 3:4,5

Mithali 22:6

SIKU YA PILI Soma Mwanzo 11 yote

4. Je ni lipi la kufanana ambalo uzao wote wa Nuhu walikuwa nao kwa wakati huu?

5. a. Ni sababu zipi zilizowafanya watu waamue kujenga Mnara wa Babeli?

b. Soma Mwanzo 9:1 na 9:7 kuamua iwapo watu hawa walikuwa wakifuata mpango wa Mungu kwa ajili ya maisha yao.

6. Je Mungu aliwa-simamishaje hawa watu wasiendelee na mpango wao?

SIKU YA TATU

7. Ni neno gani katika Mwanzo 11:7 inayo-onyesha kuwa Mungu ni Utatu?

8. Mistari ifuatayo pia humfunua Mungu kama Utatu (Nafsi tatu katika moja).

Mathayo 28:19

Luka 3:22

Tito 3:4-6



9. Kutawanyika kwa watu kunatokea katika Mwanzo 11:7-9. Ni fungu gani katika Mwanzo 10:25 ingeonyesha kutawanyika kwa watu?

SIKU YA NNE Soma Mwanzo 12:1-9 KUMBUKA: Abramu na Ibrahimu ni mtu mmoja.

10. Kulingana na Mwanzo 12:1, ni nini Abramu angeacha licha ya nchi ya kwao?

11. Ni nini Mungu alimwahidi Abramu iwapo angemtii?

12. Ni nani Abramu alimchukua naye? Mwanzo 11:31, Mwanzo 12:5

13. Wakati Abramu alipofika kanaani, ni nani Mungu alimwahidi nchi hii?

14. Je, ni kwa jinsi gani Abramu alionyesha Imani iliyo kamili kwa ahadi ya Mungu kwake, ingawa hakuwa na watoto?

SIKU YA TANO

15. Fikiria jinsi ambavyo ilipaswa kuwa vigumu kwa Abramu kuacha kwao kwa ajili ya nchi mpya ya kigeni. Soma Marko 8:34-36 na utumie mistari hii kuelezea jinsi ambavyo Mkristo leo anavyopaswa kutaka kufuata kile Yesu Kristo anamhitaji kufanya .

16. Kristo pia anaahidi mambo mengi ya ajabu kwa wale watakaompokea kwa Imani. Soma mistari ifuatayo ili ugundue baadhi ya ahadi hizi.

Yohana 14:27

Warumi 8:35,37-39

Mathayo 4:18,19

SIKU YA SITA Soma Mwanzo 12:10-20 na Mwanzo 13

17. Ni kwa nini Abramu ilibidi aondoke Kanaani na alikwenda wapi?

18. Ni nani aliteseka kwa sababu Abramu alitenda dhambi?



19. Ni ahadi zipi za ajabu ambazo Mungu anakuahidi katika I Yohana 1:9?

20. Ni nini kilichosababisha matatizo kati ya wachunga wa Abramu na wale wa Lutu, na Abramu alisuluhishaje tatizo hili?

21. Abramu alikwenda kuishi wapi, na ni kitu gani cha kwanza tulichoandikiwa ambacho alifanya akiwa pale?

22. Je, wewe hukutana na Mungu kwa dakika chache kila siku? Kama jamii, Je mwakutana na Mungu? Mungu, kwa bidii anakusubiri ili utake kufanya hili. Je utamwamini sasa ili akusaidie kuweza kufanya hili? Angalia Wafilipi 4:13.



MWANZO SURA ZA 13-16 SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo 13:1-18

1. Abramu alisema nini katika Mwanzo 13:8, ambayo ingepaswa kuwa ndiyo tabia ya kudumu ya WaKristo?

2. Lutu alihamia wapi, na ni watu wa aina gani ambao jamii yake ilijifunua kwao katika sehemu hii?

3. Lutu alifanya uchaguzi mbaya katika maisha yake. Biblia hutueleza umuhimu wa chaguzi. Je Yoshua 24:15 inasemaje?

SIKU YA PILI Soma Mwanzo 14

4. Kulingana na Mwanzo 14:4. Je, ni kwa miaka mingapi Wafalme waliwatumikia waliowashinda kutoka mashariki? Je walifanya nini katika mwaka wa kumi na tatu?

5. Mungu alimtumia Abramu kumwokoa Lutu. Ni nani basi alimtia nguvu Abramu na kumwezesha kushinda vita? Angalia Zaburi 24:8 na Zaburi 50:15.

6. Na sisi pia tumeahidiwa ushindi katika vita kupitia kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo. Soma 2 Wakorintho 2:14,15. Ni sehemu gani yenye msaada zaidi katika ahadi hii?

SIKU YA TATU. Soma Mwanzo 14:17-24

7. Ni wafalme gani wawili waliompa Abramu heshima baada ya ushindi wake?

8. Soma Waebrania 7:1-3 na orodhesha kweli zote mpya unazojifunza kuhusu Melkizedeki.

9. Soma Waebrania 7:22, 24-27. Elezea Yesu Kristo kama Kuhani wetu mkuu.

10. Kulingana na Mwanzo 14:20, Abramu alimpa nini Melkizedeki?

11. Mungu anaahidi nini katika Malaki 3:10 kwa wale watakao toa sehemu moja ya kumi ya mapato yao kwake?



SIKU YA NNE Soma Mwanzo 15

12. Je Mungu aliahidi Angekuwa nini kwa Abramu ili asije akaogopa mambo ya wakati ujao?

13. Bwana siku zote hutoa silaha kwa watu wake katika vita waliyomo. Soma Waefeso 6:10-18.

a. Kwa nini alimpa Mwaminio silaha za kiroho?

b. Je chapeo yawakilisha nini?

c. Je ni sehemu gani ya Silaha ambayo ni upanga wa Roho?

14. Tukiisha kuvaa silaha zetu za Kiroho, Tunapaswa kufanya nini kulingana na Waefeso 6:18?

15. Kama WaKristo hatuhitaj i kuogopa uwezo wa shetani. Weka mistari ifuatayo katika maneno yako mwenyewe.

Isaya 54:17

Warumi 8:31

SIKU YA TANO Soma Mwanzo 15:5-21

16. Mungu aliahidi uzao wa Abramu (watoto) katika Mwanzo 12. Mungu alimwambia nini Abramu kuhusu idadi ya uzao wake katika Mwanzo 15:5?

17. Ni nini Mungu alimwonya Abramu kuwa “uzao wake” ungeteswa? Angalia Mwanzo 15:13,14.

SIKU YA SITA Soma Mwanzo 16.

18. Kulingana na sheria ya wakati huo, ushauri wa Sarai katika Mwanzo 16: 2 ulikuwa ni sawa kisheria na tendo la kawaida. Je ushauri wake ulikuwa nini?

19. Ni matokeo gani ya kusikitisha yaliyotokana na Abramu na Sarai kutokuwa wavumilivu, na tamaa yao ya “kumsaidia Mungu” na kuiharakisha ahadi ya watoto?



20. Weka mistari ifuatayo katika maneno yako mwenyewe, ukiyahusisha mawazo yao kwako kuhusu “Kumtumaini” na “Kumngojea Bwana.”


Zaburi 37:5, 7 na 40

Mithali 3:5, 6, 24 na 26

21. Ni nini Bwana Yesu Krista alisema kuhusu “Kutumaini” katika Mathayo 6:25-34?

22. Baada ya Sarai kumtendea Hajiri vibaya kwa chuki, Hajiri alikwenda wapi na ni nani alimjia pale?

23. Hajiri alipoteza nini kwa kukimbia kutoka katika hali ngumu? Tumia mawazo yako, kwa sababu maandiko hayaelezi.

24. Je Hajiri aliambiwa afanye nini na Malaika wa Bwana?

25. Ni nani aliyekuwa Malaika wa Mungu kulingana na Mwanzo 16:13?




1. Wakati Abramu alipokuwa na umri wa miaka 99, Bwana alimtokea, je Alimwambia Abramu afanye nini?

2 Ni hatua gani aliyochukua Abramu kujinyenyekeza mbele za Mungu?

3. Ni jina gani jipya ambalo Abramu alipewa na Mungu?

4. Ni nini ingekuwa “Ishara ya Nje” ya ahadi ya Agano ambayo Mungu alimwahidi Ibrahimu?

5. Tohara ilikuwa ni ishara ya nje ya Agano. Wakati Yesu Krista alipakuja, kanuni ya thara ya mwili ilikomeshwa kama “Ishara ya Agana.” Je Wakolosai 2:8-13 inasema nini kuhusu “Tohara ya Krista”?

SIKU YA PILI

6 . Ni jina gani jipya ambalo Mungu alimpatia Sarai?

7 Ni baraka zipi ambazo Mungu alimwahidi Sara?

8. Je Mungu anasema nini kuhusu ahadi yake ya Mwana kwa Ibrahimu katika Mwanzo 17.:21?

9. Baada ya Mungu kumaliza kunena, Ibrahimu alifanya nini kuonyesha Imani yak e na utiifu kwa Mungu?

SIKU YA TATU Soma Mwanzo 18

10. Bwana alimwambia Ibrahimu nini kuhusu Sara?

11 Mungu alikuwa amemwahidi Ibrahimu uzao (watoto) alipokuwa na umri wa miaka 75 (Mwanzo 12) . Aliendelea kutoa ahadi hii kwa miaka 24! (Mwanzo 13-15). Sasa Mungu alikuwa anatimiza ahadi yake.

a. Kwa nini Sara alicheka kile alichosema Bwana katika Mwanzo 18:10?

b. Ni maneno gani Bwana aliyazungumza katika Mwanzo 18:14 kumtia moyo Sara kumtumaini Mungu?



12. Bwana alipofikiri kuhusu Ibrahimu katika Mwanzo 18:16-19, ni nini Alichosema Ibrahimu angefanya kwa ajili ya watu wa nyumbani mwake na watoto wake?

13. Weka katika maneno yako mwenyewe kutoka katika Biblia, mistari hii kwa ajili ya kufundisha jamii zetu kuhusu Bwana.

Kumbukumbu la Torati 6:6,7


Isaya 28:9-10

SIKU YA NNE

14. Katika Mwanzo 18:16-33, Ibrahimu anasihi kwa ajili ya Sodoma katika maombi. Je, ni mara ngapi Ibrahimu alimwomba Mungu asiuharibu mji?

15. Je, Mungu ni Mwamuzi wa aina gani?

I Yohana 4:8

Zaburi 145:17

SIKU YA TANO Soma Mwanzo 19

16. Je ni kitu gani Malaika walimwonya Lutu kilichokuwa kinaenda kutokea?

17. Kwa kipindi chote Lutu alipoishi Sodoma, alishindwa kuwavuta kwa Mungu. Binti zake waliolewa na Wanaume wasiomcha Mungu. Liko onyo gani kwa ajili yetu leo?

18. Weka katika maneno yako mwenyewe mistari hii inayohusu Uhusiano wa Wakristo kwa dunia.

Warumi 12:1, 2

Wagalatia 1:3, 4

Yohana 2:15-17




19. Je, Mungu alionyeshaje huruma yake kwa Lutu wakati “alipokawia” badala ya kumtii Malaika wa Mungu?

20. Soma I Wakorintho 3:10-16. Lutu alipoteza mali yake yote. Ardhi, wakwe, na mke wake. Elezea hii na hasara ya Mkristo inayoelezwa katika mistari hii.

a. Ni msingi upi ambao Mkristo anapaswa kujenga juu yake?

b. Kulingana na I Wakorintho 3:10-16, ni zana gani za ujenzi wa kiroho unazofikiri Lutu alitumia hali akiishi Sodoma?

c. Mara Mkristo anapompokea Kristo kwa ukweli kama Bwana na Mwokozi wake, eleza kitakachotokea baada ya kazi yake kujaribiwa na Mungu.

21. Je Mwanzo 19 inasema ni kwa jinsi gani Mungu alivyokumbuka maombi ya Ibrahimu aliyo-omba katika Mwanzo 18:22-33?



MWANZO SURA ZA 20-22 SIKU YA KWANZA -Soma Mwanzo 20

1 Ibrahimu aliiacha nchi ya Kanaani kama alivyofanya katika Mwanzo 12:10-20. Je, Ibrahimu alimwitaje mkw wake katika haya maandiko mawili?

2 Ibrahimu alisema “Nusu ukweli.” Je, uongo huu ulimu-ingizaje katika matatizo katika Mwanzo 20?

3. Ni nani aliyemsalimisha Sara kutoka kwa Abimeleki?

4. Dhambi ya Ibrahimu ilimgharimuje Abimeleki?

5. Soma I Yohana 1:9. Mkristo anaweza kufanya nini kuhusu dhambi yake, na Mungu atafanya nini kuhusu dhambi hii?

6. Mungu aliwalinda Ibrahimu na Sara wakati Ibrahimu aliposema uongo. Mistari hii inasema nini kuhusu ulimi?

Mithali 10:19

Yakobo 3:3-6

SIKU YA PILI. Soma Mwanzo 21.

7. a. Mungu aliahidi nini kwa ajili ya Sara katika Mwanzo 17:16?

b. Je, Mungu alitunza ahadi yake katika Mwanzo 21?

c. Je, Ibrahimu alikuwa na umri gani wakati Mwanawe alipozaliwa?

8. Soma mistari ifuatayo inayohusu ahadi za Mungu katika Neno lake.

Yakobo 1:12

2 Petro 1:4



SIKU YA TATU. Soma Warumi 4

9. Je, Ibrahimu alihesabiwa haki (kana kwamba alikuwa hajawahi kutenda dhambi) na akafanywa mwenye haki mbele za Mungu kwa matendo yake au kwa Imani yake? Toa mistari kuthibitisha jibu lako.

10. Ni watu gani ambao “Wamebarikiwa” katika Warumi 4:7,8?

11. Kulingana na Warumi 4:25, ni kwa nini Yesu alijitoa kufa msalabani kama dhabihu na ni kwa nini Mungu alimfufua kutoka kwa wafu?

12. Iwapo tutapokea kile ambacho Warumi 4:25 inazungumzia, tunapaswa kuwa na nini ambacho Ibrahimu alikuwa nacho?

SIKU YA NNE. Soma Mwanzo 21:9-21

13. Je, ni katika mistari ipi ambapo Mungu alimwahidi Ibrahimu kuwa, wanawe wawili wote wataishi na kuwa Baba wa mataifa?

14. Je, Wagalatia 5:16-24 ina msaada gani kwa Mkristo anayeamua kutembea “kwa roho” wa Mungu kwa Imani badala ya kutembea “katika mwili” wenye mipango ya wanadamu?


15. Mara tu Ibrahimu alipowafukuza Hajiri na Ishmaeli, je, Abimeleki alimwambia nini Ibrahimu kinacho-onyesha Ibrahimu alikuwa anamtii Mungu?

16. Je, Yesu alisema nini kuhusu “Nuru” na “uzima” wa Mkristo? Yohana 8:12

Mathayo 5:16

17. Abimeleki na Ibrahimu hawakuelewana katika Mwanzo 21:26. Je, ilikuwa juu ya nini?

18. Je, Yakobo 5:15 inasema nini kuhusu kutokuelewana kati ya Wakristo?

SIKU YA SITA Soma Mwanzo 22

19. Tafsiri zingine za Biblia zinasema “Mungu alimjaribu Ibrahimu”. Maneno ya kiingereza yanamaanisha “Mungu alimtihani Ibrahimu”. Je, Yakobo 1:13-15 inasemaje kuhusu kujaribiwa na Mungu?



20. Soma maandiko ili uone Mkristo anavyoweza kufanya wakati wa majaribu na kuwa mshindi.

Warumi 6:12,13

1 Petro 5:8,9

21. Je, Mungu alimtaka Ibrahimu afanye nini kama Mtihani ili aone angekuwa mtiifu kiasi gani?

22. Je, watu wangapi walienda na Ibrahimu hadi mlimani kwa ibada?

23. a. Je, ni fungu gani katika Mwanzo 22:5 inayokufanya uamini kuwa Ibrahimu aliamini Mungu angempa dhabihu nyingine au kwamba Angemfufua Isaka kutoka kwa wafu?

b. Je, Waebrania 11:17-19 inasema nini kuhusu tukio hili?



MWANZO SURA ZA 23-25 SIKU YA KWANZA. Soma Mwanzo 23

1. Sar aliishi kwa muda gani?

2 Ibrahimu aliomba nini kwa wana wa Hethi?

3. Wana wa Hethi walimtolea nini Ibrahimu? Hii inakueleza nini kuhusu sifa za Ibrahimu kati ya watu hawa?

4. a. Ni wapi Ibrahimu alimzika mkewe?

b. Alitoa nini ili kulipia mahali hapo?

c Je, mwenye shamba alijitoa kufanya nini katika Mwanzo 23:11?

d. Je, Ibrahimu alilipa kiasi gani kwa agili ya hilo shamba?

5. Ibrahimu alipata heshima kubwa kutoka kwa watu katika nchi hii. Hii inapaswa kuwa changamoto kwa kila Mkristo. Je, ni kwa jinsi gani mistari iliyopo hapa chini inaweza kutusaidia kuheshimiwa kama Wakristo?

Mathayo 5:16

Mathayo 22:37-39

SIKU YA PILI Soma Mwanzo 24:1-14

6. Orodhesha vitu vyote unavyojifunza kuhusu Ibrahimu na Mtumishi wake katika Mwanzo 24:1,2.

7. Ni kiapo kipi au ni ahadi gani ambayo Ibrahimu na Mtumishi wake walifanya?

8. Ni nani angemwongoza Mtumishi wa Ibrahimu katika safari?



9. Kulingana na desturi ya wakati huo, Ibrahimu alifanya kama Mcha Mungu kwa kumchagulia Isaka mke anayefaa. Angalia kile ambacho mistari hii inasema kuhusu wajibu wa Wazazi kwa watoto wao.

Kumbukumbu la Torati 6:4-7

Mithali 29:15,17

10. Mtumishi alipofika alikokuwa akienda. Je, alitegemea hekima yake mwenyewe kumchagulia Isaka mke?


11. Je, Msichana aliyekuja kisimani alikuwa akiitwa nani, na alikuwa na Uhusiano gani na Ibrahimu? Pia angalia Mwanzo 22:20-23.

12. Elezea -Rebeka.

13. Ni nini Mtumishi alichokumbuka kufanya katika mstari wa 26?

SIKU YA NNE Soma Mwanzo 24:33-49

14. Je, Mtumishi alifanya nini kabla ya kula chakula chochote?

15. Kazi ya Bwana inadai haki ya kwanza ndani ya maisha yetu. Je, Mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu kututia moyo ili tumtangulize Mungu kwanza?

Yohana 4:32,34

Isaya 40:31

16. Je, ni uamuzi gani ambao mtumishi aliwaomba ndugu na Baba yake Rebeka kuufanya?


17. Je, Labani na Bethueli waliitikiaje ombi la Mtumishi kuhusu Rebeka kuwa mke wa Isaka?



18. Je, Mtumishi alitaka kuondoka mapema kiasi gani?

a. Je, jamaa ya Rebeka walitaka aendelee kubaki nao kwa muda gani?

b. Je, uamuzi wa Rebeka kuhusu safari ulikuwaje?

19. Kwa kuwa Mungu alikuwa amewachagua Isaka na Rebeka kuwa mtu na mke. Je, Mwanzo 24:62-67 inasema walikuwa na nini katika ndoa yao?


20. a. Kabla Ibrahimu hajafariki, alimpa Isaka nini?

b. Je, aliwapa nini wana waliozaliwa kwake na Ketura?

21. Baada ya kifo cha Ibrahimu, Isaka alipokea nin kutoka kwa Mungu ambacho hata Ibrahimu alikuwa amepokea kutoka kwa Mungu?

22. Je, Isaka alipeleka nini kwa Bwana katika maombi, na Mungu alimjibuje?

23. Rebeka pia alimwendea Bwana kwa maombi. Kwa nini? Je, Bwana alimwambia nini kuhusu mapacha ambao angeliwazaa?

24. Mungu anatutaka tumjie kwa maombi. Je, unajifunza nini kuhusu maombi kutokana na mistari ifuatayo:

Mathayo 7:7-11

Yohana 15:7

Yohana 16:23

25. Je, Esau alifanya nini na haki yake ya mzaliwa wa kwanza?



MWANZO SURA ZA 26-27SIKU YA KWANZA Soma Mwanzo 26:1-22

1. Ni tatizo gani lilitokea kanaani ambalo pia lilimtokea Ibrahimu?

2. Ni nini Mungu alichomwambia Isaka katika Mwanzo 26:2?

3. Mungu hunena nasi kupitia Neno lake Biblia. Ndani yake tunakuta kuwa Bwana Yesu Kristo alifanya ahadi kama hiyo kwa Wakristo. Elezea mistari hii katika maneno yako mwenyewe.

Waebrania 13:5,6

Yohana 14:16,17

4. Je, tabia ya moyo wa Ibrahimu iliyosababisha baraka za Mungu ilikuwaje?

SIKU YA PILI

5 Je, ni kitu gani cha kusikitisha alichofanya Isaka kilichoonyesha kuto-mtumaini Mungu kwa aj ili ya usalama wake, ambacho pia baba yake alifanya miaka kadhaa iliyopita?

6. Isaka alikuwa ni Mcha Mungu ambaye alimtumaini na kumtii Mungu kupita kawaida. Je, ni kwa jinsi gani tukio lililo katika Mwanzo 26:7 linavyoonyesha ukweli ulio katika Warumi 3:23?

7. Je, Wafilisti walijisikiaje kuhusu Isaka na, ni kwa nini?

8. Wakati wafilisti walipomnyanganya visima viwili vya kwanza, je, Isaka alifanya nini?

9 Isaka alionyesha kumtumaini Mungu kwa hili jaribu la kunyanganywa kila kisima. Je, Zaburi 37:5 inasema nini kuhusu kumtumaini Mungu?


10. Isaka alikwenda wapi baada ya hapo? Je, Mungu alimwahidi nini Isaka mahali hapa?



11. Je, Isaka alijibu nini kuhusu ahadi ya Muhgu?

12. Je, maadui wa Isaka walinenaje kumhusu katika Mwanzo 26:18-22?

13. Mungu amemwahidi Mkristo nguvu katika Roho Mtakatifu wakati wa matatizo. Je, I Wakorintho 2:3 inasema nini kuhusu nguvu za Roho Mtakatifu?

14. Je, Esau aliwasikitishaje wazazi wake?

SIKU YA NNE Soma Mwanzo 27

15. Elezea hali ya kiafya ya Isaka wakati alipomwita Esau kwake.

16. Je, Isaka alimtaka Esau afanye nini, na aliahidi kufanya nini kwa ajili ya Esau?

17. Elezea Esau:

Mwanzo 25:20-23

Mwanzo 25:27-34

18. a. Ni nani aliyewasikia Isaka na Esau wakiongea katika Mwanzo 27:5?

b. Je, Rebeka alifanya nini ili kuhakikisha kuwa Yakobo anapokea baraka ya Isaka?

19. Je, maandiko yafuatayo yanafundisha nini kuhusu uhusiano kati ya wazazi na watoto wao?

Waefeso 6:4

Mithali 22:6

SIKU YA TANO Soma Mwanzo 27:18~29

20. Je, Yakobo alishiriki katika udanganyifu wa mama yake katika kuipata baraka? Je, ni dhambi gani aliyotenda alipoingia katika chumba cha baba yake?



21. Nyakoti zingine tunashawishiwa kuwalaumu wengine tunapo”lazimishwa” kufanya kitu tunachojua ni kosa. Je, ni kwa jinsi gani mistari ifuatayo inavyohusiana na hili?

Mithali 12:22

Marko 10:19

22. Ni baraka gani ilikuwa katika Mwanzo 27:28,29?


23. a. Mara tu baada ya Isaka kumbariki Yakobo, ni nani alikuja kumwona?

b. Je, alileta nini?

c. Je, alimwomba Isaka afanye nini?

24. Isaka alipogundua kuwa alikuwa ametoa baraka kwa mwingine na si kwa mwanawe wa kwanza, je alifanyaje?

25. a. Je, Isaka anasema nini katika Mwanzo 27:33 kinachoonyesha kuwa alitambua ilikuwa ni mapenzi ya Mungu kwa Yakobo kubarikiwa?

26. Mungu anaahidi kutusaidia iwapo tutatafuta kwa ukweli kujua na kufanya mapenzi au mpango wake kwa ajili ya maisha yetu. Eleza katika maneno yako mwenyewe mistari inavyosema:

Warumi 12:1,2

Zaburi 25:5,9




1. a. Je, Esau anajisikiaje kuhusu Yakobo?

b. Je, Esau anapanga kumtendeaje Yakobo baada ya baba yao kufariki?

2. Je, I Yohana 3:15 inasema nini juu ya chuki na upendo?

3. Je, Rebeka alifanya mpango gani kwa ajili ya usalama wa Yakobo?

4. Je, ni maneno gani ya kuagana ya Isaka kwa mwanawe katika Mwanzo 28:1-4?

SIKU YA PILI

5. a. Je, Yakobo alimtii Baba yake?

b. Je, Yakobo alikwenda wapi na aliishi na nani?

c. Je, Yakobo ilikuwa amkute nani mahali hapa?

6. Je, Esau alijifunza nini kutokana na yote haya kulingana na Mwanzo 28:8?

7. Esau alikuwa anajaribu kuwapendeza wazazi wake, lakini tunashangaa iwapo tabia ya moyo wake ilikuwa imebadilika. Je, mistari hii inasema nini kuhusu “mwelekeo wa mioyo” yetu ambayo Mungu huhitaji kuliko “Matendo ya nje” yasiyokuwa na “upendo” kamili kwake?

Mithali 21:2

Ezekieli 11:19,20


8. a. Je, Yakobo alilala wapi usiku wa kwanza?



b. Je, Yakobo aliona nini?

c. Je, Malaika wanahusianaje na Mkristo leo? Angalia Waebrania 1:14.

9. Soma maandiko yafuatayo na elezea jinsi ambavyo Mungu amewatuma malaika kuwasaidia watu.

Kutoka 23:20

Wafalme 19:5,6

10. Ni nani aliyetokea juu ya ngazi katika ndoto ya Yakobo na alisema nini?

11. Ni maneno gani katika Mwanzo 28:14 yanayozungumzia ahadi ya Mungu kwa Ibrahimu (12:3) juu ya kuzaliwa kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo kutokana na uzao wake?

12. Ni ahadi gani ambayo Mungu alimpatia Yakobo tunayoweza kuidai kama Wakristo?

13. Ni ahadi gani Yesu aliyowapa wanafunzi wake katika Mathayo 28:20?

SIKU YA NNE

14. Yakobo alipoamka kutoka usingizini, alisema nini? Mwanzo 28:16

15 Yakobo alifanya nini baada ya ndoto yake?

16. Je, Yakobo alisema angemtolea Mungu nini kuanzia sasa na kuendelea?

17. Kutoka Musa hadi Yesu Krista zaka ilikuwa jukumu la kisheria. Je. Mambo ya Walawi 27:30-32 inasema nini kuhusu hili?

18. Je, ni ahadi gani kuhusu zaka inayotolewa katika Malaki 3:10?



19. Je, naandiko yafuatayo yanasema nini kuhusu kumtolea Mungu?

Mathayo 6:1-3

I Wakorintho 16:2

I Yohana 3:17


20. Soma Kumbukumbu la Torati 32:9-13. Je, Musa anaandika kuwa Mungu alimtendea nini baada ya ndoto hii?

21. Yakobo alipofika nyumbani kwa mjomba wake, aliona nini, na kitu gani kilitokea?

22. Fikiria juu ya kisima na ukilinganishe na Neno la Mungu, Biblia. watu wengine hawaendi katika Biblia wenyewe. Wanamsubiri mtu mwingine kuwapa Neno la Mungu. Je, mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu Biblia? 2 Timotheo 3:16,17

Yohana 20:31

23. Je, Yakobo alifanya nini alipomwona Raheli?

24. Rebeka na Raheli walikuwa wenye bidii ya kazi na waliojaa furaha na Amani. Soma Mithali 31:10-31 na uandike baadhi ya mawazo kuhusu mwanamke mzuri.


25. Je, Labani alimfanyiaje hila Yakobo?

26. Elezea Raheli na Lea Mwanzo 29:17

Mwanzo 29:30

Mwanzo 29:31



27. Je, Lea alisema nini kuhusu kila Mwanawe?

a. Reubeni

b. Simeoni

c. Lawi

d. Yuda




1. a. Raheli alifanyaje alipokosa kupata watoto?

b. Yakobo alijibuje?

2. Raheli angeweza kufanyaje kuhusu kutokuwa na watoto? Angalia

Mwanzo 25:21

I Samweli 1:9-11

Yakobo 4:15

3. Ilikuwa ni desturi kwa mwanamke. kumpatia mume wake mjakazi wake na kudai mtoto kuwa wa kwake mwenyewe.

a. Je, Mjakazi wa Raheli alimzalia Yakobo watoto wangapi?

b. Je, Mjakazi wa Lea alimzalia Yakobo watoto wangapi?

4. Je, Raheli alimpa mwanawe j ina gani, na alisemaje baada ya kumzaa?


5. a. Je, Yakobo alimwomba Labani kufanya nini baada ya Yusufu kuzaliwa?

b. Je, Labani alisema Bwana alikuwa amemtendea kitu gani kwa sababu ya Yakobo kumtumikia?

c. Je, alimpa Yakobo nini?

6. Yakobo alikuwa mtumishi mwema kwa Labani. Je, Wakolosai 3:22-24 inasema nini kuhusu mfanyakozi mwema?



7. Labani hakumtendea vizuri Yakobo. Je, mambo ya Walawi 25:43 inasema nini kuhusu Mwajiri?

8. Yakobo akawa tajiri (Mwanzo 30:43). Je, Waefeso 1:7 na Waefeso 2:4,5 inakuambia nini kuhusu utajiri wa kiroho wa Mungu na jinsi tunavyoweza kuupokea?


9. Je, Labani na wanawe walijisikiaje kuhusu Yakobo baad ya kuwa mtu tajiri? Mwanzo 30:43

10. Bwana alimwambia Yakobo afanye nini? Je, Yakobo alimsifia nani kwa kumpa utajiri?

11. Kama jinsi Mungu alivyompa Yakobo mifugo, Mungu hutupa kulingana na mahitaji yetu. Je, mistari ifuatayo inakusaidiaje kuelewa jinsi Mungu anavyokujali?

Wafilipi 2:13

I Wathesalonike 5:24

12. Katika Mathayo 6:33 tunaagizwa kuutafuta ufalme wa Mungu na haki zake. Je, Isaya 64:6 inasema nini kuhusu haki ya mwanadamu? Haki ni kuwa na njia ya maisha ambayo ni sawasawa, nyofu, adilifu na isiyo na lawama kulingana na viwango vya Mungu.


13. Je, jibu la Yakobo kwa Labani lilikuwa nini kuhusu kukimbia kwake na kwenda kanaani?

14. Labani alimwuliza Yakobo kwa nini alikuwa amemwibia miungu ya vinyago. Je, Yakobo alijibuje?

15. Miungu ya vinyago ilikuwa wapi na ilifichwaje ili Labani asiione?

16. Je, Labani alipendekeza kuwa yeye na Yakobo wafanye nini kulingana na Mwanzo 31:44?

17. Je, jibu la Yakobo lilikuwaje katika Mwanzo 31:45,46?



SIKU YA TANO Soma Mwanzo 32

18. Yakobo alikutana na nani katika safari yake ya kwenda Kanaani?

19. Yakobo alisema nini kuhusu aliokutana nao?

20. Je, Waebrania 1:14 inasema nini kuhusu malaika na kazi zao?

21. Je, mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu mrithi wa wokovu?

Wagalatia 4:7

Warumi 8:16,17

22 Je, Yakobo alifanya nini alipojua kuwa kaka yake Esau alikuwa anakuja kumlaki?

23. Je, unafikiri Mungu anataka ufanye nini katika hali za jinsi hii? Soma 2 Mambo ya Nyakoti 20:15.

24. Chagua maneno na mafungu kutoka katika maombi ya Yakobo yanayoonyesha imani yake kwa Mungu. Angalia Mwanzo 32:9-12.


25. Ni kitu gani kilimtokea Yakobo katika Mwanzo 32:24-20?

Huyo mtu alimfanyia nini Yakobo?

Yakobo alimwambia nini huyo mtu?

Huyo mtu alikuwa nani?

26. Tunapokutana na Mungu “uso kwa uso” kwa imani katika mwanawe Yesu, nafsi zetu “huokoka” kama Mwanzo 32:30 inavyosema. Je, mistari hii inasemaje kuhusu hili?

Mathayo 1:21

Wagalatia 1:3,4




1. Orodhesha matendo ya Yakobo yaliyoonyesha tabia yake ya uwema na uungwana kwa Esau.

2. Je, Esau aliitikiaje uwema wa Yakobo?

3. Biblia hufundisha Wakristo kuonyesha wema na uungwana kwa watu wote. Je mistari ifuatayo inasema nini ambayo inaweza kukusaidia kuhusiana na watu?

Waefeso 4:32

I Petro 3:9

4. Je, Esau alihitaji zawadi zote ambazo Yakobo alimpa? Angalia Mwanzo 32:13-21 na Mwanzo 33:8,9.

SIKU YA PILI

5. Je Esau alijitoa kumfanyia nini Yakobo?

6. Je, ni sababu gani aliyoitoa Yakobo kuhusu kusafiri peke yake na kumtanguliza Esau peke yake?

7. a. Je, hatimaye ni wapi ambapo Yakobo na jamii yake walikaa katika Kanaani?

b. Alifanya nini baada ya kununua ardhi?

8. Je, inawezekana kama Mkristo, kwenda tu “nusu ya njia” na Bwana, kukua “nusu” tu katika Bwana, na kufanya ushirika “nusu” tu na Bwana katika maombi na mafunzo ya Biblia?

SIKU YA TATU. Mwanzo 34

9. Wazazi wa Dina walikuwa nani?

10. Baada ya Yakobo kununua ardhi nje ya Shekemu, je Dina aliamua kufanya nini?



11. Je, ni kitu gani kilimtokea Dina alipoingia ndani ya mji?

12. Je, Yakobo angeliweza kuwafundisha nini wanawe kutokana na mistari ifuatayo?

2 Wakorintho 6:16,17

I Petro 2:11

13. Je, ni mapatano gani ya hila ambayo wana wa Yakobo walifanya na Shekemu na baba yake?

SIKU YA NNE.

14. a. Tohara ilikuwa ni mila kati ya watu wa kiyahudi ambayo iliwekwa na Mungu kama ishara ya Agano kati ya Mungu na Ibrahimu. Je, unaamini kuwa Hamori na Shekemu walielewa maana ya kanuni hii?

b. Iwapo hawakuelewa maana ya tohara, je unaweza kuhusishaje Warumi 2:28,29 kwa watu hawa?

c. Ni nani ajuaje nia ya mioyo yetu? Angalia Yeremia 17:10 na Zaburi 44:21.

15. Je, ni kisasi gani ambacho wana wawili wa Yakobo walilipiza juu ya watu hawa katika Mwanzo 34:25,26?

16. Je Yakobo alichukuliaje kuhusu kile ambacho wana wake waliwafanyia watu wa Shekemu?

17. Biblia hufundisha kuwa kisasi ni cha Mungu. Hakuna dhambi yeyote inayoweza kutufanya tutafute kulipiza kisasi. Je, mistari ifuatayo inasemaje kuhusu hili?

Zaburi 94:1, 21-23

Warumi 12:19

SIKU YA TANO Mwanzo 35

18. Je, Mungu alimwambia Yakobo aende wapi, na afanye nini?

19. Je, Yakobo aliwaambia jamii yake kufanya nini kabla ya kuondoka kwenda safarini?



20. Ni nani “Anayetutakasa” sisi kwa kutusamehe dhambi zetu?

Mathayo 1:21

Matendo 3:36

21. Katika Mwanzo 35:2 Yakobo aliwaambia watu wake kuvaa “mavazi safi”. Je, ni kwa namna gani Isaya 64: 6 inavyoelezea haki ya mwanadamu au uzuri ikilinganishwa na utakatifu wa Mungu?

22. Katika Mwanzo 35:2 Yakobo aliwaambia watu wake kuondoa miungu yao ya kigeni. Je, Bwana anasema nini kuhusu “miungu” ya jinsi hii katika Kutoka 20:3,4?

SIKU YA SITA

23. Yakobo na jamii. yake walisafiri mpaka pale ambapo Yakobo alikuwa akiishi hadi alipolazimika kukimbia ili kuokoa maisha yake. Je, ni kitu gani kilimtokea Raheli katika safari hii?

24. Je, mistari inayofuata inasema nini kuhusu kifo cha Mkristo?

Zaburi 49:15

2 Wakorintho 5:1,8




1. a. Je, Esau alichagua wake zake kutoka kundi la watu gani?

b. Je, unaamini huu ulikuwa mpango wa Mungu kwa ajili ya Esau? Angalia Mwanzo 27:46, Mwanzo 28:6.

2. Ndoa ilipangwa na Mungu kuwa baraka na sio tatizo. Mungu alipanga kuwa Mwaminio katika Yeye aungane katika ndoa na yule tu ambaye ana imani katika Mungu. Je, mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu ndoa ya KiKristo?

Marko 10:6-9

Waefeso 5:25

3. Esau alipeleka wapi jamii yake na kwa nini?

SIKU YA PILI. Soma Mwanzo 37

4. a. Baada ya Esau kuhama, Yakobo na jamii yake waliishi wapi?

b. Je, kwa wakati huu, Yusufu alikuwa na umri gani, na alifanya nini?

c. Ni Mwana yupi aliyependwa zaidi na Israeli (Yakobo) kuliko wengine na kwa nini?

5. Je, ni kitu gani maalum ambacho Israeli alimfanyia mwanae kipenzi chake?

6. Yusufu ni mmoja kati ya watu wachache ndani ya Biblia ambao hawapati Lawama. Katika magumu yake yote Yusufu alibakia mkweli kwa Mungu. Kwa namna fulani huyu kijana ni kama Yesu Kristo. Wote walipendwa na baba zao. Mistari hii inasemaje kuhusu upendo?

Mwanzo 37:3

Mathayo 3:17

7. Soma Waefeso 1: 3-8 na orodhesha baraka anazopokea Mkristo anapoweka Imani yake kwa Mwana mpendwa wa Mungu, Yesu.



SIKU YA TATU.

8. Ndoto ya kwanza ya Yusufu ilikuwa nini, na ndugu zake wali itafsiri namna gani?

9. Ndoto ya pili ya Yusufu ilikuwa nini na baba yake alifanya nini?

10. Yusufu alichukiwa na ndugu zake kama Yesu alivyochukiwa na wengi. Je, ni kwa namna gani mistari ifuatayo inavyoelezea ukweli huu.

Mwanzo 37:4,8,11

Yohana 15:17-18

11. Je, ni nini I Wakorintho 3:1-3 inasema kuwa sababisho la wivu kati ya WaKristo?

SIKU YA NNE. Mwanzo 37:12-24

12. a. Je, ndugu zake Yusufu walifanya nini karibu na shekemu na ni kwa nini Israeli alimwomba Yusufu aende kuwatafuta?

b. Je, ni udhuru gani waliopanga kutumia kwa kutoweka kwa Yusufu?

13. Je, tufanye nini kwa watu ambao wana uadui, wivu na wenye kutaka kisasi?

Yohana 13:25

Waefeso 4:29

SIKU YA TANO. Mwanzo 37:25-26

14. Ndugu zake walipoona msafara wa wafanyibiashara, je Yuda alipendekeza wafanye nini na Yusufu?

15. Wote wawili, Yusufu na Yesu walisalitiwa kwa fedha, Linganisha Mwanzo 37:28 na Mathayo 26:14,15.

16. a. Je, wale ndugu walifanya nini ili kumfanya baba yake Yusufu aamini kuwa ameuawa?



b. Je, Baba wa Yusufu alifanya nini alipoamini kuwa mwanae alikuwa amekufa?

c. Je, ni nini hasa kilimtokea Yusufu?

SIKU YA SITA. Soma Mwanzo 38:1-10

17. a. Je, Yuda alichagua mwaminio kuwa mke wake?

b. Je, Agano jipya linafundisha nini kuhusu ndoa ya Mkristo kwa asiye-Mkristo? Angalia 2 Wakorintho 6:14.

18. Ni nani aliyemchagua mke kwa mwana wa kwanza na jina la huyo mke lilikuwa nani?

19. Je, mila ya wakati huo ilikuwa nini wakati mume alipokufa?

Mwanzo 38:8

20. Ni kwa nini Mungu alileta hukumu juu ya wana wa Yuda, Eri na Onani? Je, hukumu ilikuwa nini?



MWANZO SURA ZA 39-40 SIKU YA KWANZA. Soma sura ya 39.

Zingatia: Sura ya 39 inaelezea kwa matendo mtu aliyejitoa kwa Mungu na kuikimbia dhambi.

1. a. Baada ya kusoma Mwanzo 39:2, sema ni kwa nini unaamini Yusufu alifanikiwa katika kazi yake kama mtumwa.

b. Kama bwana wa Yusufu anapoangalia uaminifu wake katika kazi yake, Je, ni majukumu gani ya ziada aliyompa Yusufu?

2. Bila kujali hali yako kwa wakati huu -nzuri au si nzuri -Yesu Kristo ameahidi kuwa, kama ukimpokea kama mwokozi wako na Bwana, Atakuwa “pamoja nawe” kama Alivyokuwa “pamoja na Yusufu”. Angalia mistari hii inavyosema kuhusu ahadi hii. Warumi 8:38,39

Zaburi 139:9,10

3. Ni nani alibarikiwa kwa kuwa Mungu alikuwa na Yusufu?

SIKU YA PILI. Soma Mwanzo 39:6-18

4. a. Ni kwa nini mke wa bwana wa Yusufu aliamua kumtongoza?

b. Je, Yusufu alimjibuje mke wa Potifa?

5. Ni kwa nguvu ya ndani ya Roho Mtakatifu tu, ndipo mwanadamu yeyote anaweza kupinga haribu la kutenda dhambi. Kama inawezekana, weka katika maneno yako mwenyewe mistari hii inayohusu nguvu za Roho Mtakatifu kwa Mkristo.

Kutoka 31:3

Zakaria 4:6

6. Je, utiifu wa Yusufu kwa Mungu ulichukuliwa kuwa ni nini na mwe wa Potifa? Mwanzo 39:13-15

7. Je, “neno” laweza kuhukumu utii wa Mkristo kwa Mungu katika niia kama hii leo? Je unaweza kufikiria baadhi ya mifano ya jinsi hii I eo?




8. Je, bwana wa Yusufu alifanya nini wakati mkewe alipomsingizia Yusufu eti alijaribu kulala naye?

9. a. Ni nani aliyekuwa gerezani na Yusufu ambaye pia alipata kuwa katika nyumba ya Potifa?

b. Je, Yusufu alipokea nini kutoka kwa Bwana katika wakati huu?

10. Je, unatambua siku zote ya kuwa katika “njia rahisi” (Majumba ya kifalme) ulizo nazo na “njia mbaya” (Magereza) ulizo nazo ya kwamba Mungu anataka kuwa na wewe kama Alivyokuwa na Yusufu? Soma Mithali 3:5-8

SIKU YA NNE.

11 Inasemekana Yusufu alikuwa na mengi ya kufanana na Kristo. Eleza jinsi mistari hii inavyofafanua hili. Weka katika maneno yako mwenyewe.

a. Wote walikuwa watumishi wakamilifu:

Mwanzo 39:21-23

Mathayo 20:28

Wafilipi 2:7

b. Wote waliteseka kwa dhambi isiyokuwa yao:

Mwanzo 39:19,20

2 Wakorintho 5:21

Wagalatia 1:4

12. Je, Mwanzo 39:23 inasema nini kuhusu Yusufu?


13. Ni watu gani wawili waliotupwa gerezani pamoja na Yusufu na ni kwa nini?



14. Ni nini kiliwatokea Mnyweshaji na Mwokaji kilichomfanya Yusufu awatambue?

15. Ni swali gani alilouliza Yusufu lililoonyesha kufikiria na kuhusika kwake kwa hawa wafungwa?


16. a. Je, Yusufu alisema nini kuhusu ndoto ya Mnyweshaji mkuu?

b. Je, ni fadhili gani Yusufu alimwomba mnyweshaji?

17. Je, Mnyweshaj i mkuu alikumbuka kumwomba Farao kuhusu kuachiliwa kwa Yusufu kutoka gerezani?

18. Kuna mmoja asiyetusahau kamwe! Hakumsahau Yusufu kule gerezani! Weka mistari ifuatayo katika maneno yako mwenyewe.

Zaburi 46:1

Zaburi 33:12-15



MWANZO SURA ZA 41-42 SIKU YA KWANZA. Soma Mwanzo 41:1-36

1. Je, ni kwa muda gani Yusufu aliendelea kuwekwa gerezani baada ya Mnyweshaji mkuu kufunguliwa?

2. Ni nani walio-ombwa na Farao kuja na kumtafsiria ndoto zake mbili? Je, waliweza kuzifasiri?

3. Je, Mnyweshaji mkuu alimwambiaje Farao kuhusu Yusufu?

4. Ni kwa nani Yusufu alitoa heshima na sifa kwa ajili ya hekima ya kufahamu maana ya ndoto hiyo? Je, alisemaje?

5. a. Elezea kwa kifupi Jlnsi Yusufu alivyofasiri ndoto ya Farao.

b. Je, Yusufu alimwambia Farao afanye nini ili kujitayarisha na njaa?


6. Ni Yupi katika UTATU ambaye Farao alimtambua kuwa alikuwa na Yusufu na akimwonyesha maana ya ndoto za Farao?

7. Ni sifa gani za tabia ambazo Farao alitambua kuwa Mungu alikuwa amempa Yusufu?

8. Je, ni cheo gani ambacho Farao alimpa Yusufu kwa kuwa alitafsiri ndoto zake kwa usahihi kama Roho wa Mungu alivyomfunulia?

9. Roho Mtakatifu alikuwa na Yusufu kule Misri na kumsaidia. Roho Mtakatifu hukaa ndani ya Mkristo leo. Eleza mistari inavyosema juu ya Roho Mtakatifu.

Yohana 14:16,17

Yohana 16:13


10. Je, Yusufu alikuwa na umri gani wakati Farao alipomteua katika utumishi wake katika Misri?



11. Je, umewahi kujihisi kuwa umezeeka sana kiasi ambacho huwezi kuanzisha huduma mpya kwa Mungu? Soma Yoeli 2:25,26 na uiandike hiyo Ahadi.

12. Je, Yusufu alifanya nini katika miaka yake saba ya kwanza akiwa katika utumishi kwa Farao?

13. Ni nani walikuja kwa Yusufu ili kununua nafaka, wakati miaka saba ya njaa ilipofika?


14. a. Kwa kuwa kulikuwa na njaa Kanaani, ni wapi Yakobo aliwaomba wanawe waende kununua chakula?

b. Ni yupi Mwana pekee ambaye Yakobo aliamua kumbakiza nyumbani? Kwa nini?

15. a. Ni nani aliyeuza nafaka kwa wageni waliokuja Misri? Je, wana wa Yakobo walifanyaje waliposimama mbele ya huyu Mtu?

b. Je, ni kwa namna gani hili tukio katika Mwanzo 42:5 inavyotimiliza kile ambacho Yusufu aliota karibu miaka ishirini kabla katika Mwanzo 37:5-9?

16. Je, Yusufu aliwatambua ndugu zake, je, na wao walimtambua?

17. Yusufu aliwaitaje ndugu zake, nao walijibuje neno lake?

18. a. Msukumo wa kawaida wa mwanadamu ungekuwa ni kulipiza kisasi kwa hawa ndugu waliokuwa wamemuuza Yusufu kama mtumwa miaka mingi iliyopita. Je, Yusufu alisema kitu gani kinachoashiria kuwa hakutaka kulipiza kisasi?

b. Ni kwa jinsi gani Mwanzo 42:21,22 inavyoonyesha kuwa matendo ya Yusufu kwa ndugu zake yalikuwa yanatumiwa na Mungu kuchoma dhamiri za hawa watu juu ya ukatili waliomtendea ndugu yao miaka mingi iliyopita?


19. a. Je, Yusufu alifichaje hali yake halisi kwa ndugu zake? (hata wasimtambue)

b. Je ni tendo gani la Yusufu linaloonyesha upendo wake kwa ndugu zake?



20. Ni ndugu yupi aliyechaguliwa kubaki Misri kama mfungwa?

21. Elezea kulichowekwa ndani ya magunia ya nafaka licha ya nafaka, na walivyofanya ndugu za Yusufu.


22. Ni nani ambaye wana wa Yakobo wangemleta Misri ili kuthibitisha kuwa hawakuwa wapelelezi katika nchi?

23. Wana wa Yakobo walijua kuwa mmoja wao alikuwa na furushi la fedha ndani ya gunia lake, lakini waligundua nini walipomimina magunia yao mbele ya Yakobo?

24. Je, Yakobo alifanyaje?

25. Je, Reubeni alimpa Baba yake ahadi gani kama angemruhusu Benjamini kwenda Misri pamoja nao?




1. Njaa iliendelea kuwepo Kanaani na Wana wa Yakobo pamoja na jamii zao walimaliza nafaka yote waliyo leta kutoka Misri. Yakobo alipowaomba wana wake kwenda Misri kununua zaidi, Yuda alijibuje?

2. Hatimaye, Yakobo alikubali kumpeleka mwanae, Benjamini Misri ili nafaka zaidi ziweze kununuliwa. Ni kitu gani ambacho na yeye pia aliamua kupeleka Misri kama matunda (Mazao ya Kanaani). Je kuna yaliyoweza kulika?

3. Yakobo hakuhitaji kuwapa wanawe kitu chochote alipowatuma, bali alifanya hivyo ili kupata heri huko Misri. Leo Mungu anatuhitaji tuje na Krista iwapo tutauona Uso Wake siku moja. Watu wengi wanajitahidi kupata kibali cha Mungu kwa kutoa “zawadi za ziada”. Je, unaweza kufikiria baadhi ya “zawadi” ambazo watu hujaribu kumpa Mungu badala ya imani katika Yesu Krista?


4. Licha ya mashaka na uoga wake wote, Je, ni kwa jinsi gani Yakobo anavyosihi kwa ajili ya wanawe wanapoondoka na Benjamini?

5. Tunaona uwema wa kindugu kwa wingi kwa upande wa Yusufu katika Mwanzo 43. Ukianzia na mstari wa 15 andika aina za wema ambazo Yusufu na watumishi wake waliwapa nduguze.

6. Wakati mtu anapompokea Yesu Krista kama Bwana na Mwokozi anafanywa mwana katika familia ya Mungu na Waaminio wengine wote katika Krista wanakuwa “ndugu na dada” zake. Je, ni uwema gani Biblia hutufundisha tuwaonyeshe WaKristo wenzetu?

Yohana 13:34

Wafilipi 1:9

SIKU YA TATU Soma Mwanzo 44:1-13 7. Ni nini Yusufu alichomwamuru mtumishi wake kuweka ndani ya magunia ya ndugu zake?

8. a. Je ni maagizo gani yaliyofuata ambayo Yusufu alimpa mtumishi wake?

b. Je ndugu zake walisema kitu gani kinapaswa kimtokee yule aliyemwibia Yusufu?

9. Kikombe kilipatikana wapi?



10. Yusufu aliongeza kikombe cha fedha katika gunia la Benjamini ili kupambanua hali ya kiroho ya ndugu zake. Kama tabia yao ingekuwa sawa kama ya wakati ule walipomuuza Yusufu katika utumwa, wangemwacha Benjamini kubeba lawama ya uwizi huo. Mioyo yao ilikuwa imebadilika na walirudi na Benjamini katika mji. Walitubu na kuonyesha tabia ya upendo na huruma kwa Benjamini. Je, maandiko haya yanasema nini kuhusu “moyo” wa mtu na kile ambacho Mungu atafanya kwa ajili ya “mioyo” yetu?

Jeremia 17:7,9,10

Zaburi 34:18


11. Wakati ndugu waliporudi kwa Yusufu, Yuda ndiye aliyekuwa nsemaji wao. Je, alisema nini?

12. Ni yupi hasa ambaye Yusufu alionekana kama anataka kumwadhibu kwa kuiba kikombe cha fedha?

13. Yuda alitoa nini badala ya Benjamini?

14. Yuda alijitoa kulipa adhabu ya utumwa badala ya Benjamini. Tunaweza kulinganisha hili na alichofanya Bwana Yesu Kristo kwa ajili ya wenye dhambi. Aliutoa uhai wake msalabani na kutwaa adhabu kwa aj ili yetu. Elezea kwa muhtasari mistari ifuatayo katika maneno yako mwenyewe. Isaya 53:10,11

Yohana 1:29


15. a. Kabla ya Yusufu kujitambulisha kuwa alikuwa nani kwa halisi kwa ndugu zake, Alimtoa nani nje ya chumba?

b. Yusufu alifanya nini kilichoonyesha huzuni nzito ya furaha na msamaha kwa ndugu zake?

16. a. Yusufu aliwahimiza ndugu zake kufanya nini?

b. Ni wapi Yusufu aliposema Baba yake, ndugu zake, na jamii zao wangeliishi kwa muda wote uliosalia wa njaa?

17. Je, ni kielelezo gani cha nje cha Yusufu alichowaonyesha ndugu zake kilichofunua upendo wake na msamaha kwao?




18. Je, ni kitu gani Farao alimwambia Yusufu angeweza kuwapa ndugu zake?

19. Je, Yusufu aliwapa nini ndugu zake kwa ajili ya safari ya kurudi Kanaani?

20. a. Ni zawadi gani maalum aliyopewa Benjamini?

b. Je, ni vitu gani maalum ambavyo Yusufu alimtumia baba yake?




1. Mungu alimfarijije Yakobo alipoanza safari yake kwenda Misri?

2. Licha ya jamii zao, Yakobo na wanawe walipeleka nini Misri?

3. Yakobo alifanya nini pale Beer-Sheba kabla hajaanza safari ya kwenda Misri? (Israeli -jina lingine la Yakobo)

4. a. Je, Jumla ya watu kutoka nyumba ya Yakobo walio kwenda Misri ilikuwa ngapi?

b. Angalia Kumbu-kumbu la Torati 10:22. Hii hesabu inatolewa tena. Ni ukweli gani unaongezwa katika hii?

5. Kama ambavyo Mungu kwa uaminifu alivyowatunza Yakobo na jamii yake wakati wa njaa, hivyo ndivyo anataka kukutunza. Je, Mistari hii inasema nini kuhusu uaminifu wa Mungu na kujali kwake? Zaburi 31:23

Zaburi 9:10

Waebrania 13:5,6


6. Yusufu alipowaleta ndugu zake mbele ya Farao, Farao aliwapa nini?

7. Ni kwa jinsi gani Mithali 21:2 inavyoelezea Mungu alivyofanya kazi ndani ya moyo wa Farao?

8. Je, Danieli 2:21 inakuhakikishiaje ya kuwa Mungu anauongoza ulimwengu?


9. Je, kwanza Yusufu alikuwa akipokea kitu gani kutoka kwa watu ili kubadilishana na nafaka? Je, kitu cha pili?



10. a. Wakati watu walipokuja kwa Yusufu katika mwaka uliofuata, je walipendekeza wamuuzie nini kwa ajili ya kupewa chakula?

b. Je, Yusufu alimnunulia Farao nchi yenye ukubwa gani wakati wa njaa?

11. Ni watu gani pekee ambao hawakupaswa kuuza nchi yao? Kwa nini?

12. a. Watu walimwambia nini Yusufu katika Mwanzo 47:25? Walikuwa tayari kufanywa nini?

b. Wamisri kwa hiari yao walifanywa watumwa kwa sababu walikuwa na shukrani kwa kuokolewa na njaa. Katika I Wakorintho 7:22,23 Paulo anaandika juu ya kinachomtokea mtu anapompokea Kristo kama Bwana na Mwokozi wake. Je, Paulo anasema Mungu hutufanyia nini?

SIKU YA NNE. Soma Mwanzo 47:27-31

13. Je, nini iliwatokea Yakobo na jamii yake baada ya kukaa katika Misri?

14. Hii hadithi ya jinsi Mungu alivyowatunza Yakobo na jamii yake ni picha ya namna Mungu anavyo mtunza Mkristo. Je, Mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu Mungu anavyomjali Mkristo?

Warumi 8:31,32

Yakobo 1:17

15. a. Je, Yakobo aliishi Misri kwa muda gani na alikuwa na umri gani wakati wa kifo chake?

b. Je, Yakobo alimwomba Yusufu amfanyie nini baad ya kifo chake?


16. Yusufu alipoambiwa kuwa baba yake alikuwamgonjwa, alimchukua nani pamoja naye kumtembelea Yakobo?

17. Baraka Yakobo aliyozungumzia imeandikwa katika Mwanzo 28:10-16. Ni ahadi gani Mungu aliyomfanyia Yakobo katika mstari wa 15?



18. Mungu humbariki mtu aliyempokea Mwanae kwa baraka nyingi. Yafuatayo yanaelezea machache kati ya baraka ambazo Mungu humpa Mkristo:

Yohana 10:10

Zaburi 46:1

Isaya 14:3


19. Mungu alimpa Yakobo upendo wa ndani kwa ajili ya jamii yake. Je, I Yohana 4:16 inasema nini kuhusu upendo?

20. Je, Warumi 13:8,10 inamwagiza nini Mkristo kuhusu upendo na Msaada wa Mungu katika kuonyesha upendo wake kwa wengine?

21. Ni mambo gani mazuri ambayo Yakobo alisema kuwa Mungu alikuwa amemfanyia katika Mwanzo 48:15,16?

22. Je, ni Maneno gani ya mwisho ya Yakobo ya kutia moyo kwa mwanae, Yusufu, baada ya kuwabariki wana wa Yusufu?



MWANZO SURA ZA 49-50 SIKU YA KWANZA. Soma Mwanzo 49:1-13

1. Ni nani ambaye Yakobo alimwita mbele zake katika sura hii na kwa nini?

2. a. Je, anamwelezeaje mzaliwa wake wa kwanza Reubeni?

b. Kwa sababu ya dhambi ya Reubeni, Baba yake anasema nini kuhusu maisha yake ya baadaye?

3. Hadithi ya ukatili wa Simeoni na Lawi imeelezwa katika Mwanzo 34. Je, baba yao alikumbukaje na kuelezea ukatili huu katika Mwanzo 49?

4. Je, ni nini yalikuwa matokeo ya ukatili wa hawa ndugu wawili?

5. Kumbukumbu la Torati 33:8-11 ni maelezo ya ajabu ya Msamaha wa Mungu. Wakati ntu yeyote anataka kumwomba Mungu msamaha, Atamsamehe na kumpatia huyo mtu malengo ya Kimungu. Je ni mawazo gani katika 2 Petro 3:9 yanayoongezwa kwa haya juu ya Msamaha?

6. Yakobo alisema nini kuhusu mwanae, Yuda, katika Mwanzo 49:10?

7. Ni wapi ambapo Yakobo alisema kuwa mwanae Zabuloni na jamii yake watakwenda kuishi?


8. Yusufu anaelezewaje na Yakobo?

9. Yakobo anazungumza juu ya Baraka za Mungu kwa Yusufu katika Mwanzo 49:25-26. Vile vile Mungu anataka kumbariki Mkristo leo. Je, mistari hii inasema nini kuhusu baraka za Mungu kwa amwaminiye Yesu Kristo?

Warumi 4:7,8

Yohana 20:29

10. Ni Maagizo gani ya mwisho ambayo Yakobo ali wapa wanae kumi na wawili katika Mwanzo 49:29,30?



11. Je, Mwanzo 49:33 inaelezeaje kifo cha Yakobo?


12. Je, ni kwa namna gani Mwanzo 50:1 kwa sehemu, inavyotimiliza ahadi ya Mungu kwa Yakobo katika Mwanzo 46:4?

13. Mistari ifuatayo inawatia moyo wale wenye imani katika Bwana kutokuogopa kifo. Mistari hii itakusaidia kupokea amani kuhusu kifo kw sababu ya imani katika Kristo Yesu:

Zaburi 23:4

Zaburi 49:15

14. a. Je, Yusufu aliahidi kuwa angefanya nini baada ya kumzika baba yake?

b. Je, Yusufu aliruhusiwa kwenda Kanaani?

c. Ni nani alikwenda na Yusufu katika safari?

SIKU YA NNE

15. Lazima ilikuwa ni faraja kuu kwa Yusufu, kwa watu wote hawa kuweza kwenda pamoja naye. Mistari ifuatayo inaonyesha “faraja” tunayo paswa kushiriki na wengine:

2 Wakorintho 1:3,4

Wathesalonike 5:9-11

16. a. Ni wapi ambapo Yusufu na watu wote walisimama kwa mara ya kwanza katika safari yao?

b. Walikaa hapo kwa muda gani na ni hisia zipi alizoonyesha Yusufu?

17. Huzuni ni asili, na Yusufu alikuwa anaomboleza kupotewa na baba yake. Je, Mungu hufanya nini kuhusu machozi ya Mkristo? -Angalia Zaburi 56:8.



18. a. Je, wana wa Yakobo walitunzaje ahadi aliyo pewa katika Mwanzo 49:29?

b. Baada ya mazishi, Yusufu na wale aliokuwa nao walifanya nini?


19. Je, ndugu zake Yusufu walikuwa na wasiwasi juu ya nini baada ya kifo cha baba yao?

20. a. Walimbembeleza Yusufu awasamehe kuhusu nini?

b. Je, Yusufu aliwajibu nini katika Mwanzo 50:19?

21. Yusufu alikataa kuchukua nafasi ya Mungu katika hukumu. Je, mistari ifuatayo inasema nini kuhusu hukumu?

Zaburi 96:13

Warumi 2:16 na Warumi 14:10

SIKU YA SITA soma Mwanzo 50:20-26

22. Mungu alibadilisha uchungu wa moyo wa Yusufu wa kuuzwa kama mtumwa kuwa baraka. Wakati njaa ilipokuja, Yusufu aliwe za kuisaidia jamii yake. Mungu anaweza kugeuza magumu yetu kuwa baraka iwapo tutamwomba. Je, Warumi 8:28 inasema nini kuhusu hili?

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GENESIS CHAPTER 1 Before you begin each day:

ɶ Pray and ask God to speak to you through His Holy Spirit. ɶ Do not use any other source books except the Bible. ɶ Write your answers and the verses you use. ɶ Personal questions are to be shared with the class only if you wish to share

DAY ONE Read all of Genesis 1, concentrate on Genesis 1:1-8

1. List the verses where you find the phrases “God created” or “God said” and write what you learn God created in His Word.

DAY TWO

2. God spoke and by His word created. Read and write what the following verses say about God, the creator.

Psalm 8:3-5

Psalm 33:6

Hebrews 11:3

DAY THREE

3. a. Read John 1:1-4. The “Word” is Jesus Christ. What do you learn about Him in these verses?

b. Compare John 14:6 with John 1:4. What does each say about life?

c. What is the only way to God the Father according to John 14:6?

DAY FOUR

4. Find the word God in all of chapter 1 and list the words found after His name which help us to know what He is like. Example: God - created.

5. What does Isaiah 45:18 say was the reason God created the earth?

6. Read Genesis 1:26-31. What was man created to be like?



DAY FIVE

7. a. What significance do you find in the word “our” in Genesis 1:26?

b. What do the following verses say to you about the Trinity?

Titus 3:4-6

Hebrews 9:14

Peter 1:2

DAY SIX

8. Read Psalm 104, a Psalm of Creation.

a. Find verses that illustrate the power of God’s creation

b. Find verses that portray God as our loving Father who cares for us.

c. Choose some verses of praise to God that the Psalmist wrote.



GENESIS CHAPTER 2 DAY ONE Read all of Genesis 2

1. a. When heaven, earth, and all that they contained were completed, what did God do on the seventh day?

b. What did God instruct the Jewish people to do on the seventh day according to Exodus 23:12?

c. According to Mark 16:9, what day was it when Jesus Christ rose from the dead?

d. When did the disciples of Jesus come together for communion and a time of preaching and worship according to Acts 20:7?

DAY TWO

2. What do you find different about the creation of man compared to all the other things God created in Genesis 1? See also Genesis 2:7.

3. God created us to have fellowship with Him. As we read His Word, the Bible, and pray daily, the Lord will guide us. Read Isaiah 58:11 and put the thoughts into your own words.

DAY THREE

4. Read Revelation 22:17. Who do you think the water of life is in this verse? What do John 4:10 and John 7:37 say concerning the water of life?

5. What does 2 Timothy 1:9-10 say concerning what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for those who place their faith in Him? Note this was planned before the world was created!

DAY FOUR

6. a. Read Genesis 2:8-17. Describe the place where God put man after He created Him.

b. What was man’s work in the garden?

c. What one thing did God ask Adam to be obedient in?



d. Do you believe that God has provided us with a tree of life today? What do the following verses say about this? John 14:6

John 6:40

7. The New Testament speaks of the death which comes to those who refuse the “tree of life”, Jesus Christ. What do the following verses say about this? John 3:36

Romans 6:23

DAY FIVE Genesis 2:18-25

8. What did God make woman to be?

9. a. Describe how God created the “help meet” for Adam in Genesis 2:21-22.

b. How did Adam describe Eve, and what did he name her?

c. What is said about woman in Genesis 2:24

10. The greatest of all contracts is marriage. Today many who wouldn’t think of dishonoring a contract in business are dishonoring their marriage contract which unites the man to the wife by the Lord. What do the following verses say about this?

Malachi 2:13-16

Ephesians 5:25

DAY SIX Read the following related scriptures concerning marriage and put them into your own words. Proverbs 18:22

Proverbs 21:9 and Proverbs 21:19

Mark 10:2-9

Proverbs 31:10-31



GENESIS CHAPTER 3DAY ONE Read all of Genesis 3

1. a. How was the serpent described in Genesis 3:1?

b. Read Revelation 12:9 and Revelation 20:2. What are two of the serpent’s names?

c. Where is Satan’s dwelling place now?

Revelation 12:9-12

Job 1:7

DAY TWO

2. The serpent, is described in several places in the Bible. Look up the following verses and see how Satan is described:

I Peter 5:8

I John 2:13

John 8:44

3. What warnings are we given in the Bible about adding to God’s Word or removing something from God’s Word?

Deuteronomy 4:2

Proverbs 30:5,6

Revelation 22:18

4. Compare how Eve quoted God in Genesis 3:3 with God’s directions concerning the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in Genesis 2:17. What is the difference?



DAY THREE Read Genesis 3:4-6 and Ephesians 6

5. How do the following verses encourage you, as they speak of the Lord Jesus Christ’s help and victory over the devil?

Romans 16:20

Colossians 1:13

I John 5:4, 5

DAY FOUR

6. Read Ephesians 6:10-18 which speaks of the protection God provides for the one who has received His Son by faith.

a. Where do we receive our strength to stand against the devil?

b. Use the descriptive words that express what God’s armor. Example: gird your loins with truth

c . Does prayer have anything to do with God’s protection from Satan?

7. What is the purpose of any temptation of Satan today, according to 2 Corinthians 11:3


8. What was the result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God?

9. a. What does Romans 3:23 tell us about mankind since the time of Adam and Eve?

b. What are the wages of sin and what is the gift of God? See Romans 6:23

10. Adam blamed Eve for his sin, and Eve blamed the serpent. How does Psalm 32:5 show us that we need to be honest with God in naming our sins?

11. What was the curse God put on the following people and objects because of what he had done? Genesis 3:14,15

Eve

Adam

soil



DAY SIX Genesis 3:20-24

12.a. What did God clothe Adam and Eve in?

b. What had to die in order that they could be “covered”?

c. What does Psalm 32:1 say about sins that are “covered”?

d. According to I John 1:7, what cleanses us from all sin?

e. Who chose to die for us in order that our sins could be “covered”?

13. Read Matthew 4:1-11 concerning the devil’s temptation of Jesus. Satan tempted Jesus three times. What was Jesus’ weapon against the temptation? Can we use this same weapon today?



GENESIS CHAPTER 4 DAY ONE Read all of Genesis 4

1. What name and occupation did the two sons of Adam and Eve have?

2. a. God asked both Cain and Abel for a sacrifice? What did each of them give to God.

b. Read Hebrews 11:4. Why do you believe that God received Abel’s sacrifice as more excellent than Cain’s?

DAY TWO

3. Cain and Abel had been told of the necessity of a blood sacrifice as an expression of their faith in God to forgive their sins. This is the beginning of a picture to show the Messiah, Jesus Christ. What do the following verses tell us about the coming of Jesus Christ?

John 1:29

Mark 14:24

Ephesians 5:2

4. Cain offered only the fruit of his own labor in the field. God never did and never will accept our own works as a means of forgiveness of sin. Share what these verses tell you about “good works”.

Isaiah 57:12

Romans 3:20

2 Timothy 1:9

DAY THREE Read Genesis 4:5-7

5. Cain was angry at God’s disregard for his offering. Read the following verses to see what the Bible says about anger.

Psalm 37:8

Proverbs 14:17

James 1:19



6. Read Galatians 5: 19-21. Find the emotions you think Cain probably had for his brother.

7. What do the following verses promise you when you are tempted to sin?

James 4:7

1 Corinthians 10:13

DAY FOUR Genesis 4:8-10

8. What sin did Cain not resist according to Genesis 4:8?

9. According to Matthew 9:4, where does temptation first strike us?

10. What does Romans 12:1,2 say a Christian should do?

11. Do you believe that God sees our sins? What do the following verses say about this?

Jeremiah 2:22

Jeremiah 16:17

Psalm 94:11

12. What does God promise He will do if we confess our sin to Him? See I John 1:9.

DAY FIVE

13. What was the result of Cain’s sin according to Genesis 4:11,12?

14. What did God say concerning Cain’s fear and what did He do about it in Genesis 4:15?



15. Do you believe that it was Cain 1 s choice which caused this separation from God? What choice do people deliberately make today which separates them from God? See John 14:6

16. What does Joshua 24:15 say about choice?

DAY SIX Read Genesis 4:17-26

17. What were some of the things Cain’s descendants began to develop?

18. What good thing did Seth and his sons do?

19. What does God promise if we call on His name? See Psalm 91:15,16.



GENESIS CHAPTERS 5-6DAY ONE --Read all of Genesis 5

1. What special fact do you learn about one of Adam’s descendants in Genesis 5:24?

2. What does the expression “walk with God” mean to you?

DAY TWO

3. What does Noah’s name mean according to Genesis 5?

4. How do the following verses suggest ways in which you could “comfort” someone?

Colossians 1:3

Hebrews 10:24

1 Thessalonians 2:11,12

5. According to Genesis 5, all of Adam’s descendants except Enoch died at the end of their life. According to Genesis 5, Enoch “lived” because he walked with God. How can we “live eternally”?

John 6:27

John 5:24

DAY THREE Read I Thessalonians 4:16-18 and Genesis 5:24

6. What happened to Enoch?

7. The following tell us more about Enoch:

Hebrews 11:5

Jude 1:14,15



8. a. Does God’s removal of Enoch resemble what is described in I Thessalonians 4:17,18?

b. According to these verses, Who will the Christian meet in the air and how long will we be with Him?

c. Why did God plan for us to know about this future event?

DAY FOUR Read Genesis 6

9. Find the words which describe the human race at this time.

10. What does this passage say about man’s thoughts about sin?

11. According to Genesis 6:6, what were God’s emotions concerning sinful man?

12. What did God decide to do about the sinfulness of man at this time?

13. How long did God plan to wait before he brought judgment on man’s sin? See Genesis 6:3 Why do you think he waited? See 2 Peter 3:9

14. What do the following verses say God will do for the Christian who walks in fellowship with Him?

Isaiah 57:15

2 Corinthians 6:16

John 14:23

DAY FIVE -Genesis 6:14-22

15. Describe the ark.

16. What would be killed by the flood?



17. Who and what was to be inside the ark?

18. Was Noah obedient? The Bible teaches that if we love God we will obey Him. What do the following verses say about this?

Ephesians 6:6

Hebrews 13:16

DAY SIX -JESUS CHRIST IS THE CHRISTIAN’S “ARK OF SAFETY”

19. There was only one place of safety for Noah and that was the ark. There is only one place of safety for us and that is Jesus. Tell what the following verses saw about this.

John 10:9

I John 5:11-13

John 3:16,17

Revelation 3:20

20. How could you help someone to know of the “safety” to be found in Jesus Christ?



GENESIS CHAPTERS 7-9 DAY ONE -Read all of Genesis 7

1. What new fact did you learn about the number of animals to be brought into the ark in Genesis 7:2,3?

2. Noah and his family waited seven days inside the ark before it rained. Read the following verses which speak of trusting God.

Proverbs 16:20

Jeremiah 17:5,7

Psalm 3:3,5

Psalm 16:1,11

DAY TWO

3. What was Noah’s attitude toward God? See Genesis 7:5

4. How long did it rain?

5. Who shut the door of the ark?

6. If you are surrounded by difficulties right now, are you letting God “shut you” into His care so that these things cannot harm you? See Psalm 31:19 and John 14:27 to see what help God can give you.

DAY THREE Read Genesis 8

7 Name the things that were destroyed by the flood because of God’s judgment on man’s sin.

8. What does the New Testament say about the penalty for sin in Romans 6:23?

9. What wonderful gift is also mentioned in Romans 6:23? Who makes it possible for you to receive this gift by faith?



10. What did God tell Noah to do after Noah had seen that the earth was dry? Did Noah obey God?

11. The following verses will help you to know the importance of hearing God’s Word and being obedient.

Psalm 119:11

John 8:47

John 5:24

2 Timothy 3:16,17


12. What was the first thing Noah did when he and his family left the ark?

13. Genesis 8:21 says that God smelled a sweet savor of the sacrifice. This means He was pleased with the worship that took place. Read 2 Corinthians 2:14,15 then answer the questions:

a. Who is it that causes a Christian to triumph in any situation?

b. What “sweet perfume” is a Christian to share or reflect?

c. If we depended on our own goodness, this would not be a sweet fragrance to God. What would our goodness smell and look like?

DAY FIVE Read Genesis 9:1-19

14. What did God promise never to do again in Genesis 8:21?

15. As a promise of this covenant in Genesis 8:21, what did God say He would put in the sky to remind man through the ages of His covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:12, 13)?

16. a. What new thing did God allow man to eat after the flood?



b. Why did God say a man or an animal must die for the crime of killing a man?


17. What did Noah do in Genesis 9:20,21 which emphasized what God taught in Romans 3:23?

18. What was the reaction of Noah’s three sons to their father?

19. What was the result of Ham’s lack of love and consideration for his father?

20. What do the following verses from God’s Word advise you to do?

Proverbs 21:23

Proverbs 17:9

Proverbs 10:12

I John 4:10,11



GENESIS CHAPTERS 10-12 DAY ONE Read Genesis 10

1. Whose family does this record?

2. What developments do you find among the sons of Japheth, Ham, and Shem in verses 5,20, and 31?

3. Genesis 10 gives us the historical background of Noah’s family. If you belong to Jesus Christ you are in God’s family (John 14:6). A family has certain responsibilities. What do the following scriptures tell you about the family?

Deuteronomy 4:9,10

1 Timothy 3:4,5

Proverbs 22:6

DAY TWO Read all of Genesis 11

4. What did all of Noah’s descendants have in common at this time?

5. a. What were the reasons why the people decided to build the tower of Babel?

b. Read Genesis 9:1 and 9:7 to decide if these people were following God’s plan for their lives.

6. How did God stop these people from carrying out their plan?

DAY THREE

7. What word in Genesis 11:7 points out that God is a Trinity?

8. The following verses also reveal God as a Trinity (three persons in one).

Matthew 28:19

Luke 3:22

Titus 3:4-6



9. The scattering of the people occurs in Genesis 11:7-9. What phrase in Genesis 10:25 would suggest a scattering of people?

DAY FOUR Read Genesis 12:1-9 NOTE: Abram and Abraham are the same person.

10. According to Genesis 12:1, what was Abram to leave beside his homeland?

11. What did God promise Abram if he would obey Him?

12. Who did Abram take with him? Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5

13. When Abram arrived in Canaan, to whom did God promise this land?

14. How did Abram express his complete faith in God’s promise to him even though he had no children?

DAY FIVE

15. Think of how hard it must have been for Abram to leave his home for a strange new land. Read Mark 8:34-36 and use these verses to help you describe how a Christian today should be just as willing to follow what Jesus Christ asks of him.

16. Christ also promises many wonderful things to those who will receive Him in faith. Read the following verses to discover some of these promises.

John 14:27

Romans 8:35,37-39

Matthew 4:18,19

DAY SIX Read Genesis 12:10-20 and Genesis 13

17. Why did Abram have to leave Canaan and where did he go?

18. Who suffered because Abram sinned?



19. What wonderful promise does God make to you in I John 1:9?

20. What caused trouble between Abram and Lot’s herdsmen and how did Abram solve the problem?

21. Where did Abram go to live and what was the first thing recorded for us that he did there?

22. Do you meet with God for a few minutes each day? As a family, do you meet with God? God is eagerly waiting for you to want to do this. Will you trust Him now to help you to do this? See Philippians 4:13 .



GENESIS CHAPTERS 13-16 DAY ONE Read Genesis 13:8-18

1. What did Abram say in Genesis 13:8 which should be the constant attitude of Christians?

2. Where did Lot move to and what kind of people was his family exposed to in this area?

3. Lot made a poor choice in his life. The Bible tells us the importance of choices. What does Joshua 24:15 say?

DAY TWO Read Genesis 14

4. According to Genesis 14:4, how many years did the kings serve their conquerors from the east? What did they do in the thirteenth year?

5. God used Abram to rescue Lot. Who then strengthened Abram and enabled him to win the battle? See Psalm 24:8 and Psalm 50:15

6. We are also promised victory in battle through the Lord Jesus Christ. Read 2 Corinthians 2:14,15. What is the most helpful part of this promise?


7. What two kings honored Abram after his victory?

8. Read Hebrews 7:1-3 and list all the new facts you learn about Melchizedek.

9. Read Hebrews 7:22.24-27. Describe Jesus Christ as our High Priest.

10. According to Genesis 14:20, what did Abram give Melchizedek?

11. What does God promise in Malachi 3:10 to those who will give a tenth of their earnings to Him?


12. What did God promise He would be to Abram so that he should not fear the future?



13. The Lord always provides armor for His people in the warfare they are in. Read Ephesians 6:10-18

a. Why did God provide the believer with spiritual armor?

b. What does the helmet represent?

c. What part of the armor is the sword of the Spirit?

14. After we have put on our spiritual armor, what are we to do according to Ephesians 6:18?

15. As Christians we need not fear the power of Satan. Put the following verses in your own words:

Isaiah 54:17

Romans 8:31


16. God had promised Abram seed (children) in Genesis 12. What did God tell Abram about the number of his offspring in Genesis 15:5?

17. What did God warn Abram that “his seed” would suffer? See Genesis 15:13,14.

DAY SIX Read Genesis 16

18. According to the law of the day, Sarai’s suggestion in Genesis 16:2 was legal and common practice. What was her suggestion?

19. What were the sad results of Abram and Sarai’s loss of patience and their desire to “help God” and hurry along the promise of children?

20. Put the following verses in your own words as you relate their thoughts to you concerning “trusting” and “waiting on the Lord”.

Deuteronomy 31:8

Psalm 37:5,7, and 40

Proverbs 3:5,6, 24 and 26



21. What did the Lord Jesus Christ say about “trust” in Matthew 6:25-34?

22. After Sarai had dealt harshly with Hagar, where did Hagar go and who came to her there?

23. What did Hagar lose by running away from a difficult situation? Use your imagination, as the scripture does not say.

24. What was Hagar told to do by the angel of the Lord?

25. Who was the angel of God according to Genesis 16:13?




1. When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, what did He tell Abram to do?

2. What action did Abram take to humble himself before God?

3 What new name did God give to Abram?

4. What was to be the “outward sign” of the covenant promise which God had made to Abraham?

5. When Jesus Christ came, the rite of physical circumcision was abolished as a “sign of the covenant.” What does Colossians 2:8-13 say conceming the “circumcision of Christ”?

DAY TWO

6. What new name did God give Sarai?

7. What blessings did God promise Sarah?

8. What does God say conceming His promise of a son to Abraham in Genesis 17:21 ?

9. After God finished talking, what did Abraham do to show his faith and obedience to God?


10. What did the Lord tell Abraham about Sarah?

11 God had promised Abraham offspring (seed) when he was about 75 years old (Genesis 12:2-4). He had continued making this same promise for about 24 years! See Genesis 13:14-16, Genesis 15:1-6. Now God was fulfilling His promise.

a. Why Sara laughed what he says in Mwanzo 18:10 Lord?

b. What words did the Lord speak in Genesis 18:14 to encourage Sarah to trust God wholly in faith?



12. As the Lord thought about Abraham in Genesis 18:16-19, what did He say Abraham was to do for his household and his children?

13. a. Put into your own words the instructions from the Bible in the following verses for teaching our families about the Lord. This could be applied to teaching anyone about the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:6,7

Deuteronomy 31:12

DAY FOUR

14. In Genesis 18:16-33, Abraham intercedes for Sodom in prayer. How many times did Abraham ask God to spare the city?

15. What kind of judge is God?

I John 4:8

Psalm 145:17

DAY FIVE Read Genesis 19

16. What did the angels warn Lot that was going to happen?

17. In all the time Lot lived in Sodom, he was unable to influence them for God. His daughters married ungodly men. What warning is there for us today?

18. Put into your own words these verses about the Christians relationship to the world.

Romans 12:1,2

Galatians 1:3,4

I John 2:15-17

DAY SIX Read Genesis 19:15-38 19. How did God show His mercy to Lot when he “lingered” rather than obeying God’s angel?



20. Read I Corinthians 3:10-16. Lot lost all of his possessions, land, sons-in-law, and his wife. Relate this to the Christian’s loss described in these verses.

a. What is the foundation the Christian is to build on?

b. According to I Corinthians 3:10-16, what kind of spiritual building material do you think Lot used while living in Sodom?

c. Once a Christian has truly received Christ as his Lord and Savior, describe what will come after his work has been tested by God.

21. How does Genesis 19 say God remembered Abraham’s prayer which he prayed in Genesis 18:22-33?

20. Read I Corinthians 3:10-16. Lot lost all of his possessions, land, sons-in-law, and his wife. Relate this to the Christian’s loss described in these verses.

a. What is the foundation the Christian is to build on?

b. According to I Corinthians 3:10-16, what kind of spiritual building material do you think Lot used while living in Sodom?

c. Once a Christian has truly received Christ as his Lord and Savior, describe what will come after his work has been tested by God.

21. How does Genesis 19 say God remembered Abraham’s prayer which he prayed in Genesis 18:22-33?



GENESIS CHAPTERS 20-22 DAY ONE -Read Genesis 20

1. Abraham left the land of Canaan just as he did in Genesis 12:10-20. What did Abraham call his wife in these two scriptures?

2. Abraham was telling a “half-truth”. How did this lie get him into trouble in Genesis 20?

3. Who kept Sarah safe from Abimelech?

4. What did Abraham’s sin cost Abimelech?

5. Read I John 1:9. What can a Christian do about his sin, and what will God do about this sin?

6. God protected Abraham and Sarah when Abraham lied. What do these verses say concerning the tongue?

Proverbs 10:19

James 3:3-6


7. a. What did God promise for Sarah in Genesis 17:16?

b. Did God keep his promise in Genesis 21?

c. How old was Abraham when Abraham’s son was born?

8. Read the following verses concerning God’s promises in His Word.

James 1:12

2 Peter 1:4



DAY THREE Read Romans 4

9. Was Abraham justified (just as if he’d never sinned) and made righteous before God by his works or his faith? Give verses to prove your answer.

10. Who are the “blessed” people in Romans 4:7,8?

11. According to Romans 4:25, why did Jesus give Himself on the cross as a sacrifice and why did God raise Him from the dead?

12. If we are to receive what Romans 4:25 speaks of, what must we have which Abraham had?

DAY FOUR Read Genesis 21:9-21

13. In which verses did God promise Abraham that both of his sons shall live to be the fathers of nations?

14. How is Galatians 5:16-24 helpful to the Christian who chooses to walk “by the spirit” of God in faith rather than walking “in the flesh” of human plans?


15. Soon after Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael away, what did Abimelech say to Abraham that shows Abraham was obeying God?

16. What did Jesus say concerning the Christians “light” and “life”?

John 8:12

Matthew 5:16

17. Abimelech and Abraham had a misunderstanding in Genesis 21:26. What was this about?

18. What does James 5:15 say about misunderstandings between Christians?

DAY SIX Read Genesis 22

19. Some translations of the Bible say “God did tempt Abraham.” The English words mean “God did test Abraham”. What does James 1:13-15 say concerning temptation by God?



20. Read the scriptures to see what the Christian can do in a time of testing to be victorious.

Romans 6:12,13

1 Peter 5:8,9

21. What did God ask Abraham to do as a test to see how obedient he would be?

22. How many people went with Abraham up the mountain for worship?

23. a. What phrase in Genesis 22:5 makes you believe Abraham either believed God would provide another sacrifice or that He would raise Isaac from the dead?

b. What does Hebrews 11:17-19 say about this event?




1. a. How long did Sarah live?

2. What did Abraham ask of the sons of Heth?

3. What offer did the sons of Heth make Abraham? What does this tell you about Abraham’s reputation among these people?

4. a. Where did Abraham bury his wife?

b. What did he offer to pay for the place?

c. What did the owner offer to do in Genesis 23:11?

d. How much did Abraham pay for the field?

5. Abraham had great respect from the people in this land. This should be a challenge to every Christian. How could the verses below help us to be respected as Christians?

Matthew 5:16

Matthew 22:37-39

DAY TWO Read Genesis 24:1-14

6. List all the things you learn about Abraham and his servant in Genesis 24:1, 2

7. What was the oath or promise which Abraham had his servant make?

8. Who was to guide Abraham’s servant on the journey?



9. According to the custom of the day, Abraham was acting as a godly man by choosing a proper wife for Isaac. See what these verses say about parents’ responsibilities to their children. Deuteronomy 6:4-7

Proverbs 29:15,17

10. When the servant arrived at his destination, did he depend on his own wisdom to select a wife for Isaac?


11. What was the name of the girl who came out to the well and how was she related to Abraham? See also Genesis 22:20-23

12. Describe Rebekah.

13. What did the servant remember to do in verse 26?


14. What did the servant do before he would eat any food?

15. The business of the Lord demands priority in our lives. What do the following verses say which encourage us to put God first?

John 4:32,34

Isaiah 40:31

16. What decision did the servant ask Rebekah’s brother and father to make?


17. What was Laban and Bethuel’s response to the servant’s request for Rebekah to be the wife of Isaac?

How soon did the servant want to leave? How long did her family want her to remain with them?

What was Rebekah’s decision about the trip?



19. Because God had chosen Isaac and Rebekah to be man and wife, what does Genesis 24:62-67 say that they had in their marriage?


20. Before Abraham died what did he give to Isaac? What did he give his sons born to him by Keturah?

21. After Abraham’s death, what did Isaac receive from God which Abraham had also received from God?

22. What did Isaac take to the Lord in prayer, and how did God answer him?

23. Rebekah also went to the Lord in prayer. Why? What did the Lord tell her about the twins she would give birth to?

24. God wants us to come to Him in prayer. What do you learn about prayer from the following verses?

Matthew 7:7-11

John 15:7

John 16:23

25. What did Esau do with his birthright?



GENESIS CHAPTERS 26-27 DAY ONE Read Genesis 26: 1-22

1. What problem arose in Canaan which had also occurred to Abraham? Where did Isaac go to live?

2. What did God tell Isaac in Genesis 26:2?

3. God speaks to us through His Word, the Bible. In it we find that the Lord Jesus Christ made the same promise to Christians. Explain these verses in your own words.

Hebrews 13:5,6

John 14:16,17

4. What was Abraham’s heart attitude which resulted in God’s blessings?

DAY TWO

5. What sad thing did Isaac do which showed his lack of trust in God for his safety which his father also did years before?

6. Isaac was a godly man who unusually trusted and obeyed God. How did the act in Genesis 26:7 show the truth of Romans 3:23?

7. How did the Philistines feel about Isaac and why?

8. When the Philistines took away the first two wells, what did Isaac do?

9. Isaac showed a trust in God by this test of each well being taken from him. What does Psalm 37:5 say about trusting in God?


10. Where did Isaac go next? What did God promise Isaac in this place?

11. How did Isaac respond to God’s promise?



12. What did Isaac’s enemies say about him in Genesis 26:18-22?

13. God has promised the Christian power in the Holy Spirit in times of trouble. What does I Corinthians 2:4 say about the power of the Holy Spirit?

14. How did Esau disappoint his parents?


15. Describe Isaac’s physical condition when he called Esau to him.

16. What did Isaac ask Esau to do and what did he promise to do for Esau?

17. Describe Esau:

Genesis 25:20-23

Genesis 25:27-34

18. a. Who overhead Isaac and Esau talking in Genesis 27:5?

b. What did Rebekah do to make sure Jacob received Isaac’s blessing?

19. What do the following scriptures teach about the relationships between parents and their children?

Ephesians 6:4

Proverbs 22:6


20. Did Jacob cooperate with his mother’s deception in getting the blessing? What sin did he commit when he entered his father’s room?



21. At times we are tempted to blame others when we are “forced” to do something we know is wrong. How do the following verses relate to this:

Proverbs 12:22

Mark 10:19

22. What was the blessing in Genesis 27:28,29?

Day SIX Read Genesis 27:30-41

23. a. As soon as Isaac had blessed Jacob, who came to see him?

b. What did he bring with him?

c. What did he ask Isaac to do?

24. When Isaac realized he had given the blessing to someone other than his eldest son, what was his reaction?

25. What does Isaac say in Genesis 27:33 which shows he realized it was God’s will for Jacob to be blessed?

26. God promises to help us if we sincerely seek to know and do His will or plan for our lives. Tell in your own words what the verses say:

Romans 12:1,2

Psalm 25:5,9




1. a. What does Esau feel toward Jacob?

b. What does Esau plan to do to Jacob after their father dies?

2. What does I John 3:15,16 say about hatred and love?

3. What plan did Rebekah make for Jacob’s safety?

4. What were Isaac’s parting words to his son in Genesis 28:1-4?

DAY TWO

5. a. Did Jacob obey his father?

b. Where did Jacob go and with whom did he live?

c. Who was Jacob to find in this place?

6. What did Esau learn from all this according to Genesis 28:8?

7. Esau was trying to please his parents but we wonder if his heart attitude had changed. What do these verses say about our “heart response” that God desires rather than “outward acts” with no real “love” for Him?

Proverbs 21:2

Ezekiel 11:19,20

DAY THREE

8. a. Where did Jacob sleep the first night?



b. What did Jacob see?

c. What are angels to the Christian today? See Hebrews 1:14

9. Read the following scriptures and describe how God has sent angels to help people.

Exodus 23:20

1 Kings 19:5,6

10. Who appeared at the top of the ladder in Jacob’s dream and what did he say?

11. What phrase in Genesis 28:14 speaks of God’s promise to Abraham {12:3) of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ from his family line?

12. What promise did God make to Jacob which we can claim for ourselves as Christians?

13. What promise did Jesus make to His disciples in Matthew 28:20?

DAY FOUR

14. When Jacob awoke from sleeping, what did he say? (Genesis 28: 16)

15. What did Jacob do after his dream?

16. What did Jacob say he would give to God from now on?

17. From Moses to Jesus Christ the tithe was a legal obligation. What does Leviticus 27:30-32 say about this?

18. What promise concerning the tithe is given in Malachi 3:10?



19. What do the following scriptures say about giving to God?

Matthew 6:1-4

I Corinthians 16:2

I John 3:17


20. Read Deuteronomy 32:9-13. What does Moses record that God did for Jacob after this dream?

21. When Jacob arrived at his uncle’s home, what did he see and what happened?

22. Think of the well and compare it to the Word of God, the Bible. Some people do not go to the Bible themselves. They wait for someone to give them the Word of God. What do the following verses say about the Bible?

2 Timothy 3:16,17

John 20:31

23. What did Jacob do when he saw Rachel?

24. Rebekah and Rachel were hard workers and full of joy and peace. Read Proverbs 31:10-31 and put down some thoughts about a good woman.


25. How did Laban trick Jacob?

26. Describe Rachel and Leah: Genesis 29:17

Genesis 29:30

Genesis 29:31



27. What did Leah say concerning each of her sons?

a. Reuben

b. Simeon

c. Levi

d. Judah




1. a. How did Rachel react when she could have no children?

b. How did Jacob react?

2. What could Rachel have done about her childlessness? See Genesis 25:21, I Samuel 1:9-11; James 4:15

3. It was the custom for a woman to give her maid to her husband and claim the child as her own. How many children did Rachel’s maidservant give to Jacob? How many children did Leah’s maidservant give to Jacob?

4. What did Rachel name her son and what did she say after his birth?


5. a. What did Jacob ask Laban to do after Joseph was born?

b. What did Laban say the Lord had done for him because Jacob had served him?

c. What did he offer Jacob?

6. Jacob was a good servant to Laban. What does Colossians 3:22-24 say about being a good employee?

7. Laban mistreated Jacob. What does Leviticus 25:43 say about the employer?

8. Jacob became rich (Genesis 30:43). What does Ephesians 1:7 and Ephesians 2:4,5 tell you about God’s spiritual riches and how we may receive them?


9. How did Laban and his sons feel toward Jacob after he became a wealthy man? Genesis 30:43



10. What did the Lord tell Jacob to do? To whom did Jacob give credit for giving him his wealth?

11. Just as God gave cattle to Jacob, God provides for us according to our needs. How do the following verses help you to understand God’s care for you?

Philippians 2:13

1 Thessalonians 5:24

12. In Matthew 6:33, we are instructed to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. What does Isaiah 64: 6 say about human righteousness? Righteousness is to have a way of life which is just, upright, virtuous and blameless according to God’s standards.


13. What was Jacob’s reply to Laban about running away to go to Canaan?

14. Laban asked Jacob why he had stolen his household gods. What was Jacob’s reply?

15. Where were the household gods and how were they concealed from Laban?

16. What did Laban suggest he and Jacob do in Genesis 31:44?

17. What was Jacob’s reply in Genesis 31:45,46?

DAY FIVE Read Genesis 32

18. Who did Jacob meet on his journey to Canaan?

19. What did Jacob say about those who met him?

20. What does Hebrews 1:14 say about angels and what they do?



21. What do the following verses say about an heir of salvation?

Galatians 4:7

Romans 8:16,17

22. How did Jacob react when he learned his brother Esau was coming to meet him?

23. What do you think God wants you to do in such circumstances. Read 2 Chronicles 20:15

24. Choose words and phrases from Jacob’s prayer which show his faith in God. See Genesis 32:9-12


25. a. What happened to Jacob in Genesis 32:24-30?

b. What did the man do to Jacob?

c. What did Jacob say to the man?

d. Who was the man?

26. When we meet God “face to face” by faith in His Son, Jesus, our life is “preserved” as Genesis 32:30 states. What do these verses say concerning this?

Matthew 1:21

Galatians 1:3,4




1. List the actions of Jacob which showed his kind and gentle manner to Esau.

2. How did Esau respond to Jacob’s kindness?

3. The Bible teaches Christians to show kindness and gentleness to all people. What do the following verses say which could help you with people?

Ephesians 4:32

I Peter 3:9

4. Did Esau want all the gifts that Jacob gave him? See Genesis 32:13-21 and Genesis 33:8,9?

DAY TWO

5. What did Esau offer to do for Jacob?

6. What reason did Jacob give for traveling alone and sending Esau alone?

7. a. Where did Jacob finally settle with his family in Canaan?

b. What did he do after he bought land?

8. Is it possible as a Christian to go only “half way” with the Lord, to grow only “half way” in the Lord, and to fellowship only “half way” with the Lord in prayer and Bible study?

DAY THREE Genesis 34

9. Who were Dinah’s parents?

10. After Jacob bought land outside Shechem what did Dinah decide to do?



11. What happened to Dinah as she walked into the city?

12. What could Jacob have taught his children from the following verses?

2 Corinthians 6:16,17

I Peter 2:11

13. What deceitful agreement did Jacob’s sons make with Shechem and his father?

DAY FOUR

14 a. Circumcision was a custom among the Jewish people which was instituted by God as a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham. Do you believe that Hamor and Shechem understood what this rite meant?

b. If they did not understand the meaning of circumcision, how could you apply Romans 2:28,29 to these men?

c. Who knows our heart motive? See Jeremiah 17:10, Psalm 44:21

15. What revenge did two of Jacob’s sons take upon these men in Genesis 34:25,26?

16. What was Jacob’s reaction to what his sons did to the people of Shechem?

17. The Bible teaches that vengeance belongs to God. No sin should ever cause us to seek revenge. What do the following verses say about this?

Psalm 94:1,21-23

Romans 12:19

DAY FIVE Genesis 35

18. Where did God tell Jacob to go, and what was he to do?



19. What did Jacob tell his family to do before they left on the journey?

20. Who “purifies” us by forgiving our sins?

Matthew 1:21

Acts 3:36

21. In Genesis 35:2 Jacob told his people to put on “clean garments”. How does Isaiah 64:6 describe man’s righteousness or goodness compared to God’s purity?

22. In Genesis 35:2 Jacob told his people to put away their foreign gods. What does the Lord say about such “gods” in Exodus 20:3,4?

DAY SIX

23. Jacob and his family traveled to where Jacob had lived until he was forced to flee for his life. What happened to Rachel on this journey?

24. What do the following verses say concerning the death of a Christian?

Psalm 49:15

2 Corinthians 5:1, 8




1. a. From what group of people did Esau select his wives?

b. Do you believe this was God’s plan for Esau? See Genesis 27:46, Genesis 28:6

2. Marriage was planned by God to be a blessing not a problem. God planned that a believer in Him should unite in marriage only with another person who has faith in God. What do the following verses say about Christian marriage?

Mark 10:6-9

Ephesians 5:25

3. Where did Esau take his family and why?


4. a. After Esau moved, where did Jacob and his family live?

b. How old was Joseph at this time and what did he do?

c. Which son did Israel (Jacob) love more than the others and why?

5. What special thing did Israel do for his favorite son?

6. Joseph is one of the few men in the Bible about whom no condemnation is given. In all of his hardships Joseph remained true to God. In some ways this young man is like Jesus Christ. Both were loved by their fathers. What do these verses say about love?

Genesis 37:3

Matthew 3:17

7. Read Ephesians 1: 3-8 and list the blessings the Christian receives when he places his faith in God’s Beloved Son, Jesus.



DAY THREE

8. What was Joseph’s first dream and how did his brothers interpret it?

9. What was Joseph’s second dream and how did his father react?

10. Joseph was hated by his brothers just as Jesus was hated by many. How do the following verses state this truth.

Genesis 37:4,8,11

John 15:17-18

11. What do I Corinthians 3:1-3 say is the cause of jealousy among Christians?


12. a. What did Joseph’s brothers do near Shechem and why did Israel ask Joseph to go and find them?

b. What excuse did they plan to use for Joseph’s disappearance?

13. What should we do for people who are hostile, jealous and revengeful?

John 13:35

Ephesians 4:29


14. When the brothers saw the trade caravan, what did Judah suggest they do with Joseph?

15. Both Joseph and Jesus were betrayed for money. Compare Genesis 37:28 and Matthew 26:14,15.

16. a. What did the brothers do to make Joseph’s father, believe he had been killed?



b. What was Joseph’s father’s reaction when he believed his son was dead?

c. What really happened to Joseph?


17. a. Did Judah choose a believer for his wife?

b. What does the New Testament teach concerning the marriage of a Christian to a non-Christian? See 2 Corinthians 6:14

18. Who selected the wife for the first born son and what was her name?

19. What was the custom in that day when a husband died? Genesis 38:8

20. Why did God bring judgment to Judah’s sons, Er and Onan? What was the judgment?



GENESIS CHAPTERS 39-40 DAY ONE READ CHAPTER 39

Note: Chapter 39 illustrates a man who is yielded to God and flees from sin.

1. a. After reading Genesis 39:2, tell why you believe Joseph was successful in his work as a slave.

b. As Joseph’s master watches his faithfulness in his work, what further responsibilities did he give to Joseph?

2. No matter what your circumstances may be at this moment pleasant or unpleasant -Jesus Christ has promised that if you receive Him as your Savior and Lord, He will be “with you” as He was “with Joseph.” See what these verses say concerning this promise.

Romans 8:38,39

Psalm 139: 9,10

3. Who was blessed because God was with Joseph?


4. a. Why did Joseph’s master’s wife decide to seduce him?

b. What was Joseph’s reply to Potiphar’s wife?

5. Only by the inner power of the Holy Spirit can any human being resist the temptation to sin. If possible, put into your own words these verses concerning the Holy Spirit’s power for the Christian.

Exodus 31:3

Zechariah 4:6

6. What was Joseph’s obedience to God considered to be by Potiphar’s wife? Genesis 39:13-15

7. Does the “world” judge a Christian’s obedience to God in this same way today? Can you think of some examples of this today?




8. What did Joseph’s master do when his wife falsely accused Joseph of attempting to lie with her?

9. a. Who was in prison with Joseph who had also been in Potiphar’s house?

b. What did Joseph receive from the Lord at this time?

10. Are you constantly aware that in your “easy paths” (palaces) and your “rough paths” (prisons) that God wants to be with you as He was with Joseph? Read what Proverbs 3:5-8 promises you.

DAY FOUR

11. Joseph is said to have had much in common with Christ. Tell how these verses illustrate this. Put into your own words.

a. Both were perfect servants:

Genesis 39:21-23

Matthew 20:28

Philippians 2:7

b. Both suffered for sin that was not their own:

Genesis 39:19,20

2 Corinthians 5:21

Galatians 1:4

12. What does Genesis 39:23 say about Joseph?




13. What two men were cast into prison with Joseph and why?

14. What happened to the butler and cook which caused Joseph to take notice of them?

15. What question did Joseph ask which showed his thoughtfulness and concern for these two prisoners?


16. a. What did Joseph say about the chief butler’s dream?

b. What favor did Joseph ask of the butler?

17. Did the chief butler remember to ask Pharaoh for Joseph’s release from prison?

18. There is someone who never forgets us! He did not forget Joseph in prison! Put the following verses into your own words.

Psalm 46:1

Psalm 33:12-15




1. How long was Joseph kept in prison after the chief butler was released?

2. Who did Pharaoh request to come and interpret his two dreams for him? Were they able to interpret them?

3. What did the chief butler tell Pharaoh about Joseph?

4. To whom did Joseph give the honor and credit for his wisdom in knowing the meaning of the dream? What did he say?

5. a. Describe briefly how Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dream.

b. What did Joseph tell Pharaoh he should do to prepare for the famine?


6. Which person of the Trinity did Pharaoh recognize as being with Joseph and showing him what Pharaoh’s dreams meant?

7. What qualities of character did Pharaoh recognize that God had given to Joseph?

8. What position did Pharaoh assign to Joseph because he had interpreted his dreams correctly as the Spirit of God revealed them to him?

9. The Holy Spirit was with Joseph in Egypt and helped him. The Holy Spirit dwells within the Christian today. Tell what these verses say about the Holy Spirit.

John 14:16,17

John 16:13


10. How old was Joseph when Pharaoh appointed him to his service in Egypt?



11. Have you ever felt too old to begin a new service for God? Read Joel 2:25,26 and write down the promise.

12. What did Joseph do during the first seven years in his service for the Pharaoh?

13. Who came to Joseph to buy grain when the seven years of famine came?


14. a. Since there was a famine in Canaan, where did Jacob ask his sons to go to buy food?

b. Who was the only son Jacob decided to keep at home? Why?

15. a. Who was it who sold the com to foreigners who came into Egypt? How did Jacob’s sons act as they stood before this man?

b. How does this scene in Genesis 42:6 fulfill what Joseph had dreamed almost twenty years earlier in Genesis 37:5-9?

16. Did Joseph recognize his brothers and did they recognize him?

17. What did Joseph call his brothers, and what was their response to his word?

18. a. The normal human impulse would be to take revenge against these brothers who had sold Joseph into slavery many years ago. What did Joseph say which indicates that he did not intend to seek revenge?

b. How does Genesis 42:21,22 show that Joseph’s treatment of his brothers was used by God to prick these men’s conscience about their cruelty to their brother many years ago?


19. a. How did Joseph hid his true identity from his brothers?

b. What action by Joseph shows his love for his brothers?



20. Which brother was selected to remain in Egypt as a prisoner?

21. Describe what was put into the grain sacks other than grain, and the reaction of Joseph’s brothers?


22. Who were Jacob’s sons to bring to Egypt to prove that they were not spies in the land?

23. The sons of Jacob knew that one of the brothers had a bundle of money in his sack, but what did they discover when they unloaded their sacks before Jacob?

24. What was Jacob’s reaction?

25. What promise did Reuben make to his father if he would allow Benjamin to go to Egypt with them?




1. The famine continued in Canaan and Jacob’s sons and their families had eaten all of the com they brought from Egypt. When Jacob asked his sons to go to Egypt to buy more, what was Judah’s reply?

2. Finally, Jacob agreed to send his son, Benjamin, to Egypt so that more com could be purchased. What did he also decide to send as fruit (products of Canaan) to Egypt? Were any of these edible?

3. Jacob did not need to send anything with his sons, but he did it to obtain good will in Egypt. Today God only requires that we bring Christ with us if we are to see His face one day. Many people try to win God’s approval by giving “additional gifts.” Can you think of some “gifts” people try to give God instead of faith in Jesus Christ.


4. Despite all of his doubts and fears, how does Jacob plead for his sons as they leave with Benjamin?

5. We see much brotherly kindness on Joseph’s part in Genesis 43. Starting with verse 15 write down the forms of kindness Joseph and his servants give the brothers.

6. When a person receives Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior he is adopted into God’s family and all other believers in Christ become his “brothers and sisters”. What kindnesses do the following Bible verses teach us to show our fellow Christians?

John 13:34

Philippians 1:9


7. What did Joseph command his steward to put into his brothers’ sacks?

8. a. What were the next instructions Joseph gave his steward?

b. What did the brothers say should happen to the one who had stolen from Joseph?

9. Where was the cup found?



10. Joseph added the silver cup to Benjamin’s sack to determine the spiritual condition of his brothers. If their attitude was the same as when they sold Joseph into slavery, they would leave Benjamin to bear the blame of the theft. Their hearts had changed and they returned with Benjamin to the city. They repented and showed a loving, considerate attitude to Benjamin. What do these scriptures say about the “heart” of a person and what God will do for our own “hearts”? Jeremiah 17:7,9,10

Psalm 34:18


11. When the brothers returned to Joseph, Judah was their spokesman. What did he say?

12. Who alone did Joseph seem to want to punish for stealing the silver cup?

13. What did Judah offer as a substitute for Benjamin?

14. Judah offered to pay the penalty of slavery instead of Benjamin. We can compare this to what the Lord Jesus Christ did for sinners. He offered His life on the cross and took the penalty for us. Summarize the following verses in your own words.

Isaiah 53:10,11

John 1:29


15. a. Before Joseph revealed who he really was to his brothers, who did he send out of the room?

b. What did Joseph do that showed his deep emotions of love and forgiveness of his brothers?

16. a. What did Joseph urge his brothers to do?

b. Where did Joseph say his father, brothers, and their families would live during the rest of the famine?

17. What outward demonstration of affection did Joseph show his brothers which revealed his love and forgiveness of them?




18. What did Pharaoh tell Joseph he could give his brothers?

19. What did Joseph provide his brothers for their journey back to Canaan?

20. a. What special gift was given to Benjamin?

b. What special things did Joseph send to his father?




1. How did God comfort Jacob as he started out on his journey to Egypt?

2. What did Jacob and his sons bring to Egypt other than family?

3. What did Jacob do at Beer-Sheba before leaving for Egypt? (Israel -another name for Jacob)

4. a. What was the total number of persons from the house of Jacob who went into Egypt?

b. See Deuteronomy 10:22. This number is given again. What fact is added to this?

5. As God faithfully cared for Jacob and his family during the famine, so He is willing to care for you. What do these verses say about God’s faithfulness and care?

Psalm 31:23

Psalm 9:10

Hebrews 13:5,6


6. When Joseph brought his brother before Pharaoh, what was Pharaoh’s offer to them?

7. How does Proverbs 21:1 describe how God worked in Pharaoh’s heart?

8. How does Daniel 2:21 assure you that God is in control of the world?


9. What did Joseph first accept from the people in exchange for grain? The second thing?



10. a. When the people came to Joseph the following year what did they suggest that they sell to him for food?

b. How much of the land did Joseph buy for Pharaoh during the famine?

11. Who were the only people who did not have to sell their land? Why?

12. a. What did the people say to Joseph in Genesis 47:25? What were they willing to be?

b. The Egyptians willingly became ; slaves because they were thankful for being saved from starvation. In I Corinthians 7:22,23 Paul writes of what happens when a person receives Christ as his Lord and Savior. What does Paul say God does for us?


13. What happened to Jacob and his family after they settled in Egypt?

14. This story of how God took care of Jacob and his family is a picture of how God cares for the Christian. What do the following verses say concerning God’s care of the Christian?

Romans 8:31,32

James 1:17

15. a. How long did Jacob live in Egypt and how old was he at his death?

b. What did Jacob ask Joseph to do for him after his death?


16. When Joseph was told his father was ill, whom did he take with him to visit Jacob?

17. The blessing Jacob spoke of is recorded in Genesis 28:10-16. What promise did God make to Jacob in verse 15?



18. God blesses the person who has received His Son with many blessings. The following describes a few of the blessings that God gives to the Christian:

John 10:10

Psalm 46:1

Isaiah 14:3


19. God had given Jacob deep affection for his family. What does I John 4:16 say about love?

20. What do Romans 13:8,10 instruct the Christian concerning love and God’s help in expressing His love to others?

21. What did Jacob say were the good things God had done for him in Genesis 48:15,16?

22. What were Jacob’s last words of encouragement to his son, Joseph, after he had blessed Joseph’s sons?




1. Whom did Jacob call into his presence in this chapter and why?

2. a. How does he describe his firstborn son, Reuben?

b. Because of Reuben’s sin, what does his father say about his future?

3. The story of Simeon and Levi’s cruelty is told in Genesis 34. How did their father remember and describe this cruelty in Genesis 49?

4. What were the consequences of these two brother’s cruelty?

5. Deuteronomy 33:8-11 is a wonderful expression of God’s forgiveness. When anyone is willing to ask God for forgiveness, He will forgive and give that person a godly goal. What thoughts in 2 Peter 3:9 add to these on forgiveness?

6. What did Jacob say about his son, Judah, in Genesis 49:10?

7. Where did Jacob say his son, Zebulen, and his family shall live?

DAY TWO Read Genesis 49:14-33 8. How is Joseph described by Jacob?

9. Jacob speaks of God’s blessings to Joseph in Genesis 49:25-26. God also wants to bless the Christian today. What do these verses say concerning God’s blessings to the believer in Jesus Christ?

Romans 4:7,8

John 20:29

10. What last instructions did Jacob give his twelve sons in Genesis 49:29,30?



11. How does Genesis 49:33 describe Jacob’s death?


12. How does Genesis 50:1 partially fulfill the promise of God to Jacob in Genesis 46:4?

13. The following verses encourage those who have faith in the Lord not to fear death. These verses will help you receive peace concerning death because of faith in Jesus Christ:

Psalm 23:4

Psalm 49:15

14. a. What did Joseph promise he would do after he had buried his father?

b. Was Joseph permitted to go to Canaan?

c. Who went with Joseph on the journey?

DAY FOUR

15. It must have been a great comfort to Joseph that all these people went with him. The following verses show the “comfort” we are to share with others:

2 Corinthians 1:3,4

I Thessalonians 5:9-11

16. Where did Joseph and all of the people first stop on their journey?

b. How long did they stay there and what emotions did Joseph express?

17. Grief is natural, and Joseph was mourning the loss of his father. What does God do about the Christian’s tears? See Psalm 56:8.



18. a. How did Jacob’s sons keep the promise made to him in Genesis 49:29?

b. After the burial, what did Joseph and those with him do?


19. What did Joseph’s brothers worry about after their father’s death?

20. a. What did they beg Joseph to forgive?

b. What did Joseph reply in Genesis 50:19

21. Joseph refused to take God’s place in judgment. What do the following verse say about judgment?

Psalm 96:13

Romans 2:16 and Romans 14:10


22. God turned Joseph’s heartache of being sold a slave into a blessing. When the famine came, Joseph was able to help his family. God can tum our hardships into blessings if we will ask Him. What does Romans 8:28 say concerning this?

23. a. What should the Christian’s attitude be regarding any suffering in his life?

Romans 8:18

2 Timothy 2:12

2 Corinthians 1:7

24. How many years did Joseph live? See Genesis 50.



25. a. What two things did Joseph tell his brothers before he died?

b. What did Joseph’s family do with his body after he died?

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