
Study Questions
Easter Sunday Genesis 47
Based on the last sermon by:
Pastor Randy Pitman
These questions are a guideline for your personal or small group study based on Sunday's sermon passage. Feel free to study and meditate on the passage more deeply. ​
1. Pastor Randy pointed out that Joseph had acquired great favor in the eyes of Pharaoh. Why?
2. As Joseph brings five of his brothers before the pharaoh, it was his opportunity to expose their misdeeds in front of one of the most powerful men in the known world at that time. What does this show you about Joseph's character that he didn't take this opportunity?
3. Colossians 1:21-22 "And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight..." What is the meaning of this verse?
4. Why do you think that the pharaoh asked Jacob's age?
5. Jacob describes his life as a pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is a journey to a specific destination for a specific purpose. How are our lives like a pilgrimage?
6. Genesis 47:10 "So Jacob blessed pharaoh, and went out from before pharaoh." Why did pharaoh accept the blessing of Jacob when he himself was considered to be a god?
7. Pastor John Courson: "We will either be a blessing when we are around people or we will be a blessing when we leave them." What kind of blessing are you? How can you be more of a blessing to people?
8. In Amos 8:11-12, Amos speaks of a famine of not being able to hear God's Word. What evidences do you see that we might be in that type of famine in our culture and world today?
9. In 2 Timothy 3, Paul warns that people will always be learning but not applying the teaching. How do you see evidences of this principle in our society today?
10. Pastor Randy's Conclusion: (1) Trust in the Lord for direction;
(2) Where God guides, God provides; (3) This world is not our home; (4) Bless those around you; (5) Seek after God and pray to hear His voice; (6) Be a doer of God's Word. In which of these areas do you need to improve? We can't improve by our own energy and effort but by submission and surrender to Jesus Christ as the Lord of our lives. What area(s) of your life do you need to surrender to the lordship of Jesus Christ?