God Preserves Joseph's Family - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in Genesis 45:1-15; 50:15-21 and state in simple language that god used a painful story to preserve the family of promise.

Read: Genesis 45:1-15; 50:15-21

Opening: Ask: What does this passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and describes their arrival in Egypt as connected to preserving life.
Joseph refuses revenge after Jacob dies and again speaks of God bringing good through human evil.
Taken together, these passages support the lesson’s big idea: God used a painful story to preserve the family of promise.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires synthesis or inference?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete God Preserves Joseph's Family Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; God Preserves Joseph's Family Story Path

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Genesis 45:1-15 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating? What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: God Preserves Joseph's Family Story Path. Printable: K2-L05-P01-abraham-promise-map.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?

Activity details

God Preserves Joseph's Family Story Path · 10 min

Materials: Abraham Promise Map; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read Genesis 45:1-15 and record two direct observations.
Connect the observations to this big idea: God used a painful story to preserve the family of promise.
Name one faithful response without claiming more than the passage supports.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Genesis 12:1-7

Prayer: Thank God for what this passage reveals and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: God used a painful story to preserve the family of promise.