Genesis Dig Site 16

2. In the first dream out of the Nile
came 7 fat and sleek cows

3. Next, 7 ugly and gaunt cows came up
out of the Nile and ate the fat cows

4. In the 2nd dream, 7 heads of
grain, healthy and good were
growing on a single stalk

5. 7 thin scorched heads of grain
sprouted after the good grain and
swallowed them.

6. Pharaoh sent for magicians and
wise men, but they could not
interpret his dreams (3x’s)

7. The chief cupbearer remembered
his shortcomings
What was that guy’s
name who interpreted
our dreams when we
were in prison?

9. Where was Pharaoh standing in the
dream he had one night?
1. By his favorite pyramid
2. By the Nile River
3. By his wife

10. What ate the seven sleek cows in
Pharaoh’s dream?
1. Seven ugly cows
2. Pharaoh and his officials
3. Both answers are correct

11. What did Pharaoh see in his 2nd dream?
1. Seven heads of healthy grain
2. Seven heads of scorched grain
3. Both answers are correct

12. Why did Pharaoh send for the
magicians and wise men?
1. He was very troubled
2. He always had lunch with them
3. Both answers are correct

13. Why was Pharaoh troubled?
1. Egypt was going to war
2. Pharaoh had 2 dreams his
magicians could not interpret
3. Pharaoh could not sleep
4. Pharaoh heard a bad report about
an official

14. Which of Pharaoh’s officials
remembered his shortcomings?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The wise men
The baker
Pharaoh
The Cupbearer

15. How did the magicians and wise men
help Pharaoh?
1. They calmed him down
2. They interpreted his dreams
3. They could not help him

16. Why did Pharaoh send for Joseph?
1. The cupbearer remembered
that Joseph had interpreted his
dream
2. Pharaoh head that Joseph
could interpret dreams
3. Both answers are correct

17. Pharaoh sent for Joseph, so Joseph
shaved and changed his clothes.

18. “I have heard it said of you that
when you hear a dream you can
interpret it.”
“I cannot do it, but
God will give Pharaoh
the answer he
desires.”

19. Joseph told Pharaoh that God
revealed what He is about to do.
The 7 fat cows and good heads of
grain mean 7 years of abundance.

20. The 7 ugly cows and thin heads of
grain mean 7 years of famine.

21. God gave ___ dreams because it
was _________ decided and would
happen soon.
2, 3, 6
Partly , Somewhat, Firmly

22. Pharaoh should put in charge a wise
and discerning man.
• Wise
• Discerning

23. Collect grain during
the abundant years

24. Pharaoh and his officials thought
Joseph’s plan was good.
That is a good
plan!

25. 1.
God made known to Joseph all things
concerning the famine.
2. There was no one as wise and as
discerning as Joseph

26. 3 things happened to Joseph
1. Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of
Egypt
2. Joseph got married
3. Joseph and his wife had 2 sons

27. Joseph was 30 years old when he
entered Pharaoh’s service

28. Joseph helped prepare for the famine by
1.traveling through Egypt
and
2. collecting and storing grain

29. When the famine started:
1. People cried out to Pharaoh for food
2. People came from other countries to Egypt
looking for food

30. The famine was severe EVERYWHERE
• That is why people came from all the world to
Egypt

31. Who did Joseph say would give
Pharaoh the answer he desired?
1. God
2. Joseph
3. The magicians

32. What did Joseph say Pharaoh should do?
1. Start buying grain from other
countries
2. Collect grain during the
abundant years
3. Save water in wells

33. What did Joseph tell Pharaoh?
1. I did nothing to deserve being put in
prison
2. God will give Pharaoh the answer
3. I can give Pharaoh the answer he
desires
4. All of the above

34. What did Joseph say to Pharaoh after
he heard his dreams?
1. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He
is about to do
2. It is one and the same dream
3. God will do it soon
4. All of the above

35. Who did Joseph say Pharaoh should
put in charge of Egypt?
1.
2.
3.
4.
His wise men
His magicians
Himself
A wise and discerning man

36. Why did Pharaoh put Joseph in
charge?
1. God had made known to Joseph all
things concerning the famine
2. There was no one as discerning and
wise as Joseph
3. Both answers are correct

37. How old was Joseph when he entered
Pharaoh’s service?
1. 17 years old
2. 30 years old
3. 40 years old

38. How did Joseph help prepare for the
famine?
1. He traveled through Egypt
collecting and storing grain
2. He went to other countries and
bought grain from them
3. Both answers are correct

39. What happened when the famine
started?
1. The people cried to Pharaoh for
food
2. People from other countries came
to Egypt looking for food
3. Both answers are correct

40. Why did all the world come to Egypt to
buy grain from Joseph?
1. The famine was severe everywhere
2. The grain in Egypt was the best in
the world
3. Both answers are correct

41. The food was stored in the cities

42. Joseph was able to collect HUGE
quantitiesof grain like the
sand

43. Joseph’s 2 sons were:
Ephraim
Manasseh

44. What happened after the 7 yrs of
abundance?
1. The famine only struck Egypt
2. The famine began just as Joseph
had said
3. The Nile dried up completely
4. All of the above