Bible Bowl                             Genesis 42

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       1. Gen. 42:1-4 - When Jacob learned there was grain in Egypt, he sent

     10 of his sons there to buy some.  Which son did he not send?

 

                     A) Reuben  B) Levi  C) Judah  D) Benjamin

     Correct answer D.

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       2. Gen. 42:6 - Who was the governor of the land of Egypt, the one who

     sold grain to all its people?

 

                 A) Pharaoh  B) Potipher  C) Joseph  D) Bob Taft

     Correct answer C.

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       3. Gen. 42:7 - When Joseph saw his brothers, he asked them where they

     came from.  What land did they say they had come from?

 

                     A) Egypt  B) Canaan  C) Edom  D) Goshen

     Correct answer B.

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       4. Gen. 42:8-14 - Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did

     not recognize him.  They claimed to be honest men, but what did Joseph

     accuse them of being?

 

                  A) spies  B) thieves  C) liars  D) politicians

     Correct answer A.

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       5. Gen. 42:15,16 - Joseph said he would test his brothers by sending

     one of them back to get their youngest brother.  Where did he keep the

     rest of them?

 

           A) his home  B) Pharaoh's court  C) prison  D) in a pyramid

     Correct answer C.

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       6. Gen. 42:17,18 - While one of his brothers returned home to get

     Benjamin, how long were the others in prison before Joseph spoke to

     them?

 

                    A) 1 day  B) 3 days  C) 1 week  D) 1 month

     Correct answer B.

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       7. Gen. 42:19-22 - Joseph offered to release all but one brother from

     prison while the others took grain back to their households.  They

     believed they were being punished for selling Joseph into slavery.  One

     of them said, "Now we must give an accounting for his blood."  Which

     brother said this?

 

                     A) Reuben  B) Simeon  C) Levi  D) Judah

     Correct answer A.

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       8. Gen. 42:24 - Which brother remained in prison while the others

     left Egypt and returned home with the grain?

 

                     A) Reuben  B) Simeon  C) Levi  D) Judah

     Correct answer B.

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               Bible Bowl                             Genesis 42

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       9. Gen. 42:25-28 - In addition to filling his brothers bags with

     grain, what did Joseph secretly order to be put back in each man's

     sack?

 

                   A) gold  B) copper  C) paper money  D) silver

     Correct answer D.

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      10. Gen. 42:29-38 - When Joseph's brothers returned to their father

     Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to

     them.  Jacob was upset and refused to let them take Benjamin back to

     Egypt with them.  Which of Jacob's sons offered to put both of his own

     sons to death if Benjamin did not return home to Jacob?

 

                       A) Reuben  B) Levi  C) Judah  D) Dan

     Correct answer A.

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