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Arrow Class: Genesis 42:4 Jacob sent 10 of his sons to go to Egypt! Joseph could not go, because he was already there, and there was one more son who didn’t go! Benjamin! Jacob didn’t want any harm to come to Benjamin, so he didn’t go with his brothers to Egypt! Today let’s read Genesis 42:4 and cross out Benjamin from yesterdays coloring page, then read the names of all the brothers that went to Egypt! But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him. Genesis 42:4 Coloring page link: https://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jacobs-Sons.pdf Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 42:3 Jacob told his sons to go to Egypt to buy grain, so ten of them did! Jospeh was already in Egypt and one more son stayed behind! Today let’s read Genesis 42:3 and color and cross out Joseph from the coloring page! Keep this for the next lesson too! Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. Genesis 42:3 Coloring page link: https://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jacobs-Sons.pdf Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 42:2 Jacob couldn’t find grain in Canaan, but he learned there was some in Egypt! So he told his sons to go to Egypt to get grain! Just like if you needed to go to the grocery store to get something, you would get in your car and go to the nearest one, but Egypt was over 250 miles away! That’s at least a 4 day journey! Today let’s read Genesis 42:2 and find a grocery store on a map that is about 250 miles away from you and discuss where it is and how long it would take to get there! He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” Genesis 42:2 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 42:1 There had been 7 years of plenty, and now there are 7 years of famine! 7 years of not enough! During the famine all the countries but Egypt had no grain! Only Egypt did! Even Jacob in Canaan needed grain! One day Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt! Just what he needed! Just like when you need food, you go to the grocery store, and if one grocery store does not have what you need, you try another one! Today let’s read Genesis 42:1 and talk to your Tiny Arrow about where you get your food! You might get some food from one grocery store and some from another, or everything from one! During the famine, they could not find grain anywhere around them, but Jacob found out that somewhere else had grain! Then ask your Tiny Arrows who had grain! Egypt! When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” Genesis 42:1 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 42 We finished Genesis 41, and now we are starting Genesis 42! In preparation for the lessons to come, let’s read all of Genesis 42 to your Tiny Arrows!

Arrow Class Genesis 41 Recap Today let’s reread Genesis 41 and remember some of the activities we did! Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:57 The famine was everywhere, and everyone came to Joseph to buy grain! Joseph was able to not only feed the Egyptians, but the whole world! Today let’s read Genesis 41:57 and sing the “He’s got the whole world in His hands” song! Through Pharaoh’s dream and Jospeh’s interpretation and planning, God helped the whole world! And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere. Genesis 41:57 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:56 When the famine was everywhere, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold the grain he had collected! Today let’s read Genesis 41:56 and grab a jar and fill it with rice or cereal. Then tell your Tiny Arrow to pretend that all the food is gone and this is all that is left! So you have to open the jar and take a little bit out at a time so it will last through the famine! When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt. Genesis 41:56 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:55 The famine had started and the people were getting hungry! The people asked Pharaoh for food, and he told them to ask Joseph! Today let’s read Genesis 41:55 and have your Tiny Arrow ask you for food, just like the Egyptians asked Joseph! When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.” Genesis 41:55 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:53 Joseph had told Pharaoh that there would be 7 years of abundance followed by 7 years of famine! Today let’s grab 14 objects. Put them in a line and help your Tiny Arrow count out the first 7, telling them it represents the 7 years of abundance, then tell them the next 7 represent the 7 years of famine. The first seven years are done and the next 7 are beginning. The seven years of abundance came to an end, Genesis 41:53 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:54 The famine had started! There was not just famine in Egypt, it was in all the lands, but in Egypt they had prepared for the famine, so they had food! Today let’s read Genesis 41:54 and color the coloring page! and the seven years of famine began, just as Jospeh had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food. Genesis 41:54 Coloring page link: https://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Food-in-Egypt.pdf Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:52 Joseph had another son and his name was Ephraim! His name means doubly fruitful! Jospeh was happy that he was fruitful in Egypt! Today let’s read Genesis 41:52 and write “2x Fruitful” next to Ephraim on the coloring page! The second son he named Ephraim and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.” Genesis 41:52 Coloring page link: https://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Josephs-Family.pdf Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:51 Jospeh’s first son was named Manasseh! His name means to forget! Jospeh was happy he forgot all his troubles! Today let’s read Genesis 41:51 and write “Forget” under what Manasseh’s name means! Save this page for the next lesson too! Jospeh named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” Genesis 41:51 Coloring page link: https://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Josephs-Family.pdf Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:50 Jospeh’s was married to Asenath and they had two sons! Today let’s read Genesis 41:50 and color the coloring page! Save this page for the next two lessons! Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Genesis 41:50 Coloring page link: https://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Josephs-Family.pdf Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:49 Joseph collected grain from everyone in Egypt! It was so much that he couldn’t count it all! Today let’s read Genesis 41:49 and grab a clear (preferably) glass/jar and some rice or something similar. Pour it into the jar and tell your Tiny Arrow there is so much, it would be hard to count! Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure. Genesis 41:49 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:48 Joseph went throughout Egypt for this job to collect the extra food! He had to collect 1/5 of the grain! Today let’s read Genesis 41:48 and place 5 pieces of cereal or a snack in front of your Tiny Arrow, explain that everyone had to give Joseph 1/5 of their food so he could collect it! Then have your Tiny Arrow take one of the pieces and put them in a cup. Repeat the activity until your Tiny Arrow has a few pieces in their cup! Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. Genesis 41:48 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:47 Jospeh’s was traveling all over Egypt! And the first 7 years Egypt had plenty! Just like in Pharaoh’s dream! Today let’s read Genesis 41:47 and 41:29! Just what Joseph said was happening! Then talk to your Tiny Arrows about something God said would happen and have hope it will come to pass just like He said! During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully. Genesis 41:47 “Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt Genesis 41:29 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:46b Joseph had a new job! His new job meant he had to travel! He had to travel all over Egypt! Today let’s read Genesis 41:46b and talk to your Tiny Arrow about someone they may know who travels for their job or a job that requires travel! And Jospeh’s went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt. Genesis 41:46b Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:46a When Jospeh started his new job as second to Pharaoh he was only 30! Wow! He was also only 17 when he started having dreams! Today let’s read Genesis 41:46a and Genesis 37:2 and have your Tiny Arrow find out about how many years Joseph was in Egypt before he started to work for Pharaoh! He was about 17 when he was sold into slavery, and 30 when he got his new job. 30-17=13! 13 years of slavery in Potiphar’s house and in jail before he worked for Pharoah! Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Genesis 41:46a This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them. Genesis 37:2 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:45b Joseph got a new job, a new name and a new wife! Her name was Asenath! Today let’s read Genesis 41:45b and color the coloring page! and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt. Genesis 41:45b Coloring page: https://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Joseph-and-Asenath.pdf Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:45a Pharaoh made Joseph in charge, and then he gave him a new name! He named him Zaphenath-Paneah! Some say it means “God speaks; he lives” and other says it means “explainer or secrets.” Today let’s read Genesis 41:45a and, for fun, give your child a new name that is similar to their personality or something they like to do! Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah Genesis 41:45a Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:44 Pharaoh made Joseph in charge! He even told him that Joseph could tell people to lift their hands and feet! Today let’s read Genesis 41:44 and play a version of Simon Says, but instead of saying Simon Says, say Joseph Says! Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.” Genesis 41:44 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:43 Joseph was allow to ride in a chariot and people shouted before him, “Make way!” Today let’s read Genesis 41:43 and have your Tiny Arrow ride their bike, scooter or just walk and walk before them and say “Make way!” He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt. Genesis 41:43 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:42 Happy Monday Arrow Makers! Pharaoh decided to make Joseph in charge! He put his own ring on Joseph, then gave him nice clothes and a gold chain! Today let’s read Genesis 41:42 and put one of your rings, necklaces and a scarf or jacket around your Tiny Arrow! Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. Genesis 41:42 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class Genesis 41:40-41 Pharaoh put Joseph in charge! He was in charge of the palace and everyone had to obey him! He was second in command after Pharaoh, but Pharaoh got to sit in the throne, and Joseph couldn’t. Today let’s read Genesis 41:40-41 and pick a chair in your house to represent the throne. Then tell your Tiny Arrow he will be Joseph, and you will be Pharaoh. Sit in the chair, then tell them they are second in charge but cannot sit on your throne. They cannot sit in your seat! You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.” So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” Genesis 41:40-41 Arrowclass.com