People
Joseph in Genesis 39
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This person shows up in Genesis 39:1: “Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Genesis 39:1
“Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.”
What kids can learn
When you hear joseph in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 39:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 39:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
JosephwasbroughtdowntoEgypt.Potiphar,anofficerofPharaoh’s,thecaptainoftheanEgyptian,boughthimfromtheoftheIshmaeliteshadbroughthimdownthere.