Bible Stories to Share with Your Children: Joseph’s Life

This is my final entry (of a total of six) over the life of Joseph. Joseph is the key figure in the final portion of the book of Genesis, and the Bible explains a lot about many details of his life. I have chosen to split Joseph’s life story into several blog entries because there is so much detail about Joseph’s life. Each portion of Joseph’s life is exciting and intriguing, and thus can hold the attention of children well. I think it is a good idea to share each portion of Joseph’s story separately with your children, but then … Continue reading

Bible Stories to Share with Your Children: Joseph and Pharaoh

Joseph’s life to the point of Genesis 41 has been anything but ideal. His brothers stripped him of his clothing, threw him into a pit, and then sold him to people passing through the land. These people then sold Joseph to a man named Potiphar. Potiphar’s wife wrongly accuses Joseph of trying to lie with her and Joseph is thrown into prison. While in prison God allows him to rightly interpret dreams of two of Pharaoh’s chief officers. Joseph only asks to be remembered when the interpretations come to pass; however, the chief cupbearer forgets Joseph and he remains in … Continue reading

Bible Stories to Share with Your Children: Joseph in Prison

In Genesis 39, when we last left Joseph’s story, Joseph had been placed in prison because of accusations from Potiphar’s wife of adultery. However, at the end of this chapter in verse twenty-one the Bible tells us that “. . . the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” Now, in Genesis 40, Joseph is being held in prison along with two of Pharaoh’s chief officers, a cupbearer (or butler according to some translations) and a baker. One night both the cupbearer and the baker … Continue reading

Bible Stories to Share with Your Children: Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife

This blog is a continuation of the previous entry of Bible Stories to Share with Your Children. This portion of Joseph’s story can be found in Genesis 37:1-23. In Genesis 37:36 the Bible states that Joseph was sold by the Midianites “in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.” In Genesis 39:2-6 the Bible sets up the position which Joseph is placed in Potiphar’s house: “The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. His master saw that the LORD was with him … Continue reading