And another set of things to ponder in your journal:

Week 36: Read Genesis chapter 36 and consider these questions:

This chapter is mostly made up of lists. What else is in here?

Use a map and locate the land of Edom. What is there today? What is the significance of this area in present-day politics?

How are the Edomites represented in God’s Promised Land? Why do you think God included this chapter in Genesis?

Week 37: Read Genesis 37 and respond to this questions in your journal as you feel led.

How did Jacob’s feelings toward Joseph affect the young man’s life and development?  Was this a good or a bad thing? Or both?

Why were Joseph’s brothers so hostile towards him? What did they do?

When have you attempted to cover up a wrong in the way that Joseph’s brothers did? How did that turn out? How did it make you feel?

Week 38: Read Genesis 38. Answer the questions.

Explain this tangled story in your own words. What happened, to whom, and why?

What do you see to be the main wrong in this story? How so?

Why would it have been important to know which twin came out first? What can you discover about Perez and his actions later in Scripture?

Week 39: Read Genesis 39. Consider these questions in your journal:

What kind of life did Joseph end up having in Egypt as a slave?

How did Joseph respond to Potiphar’s wife’s advances? Why? What happened?

When have you been in a situation where doing the right thing ended up causing you a lot of grief? What happened? What was the final outcome? Was it “worth it”?