Grades 3-6 Handout for Sunday School

Through the Bible
Joseph: Part 1
The Coat of Many Colors

 


Joseph's Coat of Many Colors, by Lisa DeVinney

 Memory Verse:
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you” Luke 6:27

Key verses for this week: 
 “And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”  Genesis 37:4
“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” 1 John 3:15
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” Romans 12:18

FILL IN THE BLANKS
Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, had                          wives.

  • Jacob loved his wife                          more than his other wives.
  • Rachel’s oldest son,                          , was Jacob’s favorite son.
  • Jacob showed his favoritism by giving Joseph a special                         .
  • Joseph’s brothers hated him so much that they wanted to                     him.

    •   True or False
    1. When going to meet his brother Esau, Jacob put Rachel and Joseph in front. 
    2. Jacob loved all of his children in the same way. 
    3. Jacob was excited to hear about Joseph’s dream.
    4. Joseph gave his father bad reports about his brothers. 
    5. Joseph’s brothers planned to kill him and say an evil beast had gotten him. 
    6. Reuben planned to rescue Joseph and take him back to his father. 
     

    Devotional Poem:  Hatred

    Hatred, like an evil cancer, eats away your heart;
     Keeps your mind from thinking straight, and tears your life apart.
    Take it to the Lord in prayer, and He’ll take it away.
    But please don’t wait and let it grow…take care of it today!