Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 11:
March 7–13
“The Lord Was with Joseph”
Genesis 37–41
As you read Genesis 37–41, pray that the Holy Ghost will help you see how the scriptural passages relate to your life. Record any insights you receive.
Genesis 37: Jacob loves and favors Joseph, who is hated by his brothers—Joseph dreams that his parents and brothers make obeisance to him—His brothers sell him into Egypt.
Genesis 38: Judah has three sons by a Canaanite woman—Er and Onan are slain by the Lord—Tamar, disguised as a harlot, bears twins by Judah.
Genesis 39: Joseph, prospered by the Lord, becomes ruler of Potiphar’s house—He resists the advances of Potiphar’s wife, is falsely accused, and is cast into prison—The keeper of the prison commits the prison’s affairs into Joseph’s hands.
Genesis 40: Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh’s chief butler and chief baker—The butler fails to tell Pharaoh about Joseph.
Genesis 41: Pharaoh dreams of the cattle and the ears of grain—Joseph interprets the dreams as seven years of plenty and seven of famine—He proposes a grain storage program—Pharaoh makes him ruler of all Egypt—Joseph marries Asenath—He gathers grain as the sand upon the seashore—Asenath bears Manasseh and Ephraim—Joseph sells grain to Egyptians and others during the famine.
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Aaronic Priesthood Quorums and Young Women Classes (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- “Jesus Is Our Loving Friend,” Children’s Songbook, 58.
- Similarities between Joseph of Egypt and Jesus Christ, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament
Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Chapter 12: Joseph
- Chapter 13: Joseph in Egypt
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 38: Genesis 35–37
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 39: Genesis 38–39
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 40: Genesis 40–43
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 7: Day 3, Genesis 33–37
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 7: Day 4, Genesis 38–39
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 8: Day 1, Genesis 40–41
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Genesis-2 Samuel: Genesis 37–50: Joseph: The Power of Preparation
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 11: Genesis 37–41, Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 11 (Genesis 37–41)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- KnoWhy OTL11A — Why Are the Stories of Joseph and Judah Intertwined?, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, March 12, 2018
- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 12, “Fruitful in the Land of My Affliction”, Administration, March 8, 2014
- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 11, “How Can I Do This Great Wickedness?”, Administration, February 24, 2014
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- “Thou Art the Fruit of My Loins”: The Interrelated Symbolism and Meanings of the Names Joseph and Ephraim in Ancient Scripture,, Matthew L. Bowen and Loren Blake Spendlove, April 13, 2018
- The Title of Liberty and Ancient Prophecy, RoseAnn Benson, February 10, 2017
- “Their Anger Did Increase Against Me”: Nephi’s Autobiographical Permutation of a Biblical Wordplay on the Name Joseph, Matthew L. Bowen, November 30, 2016
- The Brass Plates Version of Genesis, Noel B. Reynolds, October 15, 2019
- Sorting Out the Sources in Scripture, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, April 4, 2014
- The Case for the Documentary Hypothesis, Historical Criticism, and the Latter-day Saints, Colby J. Townsend, April 4, 2014
Resources on Other Sites
- Come, Follow Me Week 11 – Genesis 37–41, FAIR
- Book & Chapter Guide: Genesis 37, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Genesis 38, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Genesis 39, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Genesis 40, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Genesis 41, Bible Central
- Old Testament Minute: Genesis 37, by Jeff Bradshaw, Bible Central
- Old Testament Minute: Genesis 38, by Jeff Bradshaw, Bible Central
- Old Testament Minute: Genesis 39-40, by Jeff Bradshaw, Bible Central
- Old Testament Minute: Genesis 41, by Jeff Bradshaw, Bible Central
- Mar 7-13 (Genesis 37-41) Come Follow Me Insights with Taylor and Tyler, Book of Mormon Central
- Joseph’s Ceremonial Robe (Week 11, Part 1/7) Genesis 37–41 | Mar 7 – Mar 13, Book of Mormon Central
- Joseph is Sold Into Egypt (Week 11, Part 2/7) Genesis 37–41 | Mar 7 – Mar 13, Book of Mormon Central
- Tamar’s Story in the Bible (Week 11, Part 3/7) Genesis 37–41 | Mar 7 – Mar 13, Book of Mormon Central
- Joseph Resists Potiphar’s Wife (Week 11, Part 4/7) Genesis 37–41 | Mar 7 – Mar 13, Book of Mormon Central
- Joseph is Cast into Prison (Week 11, Part 5/7) Genesis 37–41 | Mar 7 – Mar 13, Book of Mormon Central
- Joseph and Pharaoh’s Dream (Week 11, Part 6/7) Genesis 37–41 | Mar 7 – Mar 13, Book of Mormon Central
- Pharaoh’s Butler (Week 11, Part 7/7) Genesis 37–41 | Mar 7 – Mar 13, Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me Old Testament Genesis 37-41 (Mar. 7-13) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
- Come Follow Me – Genesis 37-41: “Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors”, Unshaken
- “The Lord was with Joseph”—Come, Follow Me for Sunday School, Genesis 37-41, Meridian Magazine
- Joseph: The Story You Know Well and May have Never Seen—Come Follow Me Old Testament Podcast #11, Genesis 37-41, Meridian Magazine
- March 7–13, 2022 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
- Genesis 37-41 – “The Lord Was with Joseph”, BYU Studies
Additional Material on Book of Mormon Central
- How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #416, March 15, 2018
- How Does the Book of Mormon Use an Ancient Storytelling Technique?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #414, March 8, 2018
- Why Did Moroni Quote the Patriarch Jacob about a Piece of Joseph’s Coat?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #154, July 29, 2016
BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables
BYU Studies Recommended Reading
- Joseph as a Type of Christ in Syriac Literature, Kristian S. Heal, BYU Studies, Vol. 41, no. 1
- Origin of the Welfare Plan of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by Leonard J. Arrington, Wayne K. Hinton, BYU Studies, Vol. 5, no. 2
- The Story of Judah and Tamar, Ben Spackman, Religious Educator
- Why Bad Things Happen at All: A Search for Clarity among the Problems of Evil, John S. Welch, BYU Studies, Vol. 42, no. 2