Take a few moments to review the readings and your own reflections from this week’s study. Use the questions below to deepen the impact of Genesis on your life and your world.
- What one new insight has seemed most important for you this week?
- What one new question has this week’s study raised for you?
- What one new connection have you made this week between Genesis and your life?
Prayer: [Take time to express to God a word of gratitude, of honest struggle, or of delight.]
Focus Passages and Questions (for Small Group Discussion)
Consider reading together these two brief passages and reflecting on their significance for our lives, our church, and our world.
1. Genesis 45:1-15
- What significance do you find in this account of Joseph's "coming out" to his brothers?
- Reflect on what it means to live authentically. What prevents it? What promotes it?
2. Genesis 50:15-21
- How do you respond to this story of forgiveness? How did the brothers feel and act? How did Joseph feel and act?
- Reflect on the role of forgiveness in your life and in communities of which you're a part.
- Share an experience of forgiveness, and discuss what caused it and what impact it had.
