Lesson kit: The Reunion with His Brothers

Lesson aim

Forgiveness heals families, and God can turn the wrong done to us into good.

Key verse

“You planned evil against me, but God turned it into good, to save many lives.” Genesis 50:20

Lesson plan

1. 1

   Welcome · 5 minutes

   Greet the children, sing a song they know and say a short prayer.

2. 2

   The story · 10 minutes

   Tell the story with the illustrations on the big screen or by reading it aloud, page by page.

   Open on the big screen →
3. 3

   Talk · 10 minutes

   Ask the questions below and let the children answer in their own words.

4. 4

   Activity · 10 minutes

   Hand out the printed sheet: each child draws their favourite scene and practises the verse.

5. 5

   Closing prayer · 2 minutes

   Close by thanking God for what you learned today. Forgiveness heals families, and God can turn the wrong done to us into good.

Discussion questions

1. Why didn’t the brothers recognize Joseph?
2. What did Joseph do when he told them who he was?
3. Why is it hard to forgive? How does God help us?

Summary for the teacher

During the famine, Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt to buy food and bowed before him without recognizing him. Joseph tested them and saw that they had changed. With tears, he told them who he was, forgave them, and explained that God had turned the evil into good to save many lives.