Q&A Books/Genesis Truth Boosters/Genesis 50Chapter 50Genesis 509questionsQ1.Why was Jacob buried with Leah instead of Rachel, the wife he truly loved? Wasn’t Rachel his favorite, and wouldn’t he have wanted to be buried with her?Q2.What kind of embalming would take 40 days? Isn’t embalming an Egyptian custom, not a Hebrew one? Why would this be mentioned in the Bible, and what does it signify?Q3.Why would the Egyptians mourn the death of a Hebrew like Jacob? Wouldn't they have had little concern for someone outside their own culture or religion? Why does the Bible make a point of this extended mourning period?Q4.Did Joseph’s brothers tell the truth when they said Jacob commanded Joseph to forgive them? It seems suspicious since Jacob could have directly told Joseph himself. What was really going on here?Q5.How can God use people's evil intentions for good? Isn’t that contradictory? If Joseph's brothers meant to harm him, how could God use their actions for His purposes without endorsing their sin?Q6.Why did Jacob’s sons remain in Egypt even after the famine ended? Didn’t they know the land of Canaan was the land God promised to them?Q7.Why did Joseph’s brothers and their descendants need God’s help to leave Egypt? Couldn’t they have left on their own?Q8.Why did Joseph make his brothers promise to carry his bones out of Egypt? Why was this so important to him, and what does it mean in the bigger picture of the Bible?Q9.Why was the burial place such a big deal for Joseph and the patriarchs? Why not just be buried wherever they were when they died? Does this really matter in the grand scheme of things?
