Vocabulary and Key Terms
What word means "a special agreement or promise"?
covenant
What was God's covenant promise to Noah, and what symbol did God give?
Promise never again to destroy the earth by a flood; symbol is the rainbow.
How did God use the evil deeds of Joseph's brothers for good?
To place Joseph in Egypt so he could save many people from famine.
What event happened first: God making a covenant with Noah, or Satan tempting Eve in the garden?
Satan tempting Eve in the garden.
What word means "to pay something in order to free a person from a debt or punishment"?
Redeem
What land did God promise to give to Abraham and Isaac's descendants?
The land of Canaan
Name two ways Joseph was similar to Jesus Christ.
Joseph saved people, forgave others, or followed God's plan for his life.
Did disharmony and sin enter creation before or after God promised to send a Savior?
Before
Complete the sentence: Jesus was part of the ____________ God made with Adam and Eve.
covenant
How did God speak to Jacob when issuing His covenant with him?
Through a dream (Jacob's ladder).
True or False: Being an Egyptian leader was one of the traits that made Joseph similar to Christ.
False
Put these in order: (A) God's covenant with Noah, (B) People becoming evil, (C) God's covenant with Abraham.
B, A, C
Complete the sentence: Jesus died to ____________ us from our sins.
redeem
Name three specific benefits included in God's covenants.
children/grandchildren, land of Canaan, God's protection, a Messiah to bless the world, or promising never to flood the earth again.
How does God's plan through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob bring ultimate blessing to all believers?
Through their lineage, Jesus Christ was born, bringing salvation, forgiveness, and eternal life.
What was the final historical outcome of the covenants made to the patriarchs?
The Messiah was born through the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.