Call of Abraham
What was Abram called to leave behind in Genesis 12?
His country, people, and father’s household.
What lie did Abram tell in Egypt and later in Gerar?
That Sarai/Sarah was his sister.
Who pleaded with God to spare Sodom if righteous people were found there?
Abraham
What did God ask Abraham to do to Isaac?
Sacrifice him as a burnt offering.
"Go from your country… to the land I will show you."
God to Abram.
What did God promise Abram in Genesis 12?
Land, descendants, and that all nations would be blessed through him.
Who was Hagar, and what role did she play in Abraham’s story?
She was Sarah’s servant, and she bore Abraham’s son Ishmael.
How many righteous people needed to be found for God to spare Sodom?
At least 10.
Where did Abraham take Isaac for the sacrifice?
Mount Moriah.
"Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old?"
Abraham
What was the name of the land God promised to Abram?
Canaan
How did Sarah react when she heard she would have a child?
She laughed.
What did Lot’s wife turn into when she looked back at Sodom?
A pillar of salt.
What did Abraham tell Isaac when he asked where the lamb was?
God will provide the lamb
"Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?"
Sarah
In Genesis 15, what did God compare Abram’s descendants to?
The stars in the sky.
What does the name "Isaac" mean?
Laughter.
What happened to Sodom and Gomorrah?
God destroyed them with fire and sulfur.
What did God provide instead of Isaac?
A ram caught in a thicket.
"Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah."
God
What act sealed God’s covenant with Abram in Genesis 15?
A ceremony with cut animals and a smoking firepot & blazing torch passing through them.
What was the sign of God’s covenant with Abraham?
Circumcision.
Who were Lot’s daughters' descendants?
The Moabites and Ammonites.
How did this event foreshadow Jesus?
God provided a substitute sacrifice, just as Jesus is the substitute for our sins.
"God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son."
Abraham to Isaac