2.1/2.2 - Abraham
Abraham was an _________
idol-worshiper
Melchizedek is greater than
the Levites/Abraham
Eliezer wanted to return to his master immediately. Rebekah's family agreed only if ____________.
Rebekah agreed
When Isaac was sixty, Rebekah gave birth to ___________.
twins (Jacob and Esau)
Judah blamed___________ for his son’s deaths.
Tama
What sin does Abraham commit?
He lies to Pharaoh
Means a formal agreement between two parties in a relationship that includes the following
covenant
Isaac’s name means __________ in Hebrew
Laughter
Means "God’s guiding and ongoing involvement with His creation to accomplish His purposes in history."
Providence
After Tamar confronted him with the evidence that she was pregnant by him, Judah____________________________________.
accepted full responsibility for rearing the two sons of Tamar—Perez and Zerah.
God chooses Abraham to be the “_______of the Jewish nation.”
father
God's covenant with Abraham is ___________.
unconditional
How did God test Abraham's faith?
God told Abraham to take his miracle son and offer him as a burnt offering
Only after wrestling with God does Jacob finally__________________________________.
call the Lord his God, and not just the God of his fathers
•Judah’s blessing includes three promises that set it apart. Name 2 of them.
–The other brothers would bow down to him (49:8).
–The scepter shall not depart from Judah until someone will come who really owns that scepter (49:10).
–Different nations would come to “obey” Judah.
•God made three main promises to Abraham:
Land, Seed, and Blessing
•Melchizedek was not a priest because of his ancestry. He was a priest because he ______________.
was called of God
Name 1 condition Abraham had for Isaac's wife.
–He didn’t want a Canaanite woman to be his son’s wife.
–He wanted someone from his home country and from his family.
Give 3 times Jacob tricked someone
•He tricked Esau into giving him his birthright.
•He tricked Isaac into giving him the blessing.
He tricked Laban by scheming to take all of the speckled and spotted goats and sheep
The word ḥesed means
steadast love/mercy
Abraham tithed (gave a tenth) of his possessions to _________________
Melchizedek
•The blood covenant was important for two reasons. Give one of them.
–Sacrificing the animals signified that if either party didn’t fulfill his part of the agreement, then he would be killed in the same way the animals were. The penalty for breaking the covenant was death.
–Once the two parties walked between the sacrificed animals, they could not change the covenant. It became permanent.
With each answer to prayer, we have reasons to give thanks to God. Give 2 reasons out of the 4 mentioned in the book.
–We do not want to ignore His response to us.
–We want Him to answer other prayers.
–We should develop our gratitude.
We should take prayer seriously.
Name 2 things happened to Jacob after wresting with God? (The book gives 3)
–He was broken.
–He was blessed.
–He was newly named (Israel).
Bonus: Election means
choosing