Genesis Chapters 1-3
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the ___.
What is the earth.
Who were the sons of Adam and Eve mentioned in these chapters?
What are Cain and Abel (and later Seth).
After the flood, which man did God make a covenant with and promise not to destroy the earth by flood again?
What is Noah
Who is the main character of the book of Job?
Job
After Job’s first speeches, friends respond. Name one of Job’s three friends who speaks to him.
What is Eliphaz, Bildad, or Zophar.
On which day did God create light and separate it from darkness?
What is Day 1
Which brother offered a pleasing sacrifice to God and which brother's offering was not accepted
What is Abel’s offering was accepted; Cain’s was not.
What sign did God give as a promise that He would not flood the whole earth again?
What is a rainbow
How is Job described at the start of the book? (Name one description.)
What is Blameless, upright, God-fearing, and wealthy.
Which friend is known for directly calling Job to repent and confess sin?
What is Zophar (he strongly insists Job must have sinned).
What garden did God place Adam and Eve in?
What is the Garden of Eden
What terrible action did Cain do to Abel?
What is Cain murdered Abel
Noah sent out birds to check for dry land. Name one bird Noah sent.
What is a raven or a dove.
What happened to Job’s children and possessions early in the story?
What is they were taken away/died and his possessions were destroyed (sudden calamities).
What general theme do Job’s friends repeat about suffering?
They say suffering is caused by sin and that people suffer when they do wrong (retributive idea).
Name the tree in the middle of the garden that God told Adam not to eat from.
What is the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Who was born to replace Abel and continue the family line?
What is Seth
What did the people try to build that led God to confuse their language?
What is the Tower of Babel
Who suggested to God that Job only served God because he was blessed, leading to Job’s testing?
What is Satan (the accuser)
Job maintains a different view than his friends. What does Job insist about himself?
What is Job insists he is innocent/blameless and asks God to hear his case; he denies that his suffering is due to hidden sin.
What were the consequences given to Eve and Adam after they disobeyed God? (List at least two consequences.)
What are pain in childbirth (for Eve), harder labor/working the ground (for Adam), and being sent out of the Garden of Eden / spiritual separation.
Why did God decide to send a flood over the earth? Give one reason from the story.
Because the earth was filled with violence and wickedness / people’s hearts were evil.
What was the result of God confusing the people’s language at Babel?
What is the people were scattered over the earth and could no longer finish the tower.
In chapters 1–10 Job speaks about his suffering and questions God. Name one thing Job asks or wishes for in these chapters.
What is Job asks why he is suffering, wishes for an explanation from God, sometimes wishes for relief or death—examples include asking for an advocate or wanting to present his case to God.
In these chapters Job expresses deep emotion and speaks about hope and despair. Give one example of something Job says about the shortness of life or human trouble.
Examples include Job saying human life is brief and full of trouble, comparing life to a shadow or saying years pass quickly; he laments how quickly joy can end and how human strength fades.