covenants
What is the covenant God made with Noah, and what was its significance
A rainbow, to ensure God will never destroy the Earth/humanity with a flood
Canaan
What is God's justification for the great flood?
God saw the violence and wickedness of his creation, realizing that humans continued to act in sin.
On what day does God separate the "waters from the waters", creating a separation through a dome.
The second day.
What is God's name in another translation?
Yahweh, Jehovah
What is the first covenant made with Abram?
God promised him a legacy of many offspring and descendants
What is Abraham concerned about regarding his future/legacy?
Not being able to have any children
What all is allowed aboard the ark with Noah?
His sons, wife, his son's wives, every food that is eaten, and two of every living thing, male and female.
Why is the sabbath considered a hallowed day?
After God finished
on the sixth day, he took the seventh to rest, satisfied with creation.
What is the meaning of Isaac's name?
"He will laugh"
What is the second covenant made with Abraham?
Abraham is promised numerous ancestors, and this will be proven through a lineage of circumcised men.
How old was Sarah when she had Isaac?
99 years old
What were the three birds Noah sent from the ark, and what did they reveal?
He first sent a raven, which flew back and forth showing the waters had not receded, then a dove that also found no rest, and finally another dove returning with an olive leaf, showing the flood was finally over.
How did God create man and woman?
He creates Adam from the dust of the Earth, then Eve from the rib of Adam
What is the fruit of the forbidden tree?
TRICK QUESTION
What is the third covenant made to Abraham?
What happens in chapter 16 with Sarai and Hagar?
Hagar conceived Abram's child, had contempt for Sarai, and ran away
What were the names of Noah's sons?
Shem, Ham, and Japheth
What does the serpent in the Garden of Eden say is God's justification for making the fruit if the tree in the middle forbidden?
He claims that God does not want Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit for their eyes will be opened, becoming "like God", knowing good from evil.
What are the exact dimensions of Noah's arc?
300 cubits in length, 50 cubits in width, and 30 cubits in height.
Where is the covenant made between Abraham and Abimelech, and what is another name for it?
Beer-sheba, meaning well of seven, or well of the oath
What are the parameters to the covenant where Abram's name changed to Abraham?
Male must be circumcised at eight days old
All of his slaves must be circumcised
Any who are not circumcised break the covenant
What is the first action of Noah after leaving the ark, and how does God respond?
Noah builds an alter to God and offers burnt sacrifices. God smells the pleasing odors and promises to never "curse the ground" again.
What are the four branches of rivers dividing from the river in Eden?
Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates
Who founded Temple University and in what year was it established?
Russell Conwell and 1884