Mankind before the Flood
What main events were prior to the Flood?
Name 5 events.
The Creation, The Fall, Cain & Abel, Tower of Babel, Noah's Ark
Who are the Patriarchs?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Which brother was the favorite and why?
Jacob was the favorite because he came from Rachel.
How many years did it take them to get to Canaan?
40 years.
What is a Judge?
Someone with wisdom, courage and guided by the spirit of God to lead and judge among the Jews at that time.
In Cain and Abel, who killed who?
Cain killed his brother Abel.
Summarize Abraham's story.
Abram left his family and followed Christ's instructions. Changed his name to Abraham. Became the father of many nations. Sarah begot a child later on after being barren. Willing to sacrifice his only son.
What did his brothers do when Jacob got the colorful rope from his father?
They took a baby sheep's blood and put it on the rope and sold him to the Egyptians and the brothers told Jacob that he was killed and this is all that was left of him.
Who didn't make it to the Promise Land?
Moses
Try to name the Judges. (DOUBLE POINTS)
Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Samson, Elon, Ibzan, Abdon
What's the one rule that God told man?
“Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:15-17)
Summarize Isaac's story.
Isaac was Abraham and Sarah's gift from God. Surrendered his life to Christ. Rebekah was barren and they waited 20 years to get Esau and Jacob. Isaac blessed the "wrong son" but it was God's will.
Why did Jospeh get thrown into prison?
The King's wife sent him up and said that he tried to be intimate with her, even though she's the one who tried to be intimate with him.
What were the 10 plagues?
Blood, frogs, lice, flies, boils on the people (leprosy), disease among all cattle, hail, locusts, darkness, death of first born
Joshua
What did God gift man?
Freedom, a choice.
Summarize Jacob's story.
Jacob took his father's blessing and went to marry Rachel and worked for seven years and ended up, marrying the wrong sister and worked another seven years to get the love of his life and had 12 sons for 12 tribes. Jacob is the the father of Israel. Jacob was willing to act on his face in God by returning 1/10 of all that he got.
What did Joseph do when his brothers came to Egypt to get things that they needed?
He treated them good and wanted to make sure his father and his younger brother Benjamin were okay. He cried when he saw them because even though after all the mistreating, he still loves them very much.
Why did it take 40 years?
What was the cycle?
God sends a Judge to deliver them → Israel Rebels → God disciplines them → Israel Repents → The cycle restarts
What was the purpose of the Flood?
God desire to renew and perfect man.
The main takeaway from each story.
Their Obedience and Submission.
What's the lesson that we learned from Joseph about getting mistreated?
The main takeaway from this story.
Be patient and pray so that God can reveal His will for us. Trust in God and His plan for us.
After they reached the Promised Land, they started worshipping what?
Idols and statues.