Primeval History
This son of Adam is the head of “the elect line of Christ”
Who is Seth
This is where Abraham was from?
What is Ur of the Chaldees
This was the person who Joseph identifies as ultimately responsible for sending him to Egypt.
Who is God.
This theory of inspiration affirms that the very words of the Bible were inspired by God
What is verbal-plenary inspiration
These are the ages of Abraham when Ishmael AND Isaac were born.
What is
Ishmael -- 86 years old
Isaac -- 100 years old
These were the two (2) things that grieve the heart of God in the Noah account.
What are
1. The corruption of The Earth
2. The violence of humanity
These are the two reasons why Abram refuses to take a share of the spoils in rescuing Lot.
What are...
1. Everything is God's anyway, not Abram
2. It was God who really rescued the captives
This is how old Joseph is AND how he is described when he is introduced.
What is 17 years old AND "a boy"
This is what it means that scripture is “Inerrant”, and “Infallible".
What is...
Inerrant -- without error or fault in its original manuscripts.
Infallible -- Scripture is true in all that it affirms
This is the difference between Grace and Mercy
What is
Grace is getting what you do not deserve
Mercy is NOT getting what you do deserve
These are the three (3) people who broke the genealogy “copy and paste” pattern and what their lives teach us.
Who are
Seth –- “God gives humanity a hope for something more”
Enoch -- “God honors the humble, not the powerful”
Noah -- Humanity's hope for rest
These are the three parts of the Abrahamic promise in Genesis 12:1-3
What are...
1. Offspring
2. A Great Name \ land
3. You will be a blessing to the world.
These are the THREE (3) factors that Joseph took into account while he resisted temptation in Potiphar’s house.
What are
Position of personal trust -- I am trusted by my master
Self-worth\Value -- “No one is greater in this house than I am”
Firm relational boundaries -- “because you are his wife”
These are the three (3) hermeneutical questions that we can ask to help make meaning from any biblical text.
What are...
What does this tell us about God?
What does this tell us about humanity?
What does this tell us about how God interacts with humanity?
In the Noah account, this is the significance of the numbers 7 & 40 days
What are...
7 Days emphasizes the depth of Noah’s trust and obedience
40 days establish the expectation of a 40-fold period of “spiritual preparation”
These are the four (4) functions of genealogies in the Bible and ancient Near East.
What are
1. More than JUST chronological record keeping
2. Identity formation
3. Function of “numbers” and ages in the ancient Near East genealogies are different than our modern Western conception, they point to ideas and concepts not just facts
4. Genealogies are doing theology AND identity formation at the same time
These are the three character qualities of God that Abraham focuses on in his prayer for Sodom.
What are God's...
Justice – v.23 “...Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?”
Compassion – v.24 “…Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?”
Righteousness – v.25 “... Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
These are the three (3) things Joseph gave his servants orders to do for his brothers after releasing the brothers from prison the first time.
1. Fill their bags with grain.
2. Put their silver back into their sacks.
3. Give them provisions for the journey.
This is the meaning of the term "verbal" AND the term "plenary" in verbal plenary inspiration
What is...
Verbal -- refers to the fact that the very WORDS of the text are inspired
Plenary -- affirms that ALL the words of the text are inspired—and equally so
These are the three (3) things Hagar does as a new follower of God that as Christians we need to do when we have seen God work through our lives.
What are...
Worshiping God in faith
Sharing of her testimony
Obedience of what God told her to do
These are the days of creation AND their corresponding creations
What is
Day 1 -- Observable Time: Light \\ Day 2 -- Sea & Sky \\ Day 3 -- Land (Bonus: Vegetation)
Day 4 -- Recorded Time: Sun, Moon, & Stars \\ Day 5 -- Birds and Fish \\ Day 6 -- Land Animals (Bonus: Humans)
Day 7 -- God rested in completion
These are the three (3) parts of God’s standard pattern for believers as we walk with him in faithfulness.
What are...
1. An expectation to be difference
2. A change in identity
3. Blessings because of God’s work
These are the three (3) steps Joseph takes to bring healing in his life when confronting his brothers.
What are He...
STEP 1: Joseph confronts his brothers and puts things into a larger perspective
STEP 2: Joseph points to things that God has been doing in his world.
STEP 3: Joseph recognizes that there are still consequences to sinful actions.
These are the four (4) aspects of the Biblical Metanarrative and descriptions of them.
What are
“Creation” – God creates a situation where life has the opportunity to flourish.
“Fall” – Humanity makes decisions that step outside of God's designed plan for order.
“Redemption” – God is active and intentional response to the rejection of his divine plan, in order to receive people back for relationship with himself and others.
“Consummation” – The future state of “where everything is headed”
These are the dreams of all of those who Joseph came into contact with (Not including Joseph), who had those dreams AND What their dreams meant,
What are...
The cupbearer -- squeezed grapes and served Pharaoh, he would be serving Pharaoh again after three (3) days
The Chief Baker -- birds at bread out of the basket on his head, he would be hanged in three (3) days
Pharaoh -- seven lean cows ate seven fat cows, seven thin stalks of grain ate seven good stalks, and there would be seven years of plenty and seven years of famine.