Family/Background
Who was Abraham married to?
Sarah
Who fought over the land and Abraham tried to make peace with?
Lot (specifically, Abraham's shepherds and Lot's shepherds fought)
Who was Abraham chosen to be?
The father of his own people.
How did God test Abraham?
By asking him to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice.
How was Lot related to Abraham?
Abraham's nephew, (Abraham was his uncle).
How did Abraham solve the conflict in land?
He asked Lot to choose the land he would like to live in, while he would take the side that Lot did not choose.
What was Abraham's response to anything God asked him? Did he question God?
He did everything God asked of him right away without questioning Him.
What was Abraham's reaction to God's test? What did God do in response?
Abraham obeyed God and took Isaac to offer him as a sacrifice. However, because God is merciful, he provided a ram to Abraham to offer instead.
Where was Abraham born?
How did God bless Abraham after the conflict between the lands?
He promised him that his descendants would be as many as the stars of heaven and the sand on the seashore.
Why did God call Abraham?
Because he was righteous in the eyes of God.
How old were Abraham and Sarah when they had Isaac.
Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90.
What was Abraham's father's name?
Terah
What did God promise Abraham? How did He communicate this promise?
He promised him and Sarah a son. The Lord Himself and 2 angels visited Abraham's tent and the Lord told him that around the same time next year, his wife will have a son.
Why did God want his own people? (2 reasons)
1. He wanted a faithful nation that would believe in Him & would preach His commandments.
2. He was preparing a nation from which our Lord Jesus Christ would be born to save the world from sin.
Fill in the blanks. "Because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your ___, your only ___, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendents as the stars of ______ and as the ____ of the seashore; and your ___________ shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have _______my voice." (_______ 22: 16-18) (at least 5 blanks)
son, son, heaven, sand, descendents, obeyed, Genesis