What did the people want to build that reached to the heavens?
Tower
What was Abraham’s name before God changed it?
Abram
What did God promise to give Abraham and his family as their land?
The land of Canaan
Who was Ishmael’s mother?
Hagar
What were the names of the two cities God destroyed for their wickedness?
Sodom and Gomorrah
What material did they use instead of stone and mortar to build the tower?
Bricks and tar (bitumen)
What blessing did God give Abram for obeying His call?
Father of a Great Nation
How old was Abraham when God made the covenant with him?
99 yrs old
Who told Abram to have a child with Hagar?
Sarah
Who pleaded with God to spare the righteous in Sodom?
Abraham
Why did the people want to build a tower that reached the heavens?
To make a name for themselves
What city did Abram leave when God called him to start a new journey?
Ur of the Chaldeans
What visible sign did God give Abraham to show the covenant?
Circumcision
What attitude did Hagar show after becoming pregnant?
She looked down on Sarah
How many righteous people did Abraham ask God to spare the city for, at the end of his plea?
10
What action did God take to stop the building of the tower?
He confused their language
What did Abram do when he arrived at the land God promised?
He built an altar and worshiped the Lord
What did God promise Abraham about his descendants?
They would be as many as the stars
What prophecy did the angel give about Ishmael’s future character?
He will be a wild man
What did the men of Sodom try to do to the angels when they visited Lot’s house?
They wanted to harm them
What lesson did God teach by stopping the tower of Babel? Or what lesson did you learn from the story?
God wants people to trust Him, not become proud or rely only on themselves.
What deeper spiritual lesson can be learned from Abram leaving everything behind?
Faith means trusting God even when you don’t know where He’s leading you
What does Abraham’s story show us about trusting God?
That God keeps His promises when we have faith
What does the name “Ishmael” mean, and why is it significant?
“God hears” because God heard Hagar’s misery
What spiritual lesson can we learn from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?
God judges sin, but shows mercy to the faithful