Portion Questions
What did Abraham feed the 3 strangers?
Bread, Meat, Milk, and Curds
What is the significance of Abraham (& Lot) eating a meal with the strangers?
Making a covenant (Table Fellowship)
What animal is required for the passover and the threshold covenant?
Lamb in perfect condition (without blemish)
Faith is described as what?
The hope for something without having proof
Where was Lot when the angels arrived at Sodom?
Outside the city gate
The strangers coming to Abraham to tell him what God will do to Sodom & Gomorrah are performing the role of what position in the ANE?
Royal Messenger
What elements in the story of Lot are similar to the Passover in Exodus?
A feast eaten with unleavened bread.
Events occurred over night, with everyone shut inside.
"Death" was outside the home
Both divinely taken out into the wilderness, to the mountains.
Both later fall into chaos.
Who are the first 6 righteous people mentioned in Hebrews 11 who had faith?
Abel
Enoch
Noah
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Beersheba
Why did Abraham and Abimelech plant a tree?
Planting a tree was one of many ways to place a sign of a covenant.
Understanding the Threshold Covenant, what did it mean for the Israelites to cross the threshold covered in blood?
Those in the household were in covenant in God, under his protection.
According to James 2, what is the relationship between faith and works?
Faith without works is dead
What city was Lot in when Sodom was destroyed?
Zoar
What was important about the city gates in the ANE?
It's where judges, kings, and recorders of affair would sit.
What is the Etymology of "Passover"
Passover in Hebrew is Pesakh which comes from the verb Pasakh which can mean to "cross over."
According to Hebrews 11, Abraham believed God would what?
Resurrect Isaac
Abraham and Isaac were supposed to do an olah (burnt) offering. They were going to use a lamb.
When is it the only time a lamb is used for a olah offering?
(Hint: Temple Procedure)
The Tamid Offering
What type of covenant did Lot have with the angels?
Threshold Covenant
John 10, Yeshua says he is the gate. Explain in detail, in context of the Threshold Covenant, what does that mean?
Yeshua is the "threshold" to enter a covenant with the Father and becoming part of his household. Now we are under his protection from death, having eternal life.
God accepts Cornelius because of what two factors?
His Faith in Hashem
His charitable deeds (tzedekah)