Bible 12-50 review Flashcards
Two things to be a nation
Land and people
The image god uses when promising to give Abraham descendants
The stars and grains of sand
definition of a covent
A binding agreement
two types of covenants
Royal Grant and Suzerian-vassov
The event foreshadowed in this story of abraham
A nation will come from Abraham
How Genesis 22 and 12 are related
In genesis 12 God called Abraham to let go of his past and in genesis 22 God is calling Abraham to let go of his future by sacrificing his son
The place of child sacrifice in the culture surrounding Abraham
It was a acceptable practice for children to be sacrificed
The name Abraham gave to the mountain where he was going to sacrifce Issac and what it means
He named the place Moriah, which means God will provide
The major difference between Issac and Jesus
Issac was spared by a ram caught in the bushes to replace him and Jesus was the replacement of us
The familiar detail we learn about Rebekah
She was childless and couldn’t conceive
What Esau means how does he live up to that name
Esau means hairy and he is very hairy
What does Jacob mean how does he live up to that name
Jacob means deceiver and he decides his father to get esaus birthright
what the birthright is
The birthright was oldest son’s share of his father’s wealth (the oldest son got a double portion)
what the blessing that Issac gave and what it most likely means
The blessing was most likely a patriarchal blessing. This blessing affected the destiny of the sons future
How Jacob gets Jacob-ed
he works seven years to marry Racheal but Laban puts Leah under the veil. So he works another seven years to marry Rachel
examples of how Jacobs life is defined by deception and conflict
When he marries Leah and when he decives his father
what Jacobs name is changed to and what it now means
his name is changed to Israel, which means struggled with God
where Jacob is when the story starts and why this land is important
He is in the land of canaan
why there is tension between the sons of Jacob
Jacob obviously favors Joseph which the rest of the other brothers don’t like. The brothers also didn’t like Joseph’s dreams about them bowing down to him
where we see favoritism in this story
Jacob gives Joseph and rainbow coat
how a slaughtered goat is used to deceive (how previously used to deceive)
Jacob deicives his father being putting goats skin on so when Issac feels his skin he thinks its Esau
the general family order and relationship of the four patriarchs and their families
Abraham, Issac, Jacob and Joseph
the key phase throughout the story of Joseph
The lord was with Joseph
The cupbearer dream
“Pharaoh will lift up your head”
