Chapter 4

Question 1

Cain and Abel

Answer 1

• A story of Adam and Eve’s children
• Brothers named Cain and Abel
• Offered gifts to God
• God did not take Cain’s gift but, he took Abel’s gift.
  -Cain got mad and killed Abel. So God banished Cain
  -Instead of shutting Cain out he gave him his protection
  Symbolism: the separation of human beings from one another
  Effect: the first human family struggled because of original sin.

Question 2

Tower of Babel

Answer 2

• Story of humans who, God told them to spread across the earth and be his stewards.
• The humans thought if they moved away they would be exposed to many different dangers so they built a tower.
• God saw what they were doing and to stop them he mixed up their languages.
  Symbolism: Humanity’s loss of unity and the development of different languages. Effect: The unity of the human race was lost.

Question 3

Noah’s Ark

Answer 3

• God wanted to put an end to all mortals on earth
• Because of humans earth is full of lawlessness
• God told Noah to build an ark and put two of every animal in it male and female. And his family.
• There was forty days and forty nights of continual rain
• after that a covenant was created with God and Noah.
  Symbolism: a rainbow. Effect: God made a covenant with Noah

Question 4

An agreement between God and his people

Answer 4

Covenant

Question 5

The state of being United or joined as a whole

Answer 5

Unity

Question 6

The Good News about God at work in Jesus Christ.

Answer 6

Gospel

Question 7

What does the Old Testament tell us?

Answer 7

The Old Testament tells us that original sin separated human beings from God

Question 8

Why did God promise to send a savior?

Answer 8

God promised to send a savior so that the savior would free humanity from sin and restore friendship with God.

Question 9

Know about Isaiah

Answer 9

the prophet Isaiah told of someone who would come to free humanity from sin and restore their friendship with God