Noah to Babel

Question 1

In this 1st fresh start God establishes a ___________ with Noah. Before it begins they set up some _______ __________

Answer 1

Covenant, basic ground rules

Question 2

What are the 2 things God sets down as ground rules that he previously set down with Adam and Eve?

Answer 2

1) Be fruitful and multiply

2) Authority over animal kingdom

Question 3

What are the 2 new ground rules?

Answer 3

1) All things are to be KOSHER (blood properly drained from animals as they are gifts of food from God)
2) Capital Punishment is to be enforced for murder - as it will replace exile/banishment for murder.
Reason for C.P. is that man is the most precious object on earth thus it is appropriate

Question 4

What are all 4 ground rules?

Answer 4

1. be fruitful and multiply
   2) Authority over animal kingdom
   3) eat KOSHER food
   4) Capital Punishment

Question 5

God establishes the covenant. it is _________ and ________. What do these words mean?

Answer 5

Unilateral - one-sided, God takes responsibility and initiative
Universal - extending to even the animal kingdom

Question 6

In this new covenant God says _____ will never ______ __ ___ by ___ _____s. The Sign is a ______ (Note all other covenants flow from this one)

Answer 6

He will never again JUDGE the earth by flood waters. The sign is a Rainbow.

Question 7

Noahs family ______ and ______ over the earth this is the setting for the ____ __________

Answer 7

Noahs family spreads and grows out over the earth. this is the setting for the 2nd genealogy

Question 8

Noah has 3 sons their names are _____ _____ & _________

Answer 8

Shem, Ham, & Japeth

Question 9

From his sons the earth was ______ and from them ______ are born

Answer 9

repopulated, nations are born

Question 10

The geneaology has a two-fold perspective. It is __________ and ____________ which means?

Answer 10

Retrospective - reports how the earth was repopulated

Prospective - points towards the family of Abraham

Question 11

In Judgement (of what?) God __________ the __________

Answer 11

In judgement of the tower of babel God disperses the nations

Question 12

Tower of Babel was a two-fold sin: ???

Answer 12

1. City Building

2. False Worship

Question 13

City Building led to the sin of _______ _______. Therefore city dwelling is no longer _____________

Answer 13

Sin of human autonomy

Theocratic (ruled by God)

Question 14

City building led to Institutionalized _________’s and __________’s. Both of which are __________ that come _______ God and _______

Answer 14

Palace’s and Temple’s. Both of which are authorities that come between God and Man.

Question 15

Tower of Babel episode takes place in _________ which is modern day ________. All of the cities there are found to have had _______/__________. Tower is a type of __________

Answer 15

Shinar, Iraq
Palaces/Temples
Ziggurat

Question 16

False worship was symbolized in a phrase “____ reaching to ____” these _______ were viewed as _________ _______ (where idols were fed, clothed and worshipped)

Answer 16

“Tower reaching to heaven” Towers were viewed as artificial mountains.

Question 17

Judgement for tower of babel is two-fold

Answer 17

1 Confusing Languages (Babel=babbling)

2 scattering nations throughout earth

Question 18

History of Man is characterized by ___ _______ and spread of ___

Answer 18

the origin and spread of evil

Question 19

Heedless of the warning brought about by ___ _____ descendants have ____ God and begun ______ _________

Answer 19

the flood

False Worship

Question 20

As a result God Judged Noah’s descendants by ________ _________ and _________ ____ ________

Answer 20

confusing languages and scattering their population

Question 21

This interval of Noah to Babel shows the ________ and _____ of God (by the length of genealogy)

Answer 21

Patience and mercy

Question 22

Out this history of ______ __________ God calls a new family to make a new start

Answer 22

False Worship