old testament 2 Flashcards
what name did abraham give to the place where God provided the lamb
22:14 “so abraham called that place the lord will provede. and to this day itis said “on the mountain of the lord it will be provide.”
what is the toldot of isaac =genesis 25:19
the new testament makes a point of showing God’s sovereignty through his choosing of jacob over Esau even before they were born.
it does appear that the saga of jacob and Esau is indeed an example of God’s sovereignty, but this does not mean that Esau had no free will for which he would be accountable.
the toldot of Isaac: the birthright:
what were the advantages and privileges of his birhright?
1: this baby became the object of special affection. he would legally receive a double portion of his father’s estate(in this case, this would be two-thirds).
2: in the case of abraham’s seed, it included the great spiritual benefit of the covenant blessing.
the toldot of Isaac:
what kind of symbol does Esau become?
Esau becomes the biblical symbol (the parton saint if you will) of human lust.
Jacob: genesis 24-25
what was the significance of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob base on?
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are among the most significant people in the O.T. It is important to realize that this significance is not based upon their personal characters, but upon the character of God. they were not the perfect heroes we might have expected, instead, they were just like us, trying to please God, but often falling short.
jacob;
who were the sons of Leah?
Jacob had no intention of marrying her, and yet she bore him half of his kids including these two
Levi, his third son 29:34 “joined”
Judah, his fourth son “praise”
Jacob:
who were the sons of Rachel?
the last and only two that she bore to jacob
Joseph, his eleventh son 30:24 “adding”
Benjamin ( not yet born at this time) his twelfth son 35:18 “son of my right hand”
Joseph: genesis 37-50
what do we see in Joseph’s live?
we see one who steadily and faithfully put his trust in God, even at a young age and in very difficult circumstances.
while his father jacob schemed and bargain to gain his selfish ways.
Joseph:
what was Jacob’s prophesy upon his son Joseph?
the scepter will not depart from judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
joseph
what was one notable his notable tribe?
Judah: the kingship is given to Judah from whom came David’s line of kings, and Jesus Christ. Judah and his tribe become the seed-line.
Joseph:
what are the similarities bet Joseph and Jesus?
- both were sold for money (matt. 26:15)
- both taken to Egpt (matt 2:14-15)
- both were striped of their robes (john 19:23)
4 both resisted severe temptation (matt 4:1) - both falsely accused: matt 25:59, 60
- both were placed with two prisoners, one of which was saved and the other lost (lk, 23:32)
