OLD TESTAMENT LESSON #1 Flashcards
1
Q
- The story of the history of the Jewish people begins with _____ whom God calls and promises that he will be a blessing to the whole world.
A
Abraham
2
Q
- Abraham is not always _____ but serves as an example that God is even when we are not.
A
a giant of faith
3
Q
- God promises Abraham and Sarah a son whose name is _____, which means “laughter” and demonstrates that God accomplishes his plan in his _________.
A
Issac
time
4
Q
- The story of Sodom is more about ________ and _________ against the weak and powerless more than any specific sin.
A
violence
injustice
5
Q
- The birth of Isaac demonstrates the ________ of God to his promises.
A
faithfulness
6
Q
- Despite all of Abraham’s failings, God remains in ___________ relationship with him indicating God’s patience and ___________.
A
covenant
grace
7
Q
- The story of Isaac and Rebekah continue with the birth of _____ and ______, twin boys which continues the covenant promise God made through Abraham.
A
Esau
Jacob
8
Q
- Jacob is born holding his brother’s heel and uses deceptive means with the help of his mother to gain the _______ of the oldest for a simple meal and the _______ which meant he would be the leader rather than his brother.
A
birthright
blessing
9
Q
- In Paddan-aram Jacob finds his way to the house of _____ and falls in love with _____. Agreeing work for seven years to marry her, Jacob is tricked into marrying the older daughter Leah. Jacob has twelve sons who eventually make up the nation of _____.
A
Laban
Rachel
Israel
10
Q
- In spite of Jacob’s continued deceitful nature, He has an extraordinary experience of wrestling with a heavenly being until morning. The “angel” leaves him with a limp and changes his name to ______ which means “God strives” (I can’t find “God strives) and his name is changed to _____(This name may mean “God wrestles” or “one who wrestles with God.”)
A
Israel
Israel
11
Q
- After being sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph becomes the second most powerful man in all of _________ because of his ability to interpret pharaoh’s dreams. He predicts a _____ and Joseph’s brothers must come for food. Eventually his identity is revealed to them and their relationship restored.
A
Egypt
famine
12
Q
- The stories of _____ have revealed:
- God’s creation of the world and the choosing of Abraham and his descendants.
- They have shown God’s faithfulness despite the behavior of some of these ancestors.
- God is loving, gracious, and committed to the covenant with Abraham and his descendants.
- God’s covenant relationship with Israel clearly rests not on the people’s faithfulness but on God’s word.
- Also explain how the Israelites’ ancestors ended up in Egypt.
A
Genesis
13
Q
- When the Book of Exodus opens, the _____ are in slavery in Egypt under a new pharaoh who was not familiar with Joseph.
A
Israelites
14
Q
- God prepares a man to lead the people of Israel by the name of _______. He is taken from the Nile River and raised in the pharaoh’s palace. When at the age of _______ intervenes in a fight and kills an Egyptian and has to quickly depart from Egypt. He spends the next forty years as a _______ in Midian.
A
Moses
about forty
shepherd
15
Q
- On the far side of the wilderness at ______, Moses sees a bush consumed by fire but not burning. When he investigates the remarkable sight, God speaks to him and calls him to return to Egypt and free the Israelites. Moses is ______ but eventually agrees to the task.
A
Mount Horeb
reluctant
