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Lesson # 3

 

The Chosen Family

Text: Genesis 12-46

1. On the "Old Testament Bible World Map" locate the garden of Eden (approximately). Locate the place (mountain range) where the ark landed on the same map. Locate Ur of Chaldees, and Haran. After study of this lesson, with red pencil trace Abraham's journey on the same map.


2. What was Abraham to leave? (12:1) 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where was he to go? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What promise did God made to Abraham? (12:2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who went with him? (vs 5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What land did God promise to give Abraham? (v 6,7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ Who lived there then? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did Abraham do then? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Why did Abraham go into Egypt? (12:11-13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What deception did Abraham and Sarah plan? (12:11-13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where did Abraham and Lot return to? (13:3,4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was Abraham very rich in? (13:2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. Why did Abraham and Lot have to separate? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What country did Lot choose? (13:11,12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What about the men of Sodom? (13:13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In renewing his promise, how great was Abraham's seed to be? (13:16) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. Who was Sarah's handmaiden? (16:1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did Sarah do with her? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What became her attitude toward Sarah? (v 4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did the angel promise Hagar? (v 10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who was Hagar's Son? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was Abram's name change to? 17:5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. What became the token of the covenant between God and Abraham? (17:9-12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did Sarah do when promised a son? (18:10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why did she later deny this? (v 15) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7. Who lived in Sodom? (19:1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who came to visit him? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was the Lord going to do with Sodom? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who was saved? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why not Lot's wife? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _What happened? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. Who was Sarah's son? (21:2-5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How old was Abraham? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How did Isaac nearly die? (ch 22) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where was Sarah and Abraham buried? (23:19) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where did Abraham send for a wife for Isaac? (24:12-19) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ How did Abraham's servant recognize her? (24:12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Her name? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9. What did Esau sell Jacob? (25:30-34) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For what price? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What deception did Rebekah and Jacob pull on Isaac? (27:6-29) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where did Jacob flee? (27:43) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ What did he dream in Bethel? (28:12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10. Describe Leah and Rachel? (29:17) 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How many years did Jacob work for these two wives? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How was Jacob rich? (30:43) 1 _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ _5 _ _ _ _ _6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Which son did Jacob favor? (Ch.37) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How did brothers feel? (V.__) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did they do? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SELECT CORRECT ANSWER(S)

_____1. There is no record of Abraham building an altar at: 1. Shechem; 2. Bethel; 3. In Egypt. (12:6-8)

_____2. Abraham feared for his life in Egypt because of: 1. his gold and silver; 2. his great herds; 3. his beautiful wife.

_____3. Melchizedek was: 1. king of Salem; 2. a priest of God, 3. received tithes from Abraham. (14:18-20)

_____4. God would not destroy Sodom if Abraham could find only; 1. fifty; 2. forty; 3. twenty; 4. ten; righteous persons there.

_____5. Abraham buried Sarah in: 1. the river Tigress; 2. the cave of Makepelah; 3. in Egypt. (23)

_____6. The servant of Abraham picked: 1. Ruth; 2. Ester; 3. Rebekah; for the wife of Isaac.

_____7. In Genesis 26:1-5; 1. The Lord appeared to Isaac; 2. A promise is renewed; 3. the Lord blesses Isaac; 4. Abraham's obedience is doubted

_____8. Esau: 1. was younger the Jacob; 2. a cunning hunter; 3. loved more by his father; 4. despised his birthright. (Genesis 25:24-34)

_____9. God's promise to Jacob in Gen. 28:13-15 included: 1. his seed would be as dust of the earth; 2. he would be great in territory; 3. in his seed all nations of earth would be blessed.

____10. Joseph was: 1. the son of Esau; 2. the son of Rachel; 3. despised by his brothers; 4. always had it good; 5. became great in Egypt.

MATCHING (Group I)


1. Lot ___Token of a covenant (ch.17)
2. Famine ___Where Lot escaped to (ch 19:20-22)
3. Gomorrah ___Rescued Lot when captured (14:16)
4. Zoar ___Abraham's nephew
5. Ishmael ___where Isaac was nearly sacrificed.
6. Circumcism ___caused so-journ in Egypt.
7. Moriah ___was exceedingly wicked
8. Abraham ___Against every man (ch 16:12)
9. Machpelah ___Laughed when promised a son (ch 18)
10. Sarah ___a cave in Hebron (ch 23:19)

(Matching Group II)

1. Hagar ___Isaac
2. Sarah ___Wrestled an angel
3. Rachel ___175 years
4. Rebekah ___Abraham
5. Joseph ___Example of Disobedience
6. Jacob ___Sarah's handmaiden (16)
7. Esau ___Coat of many colors
8. Lot's wife ___Jacob
9. Leah ___Seven years
10. Abraham ___hairy

YES OR NO

____1. Does it seem that Terah, Abraham's father, and family were idol worshippers? (Joshua 24:2, Genesis 12:1)

____2. Could Abraham have heard about the flood first hand?

____3. Did the angels practically have to drag Lot to safety from Sodom?

____4. Was there always good harmony between Sarah and Hagar? (Ch. 21)

____5. Did God also promise to make a nation of Ishmael? (Genesis 21:13)

____6. Did Abraham want Isaac to marry a Canaanite?

____7. Did Abraham marry again after Sarah died? (Ch. 24)

____8. Did Isaac show partiality toward Jacob?

____9. Did Jacob show partiality toward one of his sons?

___10. Was the promise of God always renewed to the "oldest" boy?

TRUE OR FALSE

___1. Abraham is about half way in time between Adam and Christ.

___2. Abraham lived about as far on the other side of Christ as we do on this side.

___3. Sarah was over 65 years when Abraham feared for her beauty? (12:4)

___4. Isaac and Rebekah were second cousins.

___5. Esau and Jacob were identical twins.

___6. Abraham's name was changed to Israel. (ch. 35)

___7. Jacob got a bargain, working only 7 years and got two wives.

___8. Jacob and Esau were reconciled with one another in the end. (ch.33)

___9. Esau became the head of the nation Edom? (36:19)

___10. Joseph was only 17 when sold into Egypt. (Ch. 37)

(SUGGESTION: Print the scripture location near your answer or question)
 
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