Genesis 1:1
1. What was the first name God used to describe Himself in His Word?
2. What does the name mean?
3. Is it singular or plural?
4. Does it matter??
5. Not only was the earth created but something else was created also, what was it? Where is it?
1. Without form? Void (empty ruin)? God just created it how could it be an empty ruin?
2. What happened between the earth's creation and verse 2?
(Scholars love to debate this but in the scheme of things it doesn't matter very much, God did not find it important enough to clarify this little mystery. Yet it is the greatest of entertainment to toss into a group of Christian friends and let everyone give an opinion).
1. Who is the "Spirit of God"?
2. Is there and action verb in this sentence? What is it?
3. Who took "action"?
4. Up to now only one [person] has been introduced, so now we have 2 who are they?
Ponder: The voices of God (Psalms 29) are listed. 'Said' is a common word in our vocabulary. However, 'God said' should give us a very vivid picture each time we read it in scripture.
1. Study the voices in Psalms 29.
2. The re-read Genesis 1:3.
1. Was the 'sun' planet created at that moment?
2. Or was God telling the heavy cloud cover to move?
1. Is it possible that, just like the painters of today, God looked upon His master piece and thought it was turning out very well indeed? You will notice as we go along that God says this often.
2. Do you think He was bragging or simply stating an obvious truth?
1. In your own words describe all the reasons you think God might have divided the dark from the light.
1. God names things. Do you think He stopped after the sixth day of creation?
2. How about after the Old Testament, do you think He stopped naming things then?
1. Doesn't that seem backward? Shouldn't it have said, "morning and the evening were the first day"? Why do you think it was stated this way? Was God working then at night? Or was it simply evening when He finished for the day and so He stated 'evening' first?
1. God creates the firmament, but where? Literally, Heaven? Sky? The planets around us?
2. What day was this?
1. Didn't He just do this on the second day?
2. Why do you think God added, "It was so" to this verse?
1. Who named the land and the water?
2. 'And God saw that it was good', what do you think this means?
1. Can you see God's plan for the earth's vegetation above?
2. What is the plan?
3. Look up the word "propagate" in the dictionary.
1. Why did God repeat this verse twice?
2. Is there and important message in this verse? If so, what?
Genesis 1:13
1. Do you think there is a significance in what day each thing was created?
2. If so, what do you think it might be?
1. What firmament is God working with now?
2. What lights is He creating do you think?
3. What will these new 'lights' be for?
Ponder: Wasn't the greater light for the day created already?
1. What great light is to rule the night? It can't be 'stars' because the verse clearly states: 'the stars ALSO'.
1. After God 'made' the lights, what did He do with them?
2. What did the 'Artist' think of this part of His masterpiece?
3. What day are we up to?
1. What kind of firmament did God mention here? What do you think it means?
2. What two things did God create in this verse?
3. What was to 'bring forth moving creatures'? How many?
1. Did God name any of the 'moving creatures'? What did He call them?
2. 'After their kind', what does this mean?
3. Can you name some "Winged Fowl" and some 'living creatures the waters brought forth'?
1. What is a blessing? If you have a Bible Dictionary look it up.
1. What is God creating today?
2. What do you think 'creeping things' are?
1. Who is "our"?
2. What is their 'image'? In other words, how are we like "them"?
3. What is dominion?
1. God has introduced another creation in this verse, what is it?
1. What blessing (declaration) did God cause to 'come to pass' in this verse?
1. God has introduced two new names in this verse. What are they?
2. God has even planned the 'man's' diet! What has God created for man to use as food?
3. What does God mean, "it shall be for 'meat'"?
4. Since God created our bodies to need protein, what plant yields protein?
1. God planned the diet for all the animals and what was the diet to be?
1. What does the word, "behold" mean?
2. What did God think of His masterpiece now?
3. What day are we up to now?
*Hebrew. You can use a Strong's Concordance, which has Hebrew and Greek meanings in the back.
*Old. The reason for an old dictionary is that meanings have not been altered or words removed and you get a much better definition of Biblical words.
Genesis 2:1-2
1. What day are we up to?
2. Who rested? Who created?
3. How many times was 'maker' and 'His work' stressed here?
1. A very important word was introduced for the first time in this verse, sanctified. If possible look this up in the *Hebrew and in an *old dictionary.
2. Why was this day sanctified?
a. To give us time to reflect on who created the beauty and awesome workings around us?
b. Because the creator understood the workings of the human body and knew it "required"
rest every seven days?
c. To lay on the couch and watch tv?
d. To spend one day a week in the Word?
1. Had it ever rained upon the earth?
2. No? How were the plants watered? (see verse 6)
3. When do you think the earth felt it's first rain? (Genesis 6:13; 7:12).
4. Do you think there were deserts?
5. Do you think the North and South Poles were ice?
6. Do you see something in this verse that gives us a clue concerning the time that lapsed between the 7th day of creation and the forming of man?
1. What is the 'Breath of Life'? (Psalms 33:6)
2. "God formed man". Look up the word 'formed'.
3. Reflect on the man's body for a moment and in your own words describe what you think of God's
"animated" sculpture?
4. What did God call His sculpture? (the last 2 words in the verse).
5. Where do you think our artistic gifts come from?
1. God just created the entire earth and planted vegetation. Why did He put the man in one corner?
2. Look up the words: omniscience and onmiscient.
3. Do you think God's plan for man was already in motion?
4. In your own words can you describe what God's plan for Adam may have been and why?
1. Did the 'tree of life' fit into His plan and if so what do you think it's purpose was?
1. It has been established that it doesn't rain so how did God water this special garden?
1. Look up the lands listed in these verses in a Bible dictionary and note a few important facts about each one.
2. God created in Genesis 1 the heavens, planets, sky, earth, plants, flying fowl, creeping and moving creatures, sea creatures, cattle and man. But there is something in this verse that wasn't mentioned before, what is it?
1. What was the "job" (or labor) of the first man upon the earth?
1. What is a covenant?
2. And who was the agreement (or contract) between?
3. What was the contract between God and the man?
4. **Did the woman also agree to this contract?
1. God has decided Adam needs companionship and help so what does He create?
2. Woman? Read the following verse.
1. God creates what in this verse? (Genesis 1:20 and Genesis 1:24-25). Didn't He already create them? Where were they?
2. Who gave the animals there names? How long do you think a Bear has been called a bear, a horse called a horse and a dog, called a dog?
3. Do you see the supposition in verse 20 as to why God made the animals in the garden?
4. Does it suggest the woman was an after thought? Do you suppose they may be where some religions got the idea women were inferior? Do you think God would consider the woman inferior? (Proverbs 18:22; Ephesians 5:25; Psalms 127:3; Revelations 21:9).
1. How was the woman created?
2. Why do you think God chose this method rather than creating her just like He created the man?
1. What did Adam say about this new creation? If you read and re-read Adam's statement, what do you think Adam is saying or implying here?
2. What do you think Adam thought of this gift? Did he value it?
3. Why did he name her woman? What does the word woman mean?
1. What does "cleave" mean?
2. What is meant here by 'one flesh'?
3. Look up naked in the dictionary. Was God ONLY saying they were 'without clothes' or something
else is implied as well?
Genesis 3:1
1. Who made the serpent?
1. What do you think was in this conversation that attracted Eve to the Tree of Life?
2. What is the first adjective mentioned about the serpent?
3. Why do you think the serpent spoke to Eve rather than Adam?
2. Was there more than one thing?
(Hint: What are the strengths and weakness of women?)
3. Do you think, in Eve's new enlightenment, that she knew what she was about to offer Adam? If so, what might her motive have been?
1. What was the first thing that Adam and Eve did? (read Genesis 2:25 again). What else do you do you think might be implied here concerning "naked"?
1. Do you think Adam and Eve were the only ones to ever hear God's voice? How many others in the Bible can you think of that heard God's voice?
2. Did anyone in the New Testament hear God's voice?
3. Do you think man can no longer hear the voice of God? If not, why not?
4. What time of day do you think God talked to Adam and Eve? Do you think this is significant?
5. What was the reaction of the first man and woman in the garden after disobedience? Is this reaction
pretty much the same today?
1. What was the second reaction of Adam and Eve?
1. Satan used a serpent to tempt Adam and Eve, what does God mean when He says 'cursed'? (see Galatians 3:13)
2. "...cursed above the cattle and every beast in the field..."means":
a. That all animals are cursed?
b. That all animals die?
c. That serpents will die and there will be no reprieve?
d. All the above?
e. None of the above?
1. What other curses did God bring into existence that fateful day?
2. What do you think God meant in verse 15?
3. Are these curses still in affect today? Is so, why? If not, why not?
1. What does the name 'Eve' mean in Hebrew?
1. The children have disobeyed and the Father has disciplined them...now what does God, the Father, do in this verse? Why?
2. Do you think there is some kind of illustration here to be learned from? If so, what?
1. Man became one with whom, when he ate of the Tree of Life?
2. If man were to eat of it a second time what would happen?
1. What do you think the 'Tree of Life' is?
Genesis 4:1
1. What do you think Eve mean here "gotten from the Lord", an immaculate conception like Mary the mother of Jesus, or something else? If you think it was something else, what?
1. What jobs did Cain and Abel have?
2. If you were making out their resumes today what would be their job titles?
1. Offering? What's an offering?
2. Firstling? What does firstling mean?
1. Why did God have 'respect' for one brothers offering and not the other, was it because sheep were a better offering than food?
(Sin and Sin offering are the same word in Hebrew. So sin offerings are the discussion in this verse.)
1. What do you think God is trying to explain to Cain?
1. How does Cain react to God's Words in verse 7?
2. Was Abel to blame for Cain's lack of repentence with his offering?
3. If not, then what do you think motivated Cain to 'kill' his brother?
1. 'the voice of your brothers blood cries to me from the ground'. Blood has a voice that God can hear?
2. Have you ever studied 'blood' in God's Word?
3. 'Am I my brothers keeper'? If one of your children asked you this how would you answer?
1. What was Cains punishment?
1. Do you agree Cains punishment was to harsh?
2. If so, why? If not, why not?
1. Who is 'anyone' in this verse? Wasn't it just Adam and Eve and their family on the Earth?
a) It's just a figure of speech?
b) He meant his own kin?
c) It is a Bible error?
d) God doesn't tell us everything?
e) God centered on the story of Adam and Eve and didn't mention other things not pertaining to it?
2. God marked Cain so does this indicate that God agreed with Cain's assessment? Notice: 'lest any', who is 'lest any'?
3. What do you think the mark of Cain was?
1. Generations. Look up each person mentioned in these verses in your concordance and Bible dictionary and find out anything you can about them. Chapter 5 will tell you how long each lived and who was
related to whom. Work up a chart to see who lived at the same time as the others.
1. Time has passed since Adam and Eve were ejected from Eden and the birth of Seth. How much time? (Gen. 5:3-5).
2. In all those years did men acknowledge God?
Genesis 5: 1-32
If you did the generations in Genesis 4:16-24 then note that in this chapter we have ages, who lived at the same time can be found here. How many of them were alive all at the same time?
Genesis 6:1-3
1. If the daughters were daughters of "men" then who were the "son's of God"?
2.. We studied the ages of antidiluvian men in chapter 5. Why do you suppose God changed their life expectancy? Is there a hint in verses 1-3? And if so, what?
1. This verse is very contriversial. Can you understand why?
2. What is your opinion of the "giants" and "the son's of God"?
3. What do you think "men who were old" means?
1. What is "imagination"?
2. What does the Lord think of man's imagination? Why?
1. Why was the Lord so grieved?
2. What does God mean, He repented?
3. Why does God plan to destroy everything on the earth?
4. Why so completely or thoroughly? Why not just some of it?
1. What does God mean, 'perfect' in his generation?
2. What was the reason God spared Noah (see verse 8)?
3. There were antidiluvians who 'walked with God', who was the other one (Genesis 5:22)?
4. Have many sons did Noah have? What were their names?
1. What was wrong on the earth?
1. Noah is commanded to build what?
2. What was it made of? Look it up.
3. Now what was it made of? Was it good wood?
4. Pitch, what is it and what was it for?
1. How many inches in a cubit?
2. What was the size of the Ark in feet?
1. How many windows, doors and stories did the Ark have?
1. Look up the word 'behold', what does it mean?
1. What is a covenant?
2. Make a list of everything that was to be on the Ark.
1. Was Noah obedient?
2. Why do you think he was obedient? Was he afraid of God?
3. Did he believe God?
4. Do you think it was fairly easy for Noah to be obedient?
Genesis 7: 1-6
1. What did God see in Noah? Look up the word 'righteous'.
2. What is the difference between clean and unclean?
3. Why do you thing God said 'fowls also of the air by seven', why seven?
4. How long would the first rain on the earth last?
5. How old was Noah at the time of the flood?
1. What is the past tense word in verse 7 (you find it again in verse 9)?
2. '...after 7 days the waters of the flood were upon the earth.' Seven days after they entered the Ark?
1. What happened in the 600th year of Noah's life?
2. Do you think it may have been a life changing event?
3. Do you think all of Noah's family agreed with Noah that it would flood on the earth?
4. Did Noah close the door to the Ark after everyone and every thing was inside?
1. How many times in this chapter were the words, 'breath of life' used?
2. How many times in this chapter were the words 'waters prevailed' used?
1. How many feet upward did the 'waters prevail'?
2. Today the highest mountain in the world is 29,028 feet. Do you think there has been a lot of geological events since Noah's day?
3. How long did the 'waters prevail' on the earth? How long would that be in our months?
Genesis 8:1-3
1. Did God forget Noah?
2. What does 'remembered' mean in Hebrew?
3. What element did God use to dry up the flood waters?
4. 'waters returned from off the earth', to where?
5. How many days did it take for the water to be 'abated'?
1. How long from the beginning of the flood till the Ark rested on Mountains of Ararat (Gen.7:11)?
2. Where are the Mountains Ararat?
3. How many months did the Ark rest on Ararat before they could actually see the mountain tops?
1. What kind of bird did Noah first send?
2. What did the first bird do?
3. Noah sent a second bird, what kind?
4. What did it do?
1. How many days passed before Noah sent the dove again?
2. What did the dove do this time?
3. How did the doves actions help Noah?
1. How many times did Noah send the dove?
2. What happened this time?
Using our calendar.
1. what year is it?
2. What month, what day?
3. How long had it been?
4. Was the earth completely dry?
1. How long on our calendar before the entire earth was dry?
1. God speaks to Noah again and commands him to do what?
1. What do you think was the first thing Noah did?
a. See to his family?
b. Build a house?
c. Give praises to God?
1. This offering so pleased God that the Lord decided what?
2. The first man's disobedience led to the fall of man. In what way do you think Noah's obedience and offering benefited generations of men?
3. Do you feel that obedience and offerings are important? Why?
Genesis 9:1-17
1. God has made a contract with Noah. Write out the contract on a separate sheet of paper, draw a line down the center and at the top put Noah on one side and God on the other, and in the words we use today list the promises in the contract. For example: Noah's part of the contract is agreeing to 'have children' and God's would be 'I will not cause it to flood again'....and so on. I found 4 for Noah and 6 for God, you may find more.
1. Does this mean we are the decendants of Noah and his sons?
1. What occupation did Noah decide on?
2. What did he farm?
3. What did Noah do with his new found product?
1. What two things did Ham do when he found his father?
2. Noah's sons helped their dad, why?
3. Ever here of sons and daughters helping their drunk parents today?
4. And do they tell all?
1. What did the younger son do that so enraged his father?
1. What did Noah do to Ham and his decendants?
2. What was the curse?
1. After the flood did Noah live 120 more years (Gen.6:3)?
2. How old was he when he died?
3. Did all the sons before the flood live to be over 120 years old?
4. How about after the flood, do you think the generations born after the flood lived to be as old as those before it?
Some of them? None of them?
Genesis 10
1. Create a family tree for Noah and his decendents.
2. On a separate sheet of paper write other information for example:
Verse 10:5 The borders of...
Verse 10:8 Nimrod was a mighty one in the earth...and so on.
Genesis 11:1-4
1. What direction were they traveling?
2. Where did they build the Tower of Babel?
3. Shinar would be located today in what country?
4. Who do you think was journeying and building the Tower of Babel?
5. In verse 4 what was the one thing they feared?
1. What do you think God meant by '...now nothing will be [withheld] from them, which they have imagined to do'?
2. What was it God said in (Gen.6:5) before he caused the flood?
3. Why do you think God was concerned about men in verse 6?
1. What did God do in these verses to prevent men from self destruction again?
2. Do you think God may have done other things He didn't mention here?
1. Do you know why the generations were important for us to understand?
2. This is the family tree of Abram, who was Abram (Gen.17:5)?
3. Just as we did in the Genesis 10 study, make another family tree for Abram.
4. Who was Shem (Gen.10:1)?
5. How many years have passed since the flood?
1. Who was Terah?
2. Who was Sarai?
3. What land did they move to?
4. How old was Terah when he died?
Genesis 12:1-3
1. What did God want Abram to do?
2. And what did God promise Abram if he obeyed?
1. What country was Abram leaving?
2. How old was Abram when he left?
3. And who went with him?
4. What are 'substance' and 'souls' in verse 5?
5. What land were they going to?
1. Where did the Lord 'appear' to Abram?
2. Did God 'appear' unto Abram? In what form? Do you know the forms God takes?
3. What did God say to Abram?
4. And what did Abram do?
1. Where did Abram pitch his tent?
2. What does the word 'Bethel' mean?
3. What did he do there?
4. Did Abram stop here or continue on his journey?
5. If he continued, in what direction did he go?
1. Why did Abram go to Egypt?
1. Was Abram right did the Egyptians find his wife beautiful?
2. And what did they do because of her beauty?
3. What do you think might have happened if the Lord hadn't plagued Pharaoh's house?
4. When Pharaoh discovered the truth about Sarai what did he do?
5. Did Abram prosper from his decision?
Genesis 13:1-4
1. In some translations 'South' in verse 1, is translated Negev, why?
2. What kind of wealth, substance did Abram have?
3. Where had Abram's tent been 'at the beginning' (Gen.12:8)?
1. Who was Lot?
2. Why was the land unable to 'bear' both Lot and Abram?
1. What is strife?
2. Can you name a few causes of strife?
3. Who else 'dwelt' in the land besides Lot and Abram and their families and herdsmen?
1. What was Abram's solution to the problems of substance and strife among their herdsmen?
2. Do you think it was a fair and just solution?
1. How is Jordan described in these verses?
2. Do you think that is the way Jordan looks today?
3. Lot took his first 'backsliding' step in these 2 verses, can you figure out what it was?
1. Abram dwelt where?
2. Who were the Canaanites?
3. What can you find out about them in your Bible Dictionary?
4. What city did Lot pitch his tent near?
5. Lot has taken another step into 'backsliding' in these 2 verses, can you find the cause?
6. Did Sodom and Gomorrah exist when Lot and Abram set out from Haran (Gen.12:4)?
1. What direction was Abram to look and for what purpose?
2. Verse 15 says '...to they seed forever'. What is forever? What is 'thy seed'?
3. '..as dust of the earth..', do you think Abram's seed numbers so many today? Where are they?
4. God promised Abram the land that Abram could, what, in verse 17?
5. Do you think the promises God made in the Old Testament are still binding covenants or contracts today?
6. Where is Mamre and Hebron?
7. Does Hebron still exist today?
Genesis 14:1-3
1. Who was Bera?
2. Who were the kings that made war with Bera?
3. Who were the kings who sided with Bera?
4. On a separate sheet of paper list the kings in one column and their kingdoms in the other.
5. If you have a Bible Dictionary look up these places, which ones have continued in existence and been renamed and which ones were destroyed?
6. Where is Vale (Valley) of Siddim located?
7. Can you find the Valley of Siddim on a map?
1. What country is Elam (Persia) located today?
2. Who were the Rephaim?
3. Who were the Zuzim?
4. Emim, ancient people from where and descended from whom?
5. Where is Mount Seir?
6. Who might the Horites be descendents of?
1. Who else did the king of Elam and the kings with him, desire to conquer?
2. Who in this verse is descended from Esau's grandson?
3. Amorites is often used in the Bible as a synonym for who?
4. What region called today that the Amorites were from?
1. What happened to the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah?
2. Where did everyone else flee to?
3. Who did the kings take captive from Sodom?
1. Who was the first person in the Bible to be called 'the Hebrew'?
2. Who were Abram's confederates?
3. How many servants were born in Abram's house?
4. What is meant in verse 14, 'trained'?
1. Did Abram successfully rescue Lot?
2. What tactics did Abram use to rescue Lot?
1. What king went out to meet Abram?
2. Did Abram defeat the king of Elam and the kings that were with him?
3. Where did the conflict take place?
1. Who was the King of Jerusalem at this time?
2. What other high position did the king hold?
3. Does the true King of Jerusalem still hold both titles today?
4. What did Melchizedek bring 'forth' for Abram?
5. Do you know what the Hebrew word is for 'Most High God'?
(Note: The mention of 'Salem' is the first mention of Jerusalem in the Bible proclaiming it's existence as early as Abram (Abraham)generation).
1. What is a blessing?
2. What are tithes?
3. What did King Bera want?
4. How did Abram respond?
5. What did Abram mean, "I have made Abram rich"?
6. Do you think Abram was against being indebted to any man or just the King of Sodom?
7. Who took all the 'goods' and 'persons'?
8. What did Abram want?
Genesis 15:1-2
1. Why is God an 'exceedingly great reward'?
2. Do you think Abram appreciated this reward?
3. What did Abram want?
4. Who is Eliezer of Damascus?
5. Does the city of Damascus still stand today?
1. If Abram has no 'seed' (children) who is Abram's heir in this verse (Gen.14:14).
1. Is God making a promise here?
2. Are all God's statements promises? See Isaiah 55:11.
1. If you had been Abram do you think you could have comprehended what God promised Abram?
1. Abram 'believed', what?
2. What was it that counted for righteousness?
3. What makes Christian 'righteous' before the Lord?
1. Has the Lord ever reminded you of what He has done in your life?
1. What followed Abram's questioning God in verse 8?
2. Did cause the deep sleep that fell on Abram in verse 12?
3. What do you think is meant in verse 12 by 'horror of great darkness'?
4. What future event do you think God means in verses 13-14?
5. Did God tell Abram about Abram's own death?
6. What generation will return to the land God promised?
7. What 'pieces' are being talked about in verse 17?
8. How were the smoking furnace and burning lamp being passed between the pieces in verse 17...
a. By men?
b. Angels?
c. God?
d. None of the above?
9. Do you think the furnace and lamp were symbols of something? If so, what?
10. In verse 18 God defines the borders of the Land He gave Israel, look them up on a map. Was this country carved
out and held by men?
11. Did God raise up a nation to protect and help this nation? If so, what nation?
12. Look up and read all you can find the nations mentioned in verses 19-21. Were they all enemies of Israel?
Bonus Question: Is the word unicorn in the Bible?
Genesis 16:1-2
1. What nationality was Sarai's handmaid?
2. Does verse 2 show any similarity to the story of Adam and Eve in the garden?
1. How long had they been trying to have children?
2. Had Abram forgotten God's promise?
3. Why do you think Abram agreed to this arrangement?
4. Why, after becoming pregnant, did Hagar despise Sarai?
5. Do you think Sarai realized her 'idea' was not what she had anticipated?
6. And who did Sarai blame when things didn't work out as she planned?
1. Do you think Abram was wise in his decision in this verse?
2. Should he have handled it himself?
1. Who went after Hagar?
2. Who do you think the 'Angel of the Lord' was?
3. Who did the angel say..."will multiply they seed exceedingly'?
1. What was Hagar's son to be named?
2. What race is Ishmael the father of?
1. What kind of man would Ishmael be?
2. What does the word dwell mean?
1. Did Hagar actually see the angel with her own eyes?
2. Look up Beerlahairoi. What does the word mean?
3. Where, on a Bible Times Map, is Bered and Kadesh located?
1. What name did Abram choose for his and Hagar's son?
2. How old was Abram when Ishmael was born?
3. How long has he been waiting for the 'reward' he wanted in Genesis 15:2?
4. Is Ishmael the fulfillment of God's promise? If no, why not, Ishmael is a son and heir?
Genesis 17:1-5
1. How old was Abraham when "The Almighty God" changed his name to Abraham?
2. Do you know what the Hebrew word is for "Almighty God"?
3. Have you ever studied the names of God?
4. 'Be thou perfect' translates, upright, what was uprightness or righteousness in God's eyes? (Gen.15:6).
5. What was God saying when He said, "Be thou perfect"?
6. For Abramham's belief he is promised what?
1. What does fruitful mean?
2. What is an 'everlasting' covenant?
3. What land is God giving all of Abraham's descendants?
1. What is the sign of this covenant with Abraham?
2. Who is to be circumsised?
3. How old were the babies to be before they should be circumsised?
4. Can the covenant be broken?
5. What would the result be if the covenant were broken?
1. Put on your 'to do' list "study covenants" and study all of them up to the present day when you have time.
2. God has changed Sarai's name to what?
3. How old are Sarai and Abraham now (verse 24)?
4. What is God promising Abraham?
5. What was Abraham's reaction?
6. Did God know that Abraham 'laughed in his heart'?
(Hint: There is a word in verse 19 in the first sentence that is a clue.)
7. What was the child's name to be?
8. What does Isaac mean?
9. What was Abraham saying in verse 18 (verse 20)?
10. Do you know through which line, Isaac or Ishmael, Christ descended from?
1. What does 'beget' mean?
2. What will Ishmael become?
1. With whom will God make a covenant?
2. When did God specify that Isaac would be born?
3. After God finished talking with Abraham He 'went up' from where?
1. Was Abraham obedient in circumsising all of the men of his house?
2. How old was Isaac and Abraham when they were circumcised?
Genesis 18:1-4
1. Who did the Lord 'appear' to and was anyone with Him?
2. In what form do you think God appeared to Abraham?
3. What was Abraham doing when they arrived?
4. About what time of day would it be '...the heat of the day;'?
5. Did Abraham recognize the Lord?
6. What was Abraham's reaction to having God with Him (verse 3)?
7. Do you know what the 'washing' of someone's feet signified?
8. Who do you think the men with the Lord were?
1. Did God eat with Abraham?
2. What did He eat?
3. What does Abraham say a morsel of bread (or food) will do to your heart?
1. How many times has it been told to Abraham that he will have a child with Sarah?
2. What do you think 'after the manner of women' means in verse 11?
1. What was Sarah's reaction to the news that she would bear a child?
2. What was the Lord's reaction to Sarah's laughter?
3. Did Sarah lie to God? If so, why?
1. To what place were the angels and the Lord headed?
1. Who do you think the Lord was talking to in these verses?
2. Why were all the generations of Abraham blessed?
3. On a separate sheet of paper list the blessings in the order that God gave them.
4. In verses 20 & 21, is God talking about prayers He has heard?
5. The prayers were so 'great' a 'cry' aand the sin so 'grievous' that God is going to do what?
6. The two 'men' depart for where in verse 22?
7. And where has Abraham been during this time?
1. Do you think Abraham is thinking of all the people in these cities or remembering his nephew (Gen. 13:9-10)?
2. What was Abraham's argument against the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?
3. What did Abraham call God in verse 25?
4. What was the Lord's Answer?
1. What is Abraham expressing here?
1. Abraham keeps saying [peradventure]. What is peradventure?
2. Abraham says "suppose" as he continues down to 40 righteous, and in verse 30 Abraham apologizes but says again: "suppose", and is getting down to how many?
1. What was Abraham's final number?
2. How did the Lord respond?
3. On a separate sheet of paper try to write out this conversation in verses 23-32 in today's English.
Genesis 19:1-3
1. Are these the same angels who were with the Lord at Abraham's tent?
2. Where is Lot when they arrive?
3. Is there a significance to 'sitting in the gate'?
4. What does Lot say to the [men]?
5. Where did the angels say they were planning to stay?
6. What did Lot think of them staying in the street?
7. Did the angel's eat with Lot?
1. Did ALL the men of the city come to Lots house?
2. What did the men of Sodom want?
3. What does the word 'know' mean in this verse (Gen.4:1)?
1. Did Lot let the men of Sodom into his house?
2. What was the wicked thing these men of Sodom were wanting to do?
3. Why do you think Lot would offer his virgin daughters in place of the two strangers?
a) He offered them safety and can't break his word?
b) He was offering righteousness in place of sin?
c) He knew they would say no?
d) He didn't care about his daughters?
e) None of the above ?
1. What does sojourn mean?
2. Do you think the men of the city knew the [men] in Lot's house were there to judge them?
1. What did the angels do when the men outside tried to break down the door?
2. What does 'wearied' mean?
1. The angels revealed their mission, what was it?
2. What did they tell Lot to do?
1. Lot went in search of whom?
2. Did the sons-in-law believe what Lot said to them?
3. In verses 1-14 Lot backslides a 3rd time, do you know what Lot did to cause it?
1. How many actually left the city with Lot?
2. Because Lot 'lingered' what did the angels do?
1. Run for your life, don't look back, run to the mountains or be consumed. Did they start running?
2. Lot didn't want to go where?
3. Do you think this is, on average, normal human behavior?
4. What is Lot mistakingly doing:
a) Bargaining?
b) Being outright disobedient?
c) Not accepting God's will for his life?
d) Being a 'know-it-all'?
e) Reasoning?
f) All the above
g) Some of the above?
h) None of the above?
1. Do you think the angels had planned to destroy the city Lot requested as a refuge?
2. What was the name of the city?
3. The angels had to wait till Lot what?
4. What time of day do you think it was when Lot, his wife and two daughters fled Sodom?
1. Brimstone and fire. Could this have been a volcano?
2. Did the Lord destroy one city of two?
3. Did He even destroy the plant life?
4. In your opinion do you think God is thorough?
1. Lot's family have reached Zoar and when Lot's wife 'looked back' what happened to her?
2. Is this a lesson to us? What is the lesson? (Luke 17:29-32)
1. What did Abraham see when he got up that morning?
2. Did God save the 10 righteous He agreed to?
3. Did God know who Abraham was concerned for?
1. Did Lot end up in the mountains where God originally wanted him?
2. Why did Lot go to the mountains?
3. Have you ever had this kind of thing happen to you?
1. Had Lot failed his daughters? If so, in what way?
2. Whose idea was it to preserve the family line?
1. How did the daughters plan to bring their idea to fruition?
2. Did Lot realize what his daughters were doing? If not, why not?
1. Did both daughters commit incest?
2. Where do you think the daughters learned this immoral behavior?
3. Are our choices important?
4. When Lot chose Sodom (Gen.13:9-13) was it a wrong choice? What motivated his decision to go that way?
5. Has Lot made a lot of bad choices?
1. Did the daughter's plan to carry on the family line work?
2. What was the name given to Lot's oldest daughter's son?
3. Who are the Moabites?
1. What was the name of the youngest girls son?
2. Who were the Ammorites?
3. And is Lot's daughter's decision still felt in our world today?
4. What was Lot's final step in backsliding?
5. Do right or wrong choices effect generations of people?
6. Can you think of a few choices that might adversely effect your descendants?
7. Can you think of a few that might have favorable effects on your descendants?
Genesis 20:1-2
1. Look up the places named here: Negev (South Country), Kedesh, Shur and Gerar. Is Negev a city and if not what ist it?
2. Kedesh was allotted to whom?
3. Kedesh was a city of, what?
4. What is Shur?
5. Who was King of Gerar?
1. Abimelech in verse 5 claims he has integrity. What is integrity?
2. Did God agree with Abimelech that he did have integrity?
3. God honored Abimelech's integrity by doing what in verse 6?
4. In your opinion does this mean that if we desite to do what is upright and moral that God protects our integrity?
1. What did God tell Abimelech to do?
2. What did God say Abraham was?
3. What is a prophet?
4. Do you think Abraham was the first and only prophet in the Bible?
5. If not can you name a few?
1. In verse 10, 'sawest thou', do you think the words 'sawest thou' may be referring to 'prophesy'?
2. Is Sarah Abraham's sister?
3. How are Abraham and Sarah related?
4. What does the word 'kindness' mean in Hebrew?
1. Is Abraham growing in wealth?
2. What did Abimelech give to Abraham?
3. What did Abraham do for Abimelech in return?
4. What did the king mean in verse 16 when he said 'covering of the eyes'?
Genesis 21:1-4
1. What did Abraham name his son by Sarah?
2. Did Abraham circumsise Isaac at the right age?
1. What does laugh mean in Hebrew?
2. About what, did Sarah have such merriment in her old age?
3. What did Abraham do on the day that Isaac was weaned?
4. Do you think Sarah deserved merriment in her old age? If so, why?
5. How much do you think Abraham rejoiced after waiting 100 years for a son by Sarah?
1. What does 'mocking' mean?
2. What Sarah intended for good by scheming (Chapter 16) has turned to ashes. In your opinion does impatience bring about scheming or do lots of other motives cause it? If so, name a few.
3. Is there anyone else who will pay the price for Sarah's scheming? If so, who?
4. Have you ever heard of the *"Code of Hammurabi"? A custom of the times:
1. How did God advise Abraham to handle Sarah's request?
2. In verse 13 God said, Ishmael would also be a great nation, why would God make Ishmael a great nation?
3. In your opinion do you think God wants all our covenants with Him to be as binding?
4. How old was Ishmael when he was sent away with his mother?
5. Do you think Hagar played any part in Sarah's decision to make Hagar and Ishmael leave?
6. Reading the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar did you get the impression that Hagar stayed in the background and let Abraham and Sarah raise Ishmael?
1. In your opinion is God being merciful to a slave and her son or does He have a plan, or both?
2. After God showed Hagar the well in the wilderness of Beersheba did she take Ishmael and move on?
3. What did Ishmael become while in the wilderness?
4. Look Archer in your Bible Dictionary. What would an archer be called today?
5. Where did Hagar find a wife for Ishmael?
1. Has Abraham been a witness to those around him?
2. Abimelech and Abraham are making a what?
3. Since a well can't be moved, what has been violently stolen? (Gen.26:20).
4. What does reproved mean?
5. When 'reproved' by Abraham what did Amilelech say?
6. What was the covenant, contract, between Abraham and Abimelech?
1. If Abimelech takes the 7 ewe lambs offered at the hand of Abraham they will be a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that Abraham _ _ _ _ _ _ a well where?
2. Who was the chief Captain of Abimelech's army?
3. Is Phicol mentioned any where else in the Bible outside of this chapter (21)?
4. Whose land was Abraham visiting?
5. Did Abraham plant a grove there? If so, why?
6. What is the Hebrew name for God in verse 33?
*The code of Hammurabi: laws set down by a king dated before the Mosaic law. It's ONLY value to Christians is that we find customs in it that were used in Biblical times. A copy of the code of Hammurabi is on the Internet.
Genesis 22:1-5
1. What does the word 'tempt' mean in verse 1?
2. Where is Moriah?
3. Why was Abraham going to Moriah?
4. Who went with him?
5. How many days did it take Abraham to get to the mountains?
6. Did all those with him go up the mountain too?
7. Who is the 'lad' in verse 5?
1. In verse 2 God told Abraham that Isaac would be the burnt offering, in verse 8 Abraham told Isaac something else.
Was Abraham lying to protect Isaac or was Abraham's faith so great?
2. Do you think Isaac was an obedient child?
3. If Abraham and Isaac were illustrations of two others mentioned in the Bible which two do you think they would be?
1. Did Abraham see the angel of the Lord mentioned in verse 11? Did the angel appear to him?
2. Was this some kind of test?
3. Did Abraham do well in the test?
1. What did God provide as a burnt offering?
2. If the ram were an illustration of someone in the Bible, who do you think the person illustrated would be?
3. What does Jehovahjireh mean?
4. Can you find some other definitions for the word 'seen'?
1. In verse 11 and in verse 15 it doesn't say 'an' angel, it says 'the' angel of the Lord. Do you have any idea who 'the' angel of the Lord might be?
2. Who is talking to Abraham in verse 15?
3. Who is talking to Abraham in verse 16?
1. 'Gate' of his enemies. What do you think this means?
2. What was promised to Abraham for his obedience?
3. Where has Abraham been living?
1. Who were Abraham's brothers (Gen.11:26)?
2. Who is Milcah?
3. Who were Milcah and Nahor's children?
4. How many children did Milcah have?
5. Who was Reumah?
6. How many children did Reumah have with Nahor?
7. How many children did Nahor have?
Genesis 23:1-2
1. How old was Sarah when she died?
2. What was the ancient name of Hebron?
3. It means "city of the four", why?
4. How far from Jerusalem is Hebron located?
1. Who was the father of Heth?
2. What empire was made up of the children of Heth?
3. What did Abraham request of them?
4. What did the children of Heth reply?
1. Did Abraham have a certain 'sepulcher' in mind?
2. What is a sepulcher?
3. Who was the son of Zohar?
4. Look up 'Machpelah' in a Bible dictionary. Why, in your opinion, did Abraham want this particular tomb?
5. Did Ephron agree to let Abraham buy the tomb?
6. Was the agreement witnessed by others?
7. In a Concordance with Greek and Hebrew dictionaries, look up the word 'bowed' in verse 12. What does it signify?
1. Did Abraham buy the tomb or accept the gift offered?
2. Was there more to the purchase than just the tomb?
3. Why do you suppose Abraham insisted on 'purchasing it'?
4. How much did Abraham pay for it?
5. What is a shekel?
6. How much did a shekel weigh?
7. How much would that amount of silver be worth today?
8. What does 'made sure' mean in verse 17?
1. Where was Sarah finally laid to rest?
Genesis 24:1-3
1. Look up 'thigh' in a Bible dictionary. What was meant by this action?
2. Who ruled over all that Abraham had?
3. Who was Canaan?
4. Why didn't Abraham want a canaanite wife for his son?
1. Who was Abraham's 'country' and 'kindred' (Gen. 24:10)?
2. When the servant questioned Abraham about taking Isaac back to Abraham's kinsmen Abraham told the servant he had insurance, what was it?
3. To give the servant further assurance what did Abraham tell him in verse 8?
4. Did the servant agree to Abraham's request?
5. Is an oath before God important and binding even today?
1. Do you know what the word 'fleece' means?
2. In this prayer by Abraham's servant was there a fleece?
3. What does 'good speed' mean?
1. Before the servant was done praying who came to the well?
2. Who is Nahor?
3. Who was Milcah?
4. How was Rebekah described?
1. Was the fleece answered by God?
1. What did the servant give to Rebekah in verse 22?
2. Where did the servant want to lodge?
1. What is porvender?
2. Was the servant now convinced that God had answered his prayer?
1. Did Rebekah take Abraham's servant home with her?
2. Who went out to meet the servant?
3. Why do you think Rebekah didn't just take him home with her and save time?
4. Who is Laban?
5. Did Laban agree to let the servant lodge with them?
1. What does washing of the feet signify?
2. What did the servant want to do before accepting a meal?
1. Who did Abraham's servant say would inherit all Abraham's riches?
1. Is the servant accurately retelling the story and do you think that it is important to be accurate? If so, why?
2. How accurate do you think people are today in retelling a story? Give the reasons for your opinion.
1. In verse 50 why couldn't they say yes or no?
2. What did they tell the servant of Abraham to do?
1. How did the servant react to Rebekah's families decision let Rebekah marry Isaac?
2. What gifts are mentioned in verse 53?
3. Who was eating and drinking?
4. What was the servant's request first thing the following morning?
1. Note in verse 51 the family had said, "take her and go...the Lord has spoken it" now after sleeping on it they have changed their minds. Can you think of a reason why?
2. When God says 'yes' or 'no' do you think He keeps repeating it, or do you think He expects us to stand and believe immediately?
3. Do you think God changes His mind in the light of day?
4. What does prospered in verse 56 mean?
5. What does 'hinder' mean?
6. Now they are asking Rebekah's opinion, it seems all has changed with the morning light. In your opinion does this still happen today in our modern world among believers?
1. Did Rebekah agree to remain for 10 days?
2. Who was sent along with Rebekah and Abraham?
1. What was the blessing spoken over Rebekah?
2. Was Rebekah on her knees during this blessing?
3. Do you think the blessing became a reality?
4. Have you ever blessed anyone, your spouse, your children?
5. Were Rebekah and her nurse the only women on this journey?
1. Where was Isaac in verse 62?
2. What does Lahairoi mean?
3. What was Isaac doing when he saw the caravan approaching?
1. When Rebekah realizes Isaac is approaching what does she do and why?
1. Do you think this servant was worthy of his masters trust? If so, why?
2. Do you think that the servant retold the story accurately and if so, why do you think so?
1. Where did Isaac take Rebekah?
2. Why was Rebekah a comfort after losing his mother?
3. In what ways could Rebekah make the loss of his mother not so heavy a burden?
(Hint: What do moms do for their sons?).
Genesis 25:1-4
1. Look up Keturah in your Bible dictionary. She is called Abraham's wife and his concubine (1 Chr.1:32-33), which was she?
2. How many sons did Abraham have besides Isaac & Ishmael?
3. Make a little family tree of Abraham, his wives and descendants through Keturah?
1.Were the sons of Keturah treated the same as Ishmael?
2. Where did Abraham send them?
3. Who was to be Abraham's only heir?
1. How old was Abraham when he died?
2. How many years after Sarah died?
3. In verse 8 "gathered to his people" what does this mean?
4. Who buried Abraham?
5. Where was Abraham buried?
6. Who else was buried here?
1. Have the blessings now fallen to the son of Abraham?
2. Where did Isaac live?
1. Make a family tree for Ishmael's family.
1. How many princes were there?
2. Who were the princes?
3. Were their towns and castles named for the princes?
4. How old was Ishmael when he died?
5. Where was Ishmael living when he died?
1. How old was Isaac when he took Rebekah as wife?
2. Was Rebekah also barren like Sarah?
3. Did Isaac pray for a son?
4. What does 'entreated' mean?
5. Did the Lord fulfill the request?
1. Was Rebekah carrying more than one child?
2. When Rebekah asked the Lord why the babes struggled within her, what was his reply?
3. Did God talk of sons or of nations?
1. What does the name Esau mean?
2. Who was first to be born?
3. What does the name Jacob mean?
4. What is significant about Jacob holding his brothers heel? (Hosea 12:3).
5. Look up 'heel' in a Bible dictionary.
6. How old was Isaac when his twins were born?
1. Esau was an outdoorsmen and Jacob was 'plain', what does plain mean?
2. Isaac loved Esau because:
a) Esau was a good provider?
b) Esau was a man's man?
c) Esau was the oldest?
d) Esau was more like Isaac?
3. Rebekah loved Jacob. Do we have a disfunctional family here or is this the way it always goes in families?
1. Esau was 'fainting' from what?
2. Look up the word 'Edom' in your Bible dictionary. Is Esau to be called Edom? (Gen.36:1).
3. What is 'red pottage'?
4. In verse 32 was this and indication of how little respect Esau had for his position, responsibilities and family? Is this common in the modern world we live in?
5. People today are taking oaths, making promises and vowing vows that they break regularly, in your opinion is that okay under certain circumstances?
6. Do you know what profane means? (Hebrews 12:16).
7. By breaking a pledge are we despising it?