Chapter 2 Beginnings:
Stories of God’s Creation and Promises
Concept A
Home Work – Read pp. 26 to 36
Answer For Review pg. 37
1. When was the Book of Genesis written?
2. What were the stages of development of the
Bible?
3. Define Polytheistic
4. What is the difference between the Babylonian
view of creation and the Jews view?
5. Why did the author of the Creation Story include
God’s resting on the seventh day?
6. When do Jews celebrate Sabbath?
7. Why do Christians celebrate Sunday as a holy
day?
8. What is the story of Creation meant to convey?
9. What is the religious truth of the Creation
account?
10. How does injustice enter the world?
11. Handout ____ Pattern of Sin
12. How is the serpent deceiving Adam and Eve like
us?
13. Where did the notion of an apple come from?
14. What is the story of Cain and Abel about?
15. What is the story of Noah’s Flood about?
16. How does the story of Noah end?
17. What is the sign of the covenant?
18. What is the story of Noah really about?
19. What are we saved from?
20. What is the story of the Tower of Babel about?
21. What does the first part of Genesis explain?
22. What is the second part of Genesis about?
Concept B
Home Work Read pp. 37 to 45
Answer For Review pg. 45
1. What is the setting for the story of the
patriarchs and matriarchs?
World Happenings pg. 44
2. Why is Abraham called the Father of Faith?
3. For whom did Abraham become the Father of Faith?
4. What did God’s promise of many descendants
mean?
5. Who is Hagar?
6. Who is the child of Abraham and Hagar?
7. What did God promise Abraham?
a.
b.
8. What is the sign of the covenant between God
and the people?
9. What does Isaac mean?
10. Why was Lot spared during the destruction of
Sodom and Gomorrah?
11. Why is Hagar sent away?
12. What does Ishmael become?
13. What do we learn about God from the story of his
willingness to sacrifice Isaac?
14. Who does Isaac marry?
Concept C
Home Work Read pp. 45 to 47
Answer For Review pg. 47
1. Name the twins of Isaac and Rebekah
2. What does Rebekah believe that God wants?
3. How does Jacob receive God’s blessing?
4. What happens when Esau discovers the trickery?
5. Explain Jacob’s dream of angels ascending and
descending heaven ( Jacob’s Ladder )
6. What does Bethel mean?
7. What happens in Haran?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8. How is Jacob’s name changed to Israel?
9. What does Israel mean?
10. What happens when Jacob returns to Canaan?
11. Why is the story of Jacob’s deception told?
12. Handout _____ Abraham’s Family
Concept D
Home Work Read pp. 48 to 51
Answer For Review pg. 51
1. What do we learn from the story of Joseph?
2. Why was Joseph Jacob’s favorite son?
3. Why do the brothers decide to get rid of Joseph?
4. How do they get rid of Joseph?
5. How does Joseph wind up in prison in Egypt?
6. How does Joseph win the Pharaoh’s favor?
7. What happens to Joseph by age 30?
a.
b.
c.
8. How are Joseph and the Brothers reunited?
9. How is the story of Joseph about reconciliation
and redemption?
|
|
