Posted in Bible, Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Biblical Literacy, Esau, Genesis 27, Isaac, Rebekah on July 10, 2016|
Read Genesis 27
1. What does Isaac ask Esau to do? Why?
2. What does Rebekah do?
3. What does Jacob do to disguise himself? Why?
4. What does Isaac do in Genesis 27:27-29?
5. What happens in Genesis 27:30-40?
6. What is Esau’s response? What does Rebekah do as a result?
7. Copy Proverbs 14:1. How does this apply to Rebekah? To you?
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Biblical Literacy, Esau, Genesis 26, Jacob on July 8, 2016|
We have made our way through all the chapters in Genesis that discuss the life of Abraham. The next two chapters will deal with the life of Isaac, the son of Abraham, and his sons, Esau and Jacob.
Read Genesis 26
Re-read Genesis 12:10 and Genesis 10:1-18
1. Describe the events of Genesis 26:1-16.
2. What mistake of his father, Abraham, does Isaac make in the above passage?
3. What is the result of these events for Isaac according to Genesis 26:12? How do you explain that?
4. What was the response of the Philistines to Isaac’s good fortune? What did they do? Why was that significant?
5. What issue, problem, relationship, conduct, sin or other thing do you have in your life that God is asking for you to trust Him with?
6. What to you learn about Esau from Genesis 26:34-35?
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, Genesis 25, Isaac, Rebekah on July 3, 2016|
1. Where was Abraham buried? By whom? Re-read Genesis 23 to review the story of Abraham’s purchase of the site for the grave.
2. How long did Ishmael live?
3. How old was Isaac when he married?
4. What do you learn about Rebekah in this chapter?
5. From whom does Rebekah seek an answer to the issues she was having in her pregnancy? What does this tell you about her spiritual condition?
6. What do you learn of Isaac and Rebekah’s sons in this chapter?
7. What happens in Genesis 25:29-34? Why is this significant? What does it tell you about each of the boys?
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, Biblical Literacy, Genesis on June 27, 2016|
Coming back to this study after a few weeks off, the first thing I notice is that there are a lot of chapters about this character Abraham (aka Abram). Abraham is a significant figure in Jewish history and, therefore, in Christian history. He is known as a patriarch (founding father). He is also known as a friend of God. Those two facts alone make him worthy of study, but there is much more. Before we finish with him-and we will be moving on to his son, Isaac, in the next chapter-we need to review some of the highlights.
Things that are important about Abraham:
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, Biblical Literacy, Genesis 23, Sarah on June 27, 2016|
Read Genesis 23.
1. How old was Sarah when she died?
2. Where did she die?
3. What is the debate that is going on in Genesis 23 between the Sons of Heth and Abraham?
4. What is the result? Why do you think it was important to Abraham?
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham and Isaac, Biblical Literacy, Genesis 22 on May 18, 2016|
Read Genesis 22
1. What does God ask Abraham to do in Genesis 22:1-2?
NOTE: At the time these events are occurring, Isaac is a grown man, perhaps 30-40 years old.
2. What is Abraham’s response to what God asks him?
3. What happens on the third day of their travel according to verse 4 of Genesis 22?
4. What is Isaac’s concern in verse 7 of Chapter 22?
5. How does Abraham respond in Genesis 22:8?
6. Describe what is happening in Genesis 22:9-10? What do you think was going through Abraham’s head?
7. What happens in Genesis 22:11-12?
8. What does Abraham find in Genesis 22:13? What does he do with it?
9. What does we learn from Hebrews 11:17-19 about Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac?
10. What promises does God give to Abraham in Genesis 22:15-18?
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, Genesis 21, Hagar, Ishamel, Sarah on May 10, 2016|
Read Genesis 21
1. What do we learn about Sarah from Genesis 21:1-3?
2. What do we learn about God from those same verses?
3. How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?
4. What happens in Genesis 21:9-11?
5. What does God tell Abraham?
6. What does Abraham do in Genesis 21:14? What happens after in Genesis 21:15-21? What do we learn about God from these verses?
7. What is happening in Genesis 21:22-34?
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, Genesis 20, Trusting God on May 9, 2016|
Before reading Genesis 20, review the events of Genesis 12:10-20.
Read Genesis 20
1. What parallels do you see in this chapter to Genesis 12:10-20? Differences?
2. Why do you think God tells us of these two events (Genesis 12:10-20 and Genesis 20)?
3. What do the following verses teach us about trusting in the LORD?
■ Proverbs 3:5-7
■ Psalm 115:11
■ Psalm 118:8-9
■ Psalm 125:1
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, Genesis 19, Lot, Sodom and gomorrah on May 6, 2016|
Read Genesis 19
1. What do we know about the location and appearance of Sodom and Gomorrah from Genesis 13:10?
2. What further information do we learn about Sodom in Genesis 13:13?
3. What does the LORD say about Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18:20-21?
4. Where is Lot when the two angels come to Sodom? What is the significance of this?
5. What occurs in Genesis 19:4-5? What does Lot do? How is the situation resolved?
6. The angels warn Lot who tells his sons-in-law. What is their response? What do we learn about their spiritual condition from their response?
7. What do the following verses tell us about the influence that we are to have on those around us including our children and family members?
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
Proverbs 22:6
Matthew 5:16
Philippians 2:15
8. What instruction do the angels give Lot in the morning in Genesis 19:15? What is his response? What do the angels do?
9. What do we find Lot doing when the angels tell him to flee to the mountains from the wrath of God? (Genesis 19:17-23).
10. What happened to Sodom and Gomorrah according to Genesis 19:24-25?
11. What happened to Lot’s wife? Why?
12. What does Genesis 19:29 tell us about God?
13. What happens in Genesis 19:30-38? What do these events tell you about the spiritual state of Lot’s daughters?
14. One of the lessons we learn from the book of Genesis is that God will bring judgment. We also learn that God is merciful. What differences do you see between the judgment in Genesis 7 and the judgment in Genesis 19?
15. What do the following verses tell you about the judgments of God?
Psalm 36:6
Ezekiel 18:9
Romans 11:33
Revelation 16:7
Posted in Genesis, Uncategorized, tagged Abraham, Biblical Literacy, Genesis 18, Sarah on May 4, 2016|
Read Genesis 18
1. This chapter opens with a theophany, a personal manifestation of God before the incarnation of Jesus. Describe the time and location of this visit to Abraham.
2. What is Abraham’s response to the visitors?
3. What promise is made regarding Sarah in verse 10?
4. Where was Sarah when the promise was made? What was her response?
5. Copy verse 14, the first sentence.
6. What impossible thing is going on in your life that you can’t see anyway around or through? Pray through it using these verses. Ask God to do the impossible in your life, in your circumstances.
7. What dilemma does the LORD reveal to the reader in verses 17 through 21?
8. What does Abraham do in verses 23 through 33? What is the LORD’s response to Abraham?
Rooted and Grounded 