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INSTE I:3 OT Week 2
Genesis
Question | Answer |
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Genesis 1:1 | In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
Genesis is divided into what 2 parts? | 1. The beginnings (degeneration) ch. 1-11; 2. The Patriarchs (regeneration) ch. 12-50 |
4 Outstanding events/accounts in the first part of Genesis? (Degeneration) | Creation, Fall, Flood, Tower of Babel (Gen. 1 - 11) |
4 Outstanding characters (Regeneration) | Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph (Gen. 12 - 50) |
Moses presents his story how? | General panoramic style and then returns to the principal themes to give them adequate emphasis. |
10 Beginings mentioned in Genesis (know at least 5) | Heaven and earth, life (flora/fauna), humans, sin, relevation of redemption, human family, civilization of the unbelievers, nations, human languages, Hebrew race |
Covenants found in Genesis | The promise: of a land; descendants; of being a universal blessing |
The Hebrew word "Bara'" (to create from nothing)refers to | The creative work of God; i.e., that which only God can do. |
Asah | To make something from a substance already in existence |
The first promise in all of the Bible of a Redeemer is found in | Genesis 3:15 "... and he will crush your head..." |
A key phrase in Genesis which provides unity to the book of Genesis is | "This is the account of ..." (appears x10) and similar phrases. |
4 Covenants (of grace) found in the Pentateuch | Adamic, Noachian, Abrahamic, Mosaic |
Adamic Covenant | Genesis 3:15 - Promise: Of the Redeemer. Grace extended: "I will put enmity" Extended to all humanity. Sign of confirmation: Birth |
Noachian Covenant | Gen 9:9-10 Promise: Never again to destroy the earth by water. Grace extended: "I now establish my covenant..." Extended to all creation. Sign of confirmation: Rainbow |
Abrahamic Covenant | Gen. 15:5-7 Promise: Of a son, a land, and a spiritual lineage. Grace extended: "I will confirm my covenant" (17:2) "to be your God and the God of your descendants" (17:7) Extended to: To a family. Sign of confirmation: Circumcision. |
Mosaic Covenant | Exodus 19:5 Promise: The would be the people of God. Grace extended: "I brought you to myself" (19:4). Extended to: a nation. Sign of confirmation: Sacrifice. |
3 outstanding events of Isaac's life? | Miraculous birth, being the offering in a sacrifice, the selection of his wife. |
God changed Abram's name to | Abraham |
God changed Jacob's name to | Israel |
Genesis 1-11 can be characterized in the following manner: | It is the true history of antiquity, but it does not give us exact information about the dtes of that history. |
Who was the father of the twelve tribes? | Jacob |
The Hebrew name of the book of Genesis means | In the beginning |
How much time transpired between the departure from Egypt and the arrival at Mount Sinai? | 3 months |