Section 3: God's Call, Promise, and Covenants

God _________________ his promises to Abram in a dream and later changed his name to ________________ and his wife's name to _____________ to show that they were beginning a completely new __________ together. God promised him that the covenant would continue through his __________________ throughout the ages as an ____________________ covenant.

Formalized; Abraham; Sarah; life; descendants; everlasting

True or False? Chapters 1-11 contain the prehistory portion of Genesis which means that they took place before recorded history.

True

True or False? The divine-human covenants in the Bible resemble political suzerainty covenants in which one people or area was under the rule of a more powerful nation.

True

True or False? By requiring circumcision at infancy, the covenant emphasized the lifelong and eternal nature of relationship to God.

True

What three promises did God make to Abraham in Genesis 12:2-3?

1)I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. 2)I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3)I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will find blessing in you.

What does it mean to say that Abraham is a model of faith? When was this faith tested?

God tested Abraham's faith in genesis 22 when he asked Abraham to offer his son Isaac to him as a human sacrifice. Abraham is a model of faith, one who put aside his own desires to follow his God.

Jacob had two important encounters with _________. God reaffirmed with him the terms of his ______________ with Abraham while he was on the road to ____________. Years later, Jacob _________________ with a mysterious person all night. This meeting blessed Jacob and transformed him from a crafty deceiver into an _________________ man and God gave him a new name—_____________—meaning "one who contends with God."

God; covenant; Bethel; wrestled; honorable; Israel

Who were the stewards of the promises that God gave to Abraham?

Isaa, Jacob, Joseph

How does the story of Joseph set the stage for the Book of Exodus?

The story of Joseph sets the stage for the Book of Exodus because it explains how Israel and his family came to Egypt.