Genesis

Genesis flashcards for the Genesis Test

How was the earth before God made it?

Without form or shape

What did God allow humans to have control over?

Land and animals

What did God give humans to eat?

plants and animals

Who’s image did God create humans? What genders?

God created humans in His image, male and female He created them

What did God tell humans when He made them?

Be fertile and multiply, fill the earth

How did God find everything after making it?

God found everything very good

What did God do first in the 2nd creation story?

He made it rain for the first time

What did God make everything out of?

nothing

What did God make Adam out of and where did he put him?

Dust; Eden

What did Adam do before God made Eve?

Adam gave names to all the animals, but none were like him

What did God make Eve out of? What is she called?

Adam’s rib; woman

Did Adam and Eve feel shame when they were naked before The Fall?

no

What did the snake ask Eve? Did he say it was true?

If it was true that God said not to eat the forbidden fruit; he said it’s not true

What happened when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit?

They felt embarrassed because they realized they were naked

What did Adam and Eve say when God asked them where they were?

They said they were hiding because they were naked

What is the snake’s punishment?

To crawl on its belly forever, eat dust, and have conflict with humans

what is the woman’s punishment?

painful childbirth; wants control over husband, but husband controls her

What is the man’s punishment?

cursed is the soil, “You are dust and to dust you shall return.”

What does God banish Adam and Eve from?

The Garden of Eden

What is God’s act of mercy in The Fall?

God makes clothes for Adam and Eve

What were Adam and Eve’s sons’ names?

Cain and Abel

What were Cain and Abel’s jobs?

Cain was a farmer and Abel was a shepherd

What offerings did Cain and Abel bring to the Lord?

Cain brought some wheat and Abel brought a lamb

Who’s offering did God favor? Who’s reaction was anger and jealousy?

Abel; Cain

What does God tell Cain to rule over? Did he listen?

sin; no

What did Cain do to Abel after he led him to the field?

Cain killed Abel

What does God banish Cain from after he hears Abel’s blood screaming?

God banished Cain from the ground

What was God’s act of mercy in the story of Cain and Abel?

God put a mark on Cain so no one kills him

What does God warn Noah about?

God warns him that He will wipe out the earth

What is God’s act of mercy in Noah’s Ark?

He spared Noah and his family’s life

What does God tell Noah to do?

To build an ark and have a pair of each animal on it with him (1 male, 1 female)

Why does God spare Noah?

Noah is righteous and follows the Lord

How many days did the flood last?

1 year and 11 days

How long did it rain?

40 days and 40 nights

How did Noah tell when the water went down?

He released a raven and then a dove until the dove didn’t come back

What did Noah promise in his covenant with God?

To repopulate, no murder, and to care for creation

What did God promise in his covenant with Noah?

To never wipe out the earth again

What is the sign/symbol of Noah and God’s covenant?

a rainbow

In the story of the Tower of Babel, did everyone speak different languages?

no

Why did the people of Babel start building a tower?

the people wanted a name for themselves

Why didn’t God like that the people of Babel were building a tower?

They were building it to get closer to each other, not closer to God

Why did God scatter the people around the world?

He realized nothing was out of reach for the people

What did God do as well when he scattered the people around the world?

He confused their languages

What does the story of Babel tell us?

It tells us why we speak different languages

What does God promise in his covenant with Abraham?

the land of Canaan, name a blessing and descendants

What does Abraham promise in his covenant with God?

To leave what he knows behind and go back to Canaan

What are the 3 visitors who visit Abraham and Sarah?

God and 2 angels

What do the 3 visitors tell Abraham and Sarah?

That when they come back in a year, Sarah will have a child

How does Sarah react when the 3 visitors tell her she will have a child at her old age?

She laughs

What was the first miracle?

The birth of Isaac

How old was Isaac when he was circumcised? Why?

8 days old; God said so

Why did Sarah want Hagar sent away?

She was jealous

Why did Abraham agree with Sarah that Hagar must leave?

God told him to obey his wife and that He’ll be with her on her journey

How did Hagar see God when she was weeping in the desert with her son Ishmael?

God told her to get up and drink from the well he made

Who did God ask Abraham to sacrifice? Why?

Isaac; to test God’s trust and loyalty

What happened when Abraham was about to stab Isaac?

God told him to stop

What did Abraham ask his servant to do?

To find a wife for Isaac

What did Rebekah do that made the servant know that she was the right woman for Isaac?

She offered the servant a drink and to water his camels, also

Laban only welcomed the servant after…

he saw the expensive jewelry the servant gave her

Rebekah’s family wanted her to stay for 10 days before she left with the servant, but decided to let her go sooner because…

The Lord led Rebekah to the servant and they need to get back quickly

Who is older, Jacob or Esau?

Esau

What did Rebekah tell Jacob to do when she overheard Isaac and Esau’s conversation?

She told Jacob to pick a goat from the barn so he could have Isaac’s blessing

What did Rebekah put on Jacob’s arms so he would feel hairier? Why?

Goat skins so he feels like Esau because Isaac was blind

Who did Jacob love more? Rachel or Leah?

Rachel

What did Jacob have to do to marry Rachel?

Work 7 years for Laban

How did Laban trick Jacob at his wedding with Rachel?

He switched Rachel with Leah, so he ended up marrying them both

What did Jacob have to do to marry Rachel after Laban tricked him?

Work for Laban another 7 years

What did Jacob do after he realized Laban wasn’t treating him as well as before?

He fled with Rachel and Leah to go back home to Esau

What did Rachel steal from Laban

Laban’s household idols

What did God tell Laban when he chased after Jacob, Rachel, and Leah?

To leave them alone

How many creation narratives are there in Genesis?

2

What does The Fall tell us about humanity?

Human nature is wounded, but not corrupted by original sin

What are all humans born with?

The mark of original sin

What is a covenant?

a mutual agreement between God and a human or a human and a human

Who does God make covenants with?

Noah and Abraham

Why is Jacob a complex figure? What does this tell us about who God favors?

He is a trickster; God favors the less obvious choice

What is a type?

a person, event, or statement in the Old Testament that foreshadows a person/event in the New Testament

What is Noah’s Ark a type for? Why?

The church because it represents a place of safety and salvation

What is Abraham’s sacrifice a type for? Why?

Jesus because Isaac and Jesus were both offered as a sacrifice to God and they were both carrying wood up a hill moments before their sacrifice

What are Leah’s children’s names?

Reuben

Levi

Judah

Simeon

Issachar

Dinah