Genesis, Pt. 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Seth?
A
Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve. He is ancestor to Abraham.
2
Q
How does God make a covenant with Abraham?
A
- God appears to Abram in a vision at age 75
- Shows him the stars in the sky and says his descendants will be so numerous
- Abraham asks how he will know
- God asks for animal sacrifices, puts Abram into a deep sleep, and then passes between the animals himself
- 13 years later, God reaffirms covenant through circumcision and name changes
3
Q
Who was Noah?
A
- 10th generation of the patriarchs
4
Q
Describe the covenant with Noah.
A
- Covenant with Noah and all creation
- God will not flood the whole earth again or curse the ground, gives rainbow
- God blesses the humans and animals and gives the command to be fruitful and multiply again
- God makes people, place (dried up earth), and presence
5
Q
Who was Canaan?
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- Noah’s grandson, Ham’s son
- Cursed by Noah to be the servant to his uncles because of what Ham did with Noah’s nakedness
6
Q
Who was Ham?
A
- Youngest son of Noah
- Saw his father’s drunken nakedness and told his brothers
- Father of Canaan
7
Q
What is the consequence of the fall for the woman?
A
- Additional pain in childbirth (to get to the snake-crusher)
- Broken marriage with two self-centered people who want their way
8
Q
Who was Shem?
A
- Noah’s son
- Ancestor of Abraham and the Semites
9
Q
Name Abraham’s “alternate heirs” and why they were not chosen.
A
- Eliezer of Damascus - God promises it will be Abram’s son
- Lot, his nephew - Lot opts out of the covenant of land and leaves for the city
- Ishmael - God promises the heir will be through Sarah
10
Q
Why did God create the flood?
A
- Incurable sinfulness and disregard for God
- Like drastic surgery to save the life of a patient - a restart to creation
- Flood reverses creation - act of “uncreation”
11
Q
Who was Methuselah?
A
- Son of Enoch
- Man who lived the longest in the bible (969 years)
12
Q
What is the consequence of the fall for the serpent?
A
- Humiliation - eating dust
- Enmity with the woman
- One descendant of the woman will crush his head
13
Q
What is the consequence of the fall for the man?
A
- Struggling with the ground from which he came
- Must feed his children to get to the snake-crusher descendant
- Death approaching
14
Q
Who was Lot?
A
- Abram’s nephew who travels with him to Canaan
- Tries to give his daughters to the Sodomites
15
Q
What does God promise Abraham?
A
- Land
- Seed (descendants)
- Blessing - with goal to bless the whole world through Abraham
