1
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- The story of the history of the Jewish people begins with _____ whom God calls and promises that he will be a blessing to the whole world.
A
Abraham
2
Q
- Abraham is not always _____ but serves as an example that God is even when we are not.
A
a giant of faith
3
Q
- God promises Abraham and Sarah a son whose name is _____, which means “laughter” and demonstrates that God accomplishes his plan in his _________.
A
Issac
time
4
Q
- The story of Sodom is more about ________ and _________ against the weak and powerless more than any specific sin.
A
violence
injustice
5
Q
- The birth of Isaac demonstrates the ________ of God to his promises.
A
faithfulness
6
Q
- Despite all of Abraham’s failings, God remains in ___________ relationship with him indicating God’s patience and ___________.
A
covenant
grace
7
Q
- The story of Isaac and Rebekah continue with the birth of _____ and ______, twin boys which continues the covenant promise God made through Abraham.
A
Esau
Jacob
8
Q
- Jacob is born holding his brother’s heel and uses deceptive means with the help of his mother to gain the _______ of the oldest for a simple meal and the _______ which meant he would be the leader rather than his brother.
A
birthright
blessing
9
Q
- In Paddan-aram Jacob finds his way to the house of _____ and falls in love with _____. Agreeing work for seven years to marry her, Jacob is tricked into marrying the older daughter Leah. Jacob has twelve sons who eventually make up the nation of _____.
A
Laban
Rachel
Israel
10
Q
- In spite of Jacob’s continued deceitful nature, He has an extraordinary experience of wrestling with a heavenly being until morning. The “angel” leaves him with a limp and changes his name to ______ which means “God strives” (I can’t find “God strives) and his name is changed to _____(This name may mean “God wrestles” or “one who wrestles with God.”)
A
Israel
Israel
11
Q
- After being sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph becomes the second most powerful man in all of _________ because of his ability to interpret pharaoh’s dreams. He predicts a _____ and Joseph’s brothers must come for food. Eventually his identity is revealed to them and their relationship restored.
A
Egypt
famine
12
Q
- The stories of _____ have revealed:
- God’s creation of the world and the choosing of Abraham and his descendants.
- They have shown God’s faithfulness despite the behavior of some of these ancestors.
- God is loving, gracious, and committed to the covenant with Abraham and his descendants.
- God’s covenant relationship with Israel clearly rests not on the people’s faithfulness but on God’s word.
- Also explain how the Israelites’ ancestors ended up in Egypt.
A
Genesis
13
Q
- When the Book of Exodus opens, the _____ are in slavery in Egypt under a new pharaoh who was not familiar with Joseph.
A
Israelites
14
Q
- God prepares a man to lead the people of Israel by the name of _______. He is taken from the Nile River and raised in the pharaoh’s palace. When at the age of _______ intervenes in a fight and kills an Egyptian and has to quickly depart from Egypt. He spends the next forty years as a _______ in Midian.
A
Moses
about forty
shepherd
15
Q
- On the far side of the wilderness at ______, Moses sees a bush consumed by fire but not burning. When he investigates the remarkable sight, God speaks to him and calls him to return to Egypt and free the Israelites. Moses is ______ but eventually agrees to the task.
A
Mount Horeb
reluctant
16
Q
- God reveals his name to Moses through the bush that is not consumed by fire. According to Exodus, it is at this point God’s name is revealed for the first time. The name ______ means “I am who I am.” This self-revelation shows that God is a ______ God.
A
(Hebrew: YHWH, Yahweh) “Jehovah” in the King James Version
relational or personal God
17
Q
- ______ and Moses return to Egypt and tell the oppressed and enslaved people that God is ready to deliver them from it (4:27-31). When Pharaoh would not release them, God sends a total of ______ plagues. The final plague is the death of the firstborn of every family in Egypt unless they follow God’s instructions. This story is the beginning of the ______, which is the celebration of Israel from slavery.
A
Aaron
ten
Passover
18
Q
- One of the most disturbing aspects of the exodus story is the way Pharaoh changes is mind after each plague. Sometimes the Book of Exodus says, “Pharaoh’s heart was ______” implying that God caused Pharaoh to refuse to let Israel go.
A
hardened
19
Q
- Both the exodus story and the story of the plagues is a demonstration that God is more powerful than the Egyptians and their _____ in every way.
A
gods
20
Q
- The constant complaints of the Israelites, even after their deliverance, show a lack of ____ in God. God provided them with water to drink that was undrinkable and food when there was a shortage. These stories teach them the _______ of God and that he continually meets our ______ by providing for them.
A
trust
patience
needs
21
Q
- At ______, God descends on the mountain and gives the law to Moses. One part of which is the _______. This narrative introduces laws about _____, _____, and ______ life.
A
Mount Sinai
Ten Commandments
social
economic
religious
22
Q
- Moses stays on the mountain for ______ days, and the people begin to believe he will not return. The people convince Aaron to create an image of a god they are familiar with, which resembles a _____.
A
forty
golden calf
23
Q
- Instructions on how to build the _____ which is a portable structure where the people of God can worship appropriately.
A
tabernacle
24
Q
- The Book of Exodus ends with the presence of God descending to live among the people. The signs of this presence are a pillar of ______ that rests over the tabernacle by day and a pillar of _____ by night.
A
cloud
fire
