So You Think You Know Your Bible: Genesis Part 2 – Chapters 11-25

Introduction

The Bible, the world’s best-selling book of all time, records key events related to humanity, from the creation of the first man and woman (described in Genesis, its first book) to the end of this age, described along the Tanakh (Christian). Old Testament) and amplified in the book of Revelation (the final book of the brit jadashah or the Christian New Testament). This study is a continuation of ‘Genesis Part 1’, which describes the creation of the world and its inhabitants; its corruption and progressive deterioration by the influence of the implacable adversary of humanity say oh–Satan; and G-d’s indissoluble covenant with Noah, ratified by a rainbow.

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1. Where was Babel located?

2. From which of Noah’s sons did Abram descend?

3. Where did Abram first call on G-d’s Name?

4. Where did Lot go from Sodom and Gomorrah, and what were the two tribes resulting from his incestuous acts?

5. Name of Abram’s father and brothers

6. How old were Abraham and Sarah when Isaac was born?

7. Discuss Abram’s call.

8. Why did Lot and Abram separate, and where did each of them go?

9. Discuss G‑d’s three covenants with Abram (Genesis 13, 15, 17).

10. How was the third covenant different from the first two?

11. Why did Hagar name her son Ishmael?

12. Commentary on Abraham’s negotiation with G*d re Sodom

13. What is the significance of Beersheba?

14. What motivated God to dress himself in Genesis 22?

15. Where and at what age did Sara die?

16. Discuss the two deceptions of Abraham.

Highlights of Genesis chapters 11 to 25

In chapter 11, we see humanity’s second rebellion against the Creator, beginning, as in the first, with the sinful act of Canaan, and then generalizing in the events that led to the building and demolition of the Tower of Babel. The first Fall occurred among the flowers and fruits of Eden; the second between the bricks and the asphalt of the city. Chapter 12 describes the call of Abraham, known as the Friend of G-d and Father of the Faithful. All the saved of all ages are “sons of Abraham.” Just as through Noah, G‑d bridged the gap between the antediluvian and postdiluvian worlds, through Abraham, He bridged the chasm between mankind’s second great apostasy and the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Sun of Righteousness with healing. on His wings. . The next three chapters contain details of Abram’s separation from Lot; a military operation in which Abram and his allies rescued Lot after his capture by a raiding party; and a confirmation of the heavenly promise to Abram.

After 10 years in which the promised son and heir has not materialized, Sarai suggests that Abram sire a son with her personal servant Hagar. Through this means, which was perfectly legitimate in that day, Abram and Sarah try to help G‑d keep His promise. However, G‑d reaffirms his existing covenant with Abraham and commands the rite of circumcision as his sign (Chapter 17). In Chapter 18, G‑d reaffirms the covenant for Sarah’s benefit and announces the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, which is duly carried out (Chapter 19), as mentioned throughout the New Testament. Chapter 20 describes how Abraham and Sarah use an act of subterfuge as a protection mechanism: although this strategy seemed to work from a human point of view, in fact, G-d’s intervention was required to carry out His plans. for Avraham.

Chapters 21 – 25 detail the birth of Isaac, the mockery of Ishmael followed by the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael from Abram’s house; the constitution and statutes of Judaism and the embryo of Christianity; Sarah’s death and her burial in the cave of Machpelah; obtaining a bride for Isaac; the birth of Jacob and Esau; and Esau’s act selling his birthright.

Abraham’s faithfulness

Faithfulness trusts even when the final shape of our circumstances is unforeseeable. Abram’s (later Abraham) age and personal circumstances made the fulfillment of G-d’s promises seem impossible, but he remained faithful. Faithfulness always sees that nothing is impossible for G‑d.

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Do not be wise in your own opinion; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. Proverbs 3:7-8.

Answers to TYK questions

1. Babel was located in Shinar, in northern Mesopotamia.

2. Abram was a descendant of Shem.

3. Abram first called on G-d’s Name at Bethel-near-Ai, where he built an altar.

4. From Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot went to a small town called Zoar. The two tribes resulting from the incest between Lot and his daughters were the Ammonites and the Moabites.

5. Abram’s father was named Terah; his brothers were Nacor and Haran.

6. Abraham and Sarah were 100 and 91 years old, respectively, when Isaac was born.

7. G‑d told Abram at the age of 75, while living in Ur of the Chaldeans in Mesopotamia, to leave the city to have a destiny revealed to him. taking his wife Sarah and nephew Lot (son of the late Haran), moved to Canaan, settling between Bethel and Ai.

8. Abram and Lot parted ways due to arguments between their individual retinues over territorial encroachments. Abram then lived in Canaan, while Lot chose the fertile plain of the Jordan.

9. G-d’s three covenants with Abram: (1) In Genesis 13:14-18, after his separation from Lot, G-d secured Abram from Canaan as his inheritance. (2) In Genesis 15, after Abram rescued Lot and met Melchizedek, G‑d told Abram in a vision of his impending fatherhood. (3) In Genesis 17, Abram ratified the aforementioned covenant through circumcision.

10. G‑d’s third covenant with Abram differed from the first two in that it involved a physical manipulation of the flesh, in male circumcision. riteas well as a name change from Abram to Abraham.

11. Hagar named her son Ishmael because G‑d had heard her in her distress after Sarai had evicted her and her teenage son Ishmael into the desert.

12. Abraham set a minimum number of righteous souls for G‑d to save the city, successively lowering it from 50 to 45, 40, 30, and finally 10. Thus, he was the first intercessor.

13. Beersheba, meaning “Well of the Seven” or “Well of the Oath,” marked the place where Abraham made a peace treaty with Abimelech, king of Geraand called on the Name of the Lord.

14. Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his only legitimate son (Genesis 22) is the act that moved G‑d to clothe Himself.

15. Sarah died at the age of 127 in Quiriat Arba (Hebron, Canaan), when Isaac was 36.

16. Abraham’s two deceptions: (1) In Egypt, he claimed that Sarah was his sister, which led Pharaoh to take her to his palace (Genesis 12:10-20). (2) he made the same claim to Abimelech king of Gera in Genesis 20:1-7.