Questions Life of Abraham 1

Day 1 Review Last Weeks Questions

  1. From our discussion on the questions or the lecture what stood out the most to you?

  2.  How did you apply what you learned last week to your life?

Day 2 Read Genesis 12:1-3

  3. What did it cost Abraham to answer God’s call on his life? What is this cost a picture

      of? See 2 Corinthians 5:17

  4. From the verses listed below how might God’s call on your life affect you?

    

     Mark 8:34-38

     Matthew 10: 37-39

    

     Ephesians 2:1-3

  5. From Genesis 12:1-3 what are the promises God gave if Abraham answered His call?

  6. What did God say was His purpose for blessing Abraham? What does that say to

      you?

Day 3 Read Genesis 12:4-9

  7. Re-read Genesis 11:31-32 with Genesis 12:5; do you think Terah might have heard

     the call of God? If he did how far did he get? What does this say to you?

  8. The first place Abraham went after leaving Haran was Sichem or Shechem. Read

     Genesis 12:6 with Genesis 35:1-4 what was this place known for and what does that

     say to you.

  9. The second place Abraham whet was Moreh. Moreh means instruction or teaching;

     according to Deuteronomy 11:26-30 what are we to learn?

10. What were the Canaanites like? See Numbers 13:1-2 and Numbers 13:33.

11. Bethel means “House of God”. What did Abraham do there and what does that

      tell you?

Day 4 Read Genesis 12:10-17

12. What is missing from the story of Abraham’s move south into Egypt?

13. What did Abraham gain by going to Egypt?

14. What character traits showed up in Abraham when they went to Egypt?

Day 5 Read Genesis 12:18- 13:4

15. Who was affected by Abraham’s actions?

16. Was this person blessed or cursed by knowing Abraham? What does this say to you?

17. To what place did Abraham return after he left Egypt?

18. Judging from Abraham’s experience in Egypt what does Micah 7:8-9 teach us about

      Sin…..God’s justice……God’s forgiveness?