Old Testament Test 2

God made a covanent with his people

• Uni-One sided promise
• Bi-Both parties make an agreement

an agreement; in this case between God and man in which God pledges to bless those who accpet and commit themselves to him

Noah and the flood; Unilateral; Rainbow

• -"I shall be your God
• -You shall be my people
• -I will dwell in the midst of you."

exhaulted father

Father of many

Hebrew for "to laugh"

Grasp the heel; twin of Esaw

God does multiply

Belief in one God

Monolotry does not deny existence of other Gods but only worships one

• -be the father of a great nation
• -be blessed
• -be well known
• -be a blessing to others
• -God would bless those who blessed Abram
• -God would curse those who cursed Abram
• -Abram would become a channel of blessing to people of all nations

Abram

- "my king is rightousness"

- The almighty God

Declaration that the person has been restored to a state of righteousness on the basis of belief and trust of Christ rather than on one's own accomplishments

- Express a dynamic relationship between God and person that makes the person acceptable to God

• 1.You're my sister
• 2.Human effort to realize God's promise

-God hears

circumsision

• -God's grace established the covenant
• -The stipulations of the covenant vary
• -God gave signs of the covanent
• -God's covenant provided blessings
• -God's covenant is everlasting

• -Descendants
• -Property
• -Long life

-meaning princess; become mother of a great nation

-Genisis 22

• -Corrects the popular misconception that Christian life is a "bed of roses"
• -Life's dearest possession can sometimes be our greatest temptation to be unfaithful
• -God's richest blessings are reserved for those who are totally at his disposal

"jehovah-jireh"

-better position in the family; generally 1st born son; new leader

Generally 1st born son; given to become a better man

Jacob was decieved by his step father, just as he decieved his father

-House of God

Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.

• -recognizes sin
• -spontaneous prayer
• -confesses unworthiness
• -sincere prayers of deliverance

-Prince of God

Mode of revelation

Binding grain together in field gathering shives; he stood up tall and the others bow down to his shives.

Others would soon by down to him

Sun, moon and 11 stars were bowing down to him

Stars-brothers, Sun-father, Moon-mother

all would bow down to him

Judea

Er, Onan, Shelah

Er and Onan were evil in the eyes of God; eliminated

• -seal
• -cord
• -staff

(to sleep with Tamar)

Tamar continued committment to the family

Perez

The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. Now his master saw that the LORD was with him and how the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.

Vine with 3 branches; squeezed grapes into kings cup

interpretation- 3 branches=3 days. In 3 days he would be released from prison and return to his position under the pharoh.

3 baskets of bread on head; birds eating out of them.

3 baskets= 3 days; Pharoh will take him and hang him, the birds will eat his flesh

Dream occurred twice to firmly decide by God

Dream: Standing at the Nile river. 7 fat cows walk out of the river, followed by 7 scrawny cows. The 7 scrawny at the 7 fat.

God's interpretation: 7 years of abundance followed by 7 years of famine

"Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God ?"

• -Signet ring
• -Robe
• -Gold chain

"God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father's family."

"God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief."

The bowing dreams come true

Judah reveals himself, and whole family bows down

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

• -Temptation comes to the best people.
• -Coping with temptation requires advanced preperation
• -We must want to resist temptation
• -Resisting does not always provide happy results

• Greek-exit or departure
• Jewish-a going out

- Moses witnesses all the incidents

• -Sinai Covenant
• -Presence of Yahweh
• -Lordship of Yahweh

Yahweh is a covenant keeping God

Canaanites chief of many Gods

God most high

God almighty

• -The creator
• -God of all Gods
• -The transcendent one

reference to one true God, Lord of Lords

I am; I am who I am; Living God

• -Not worthy
• -Uneducated about God
• -No one will believe me
• -Can't public speak
• -Send someone else

Mount Horeb-Mount Sinai

• 1-Rueben-See, a son
• 2-Simeon-Hearing
• 3-Levi-Joined
• 4-Judah-Yah be praised
• 5-Dan-Judge
• 6-Naphtali-My wrestling
• 7-Gad-Troop
• 8-Asher-Happy
• 9-Issachar-Man of hire
• 10-Zebulun-Dweller
• 11-Joseph-Increaser
• 12-Benjamin-Son of the right hand