Old Testament History

WORKBOOK

1999

by

Prof. H.C. Hoeksema

Foreword

This workbook has been prepared as a companion-book to “Old Testament History in Brief.” For its proper use by teachers and pupils the following should be kept in mind:

1. Like the question-book, it is designed mainly to emphasize the mere facts of Old Testament history.

2. It is purposely designed to induce the child to look up many Scripture passages. The questions as a rule cannot be answered accurately without looking up the exact word or words required.

3. On the whole, this written work supplements the material of the question-book by filling in some of the details of the history covered in it and by supplying additional information. It stands to reason that even here, however, not all of Old Testament history, but only the highlights, can be covered.

4. The teacher can choose his own method, i.e., either require that this written work be handed in weekly, or treat the material in the catechism class discussion, allowing the pupils to check their papers. The author has found that the latter method was frequently successful, provided that the written work was then made the occasion for more detailed discussion and explanation.

Lesson 1 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. In this list of the days of creation fill in the work of each day:

a. First day, Genesis 1:3-5: God created _______________________.

b. Second day, Genesis 1:6-8: God created the __________________________.

c. Third day, Genesis 1:9-13: God created the _______ _________, and in it the _______________, the _______________, and the _________ _______.

d. Fourth day, Genesis 1:14-19: God created the ________, the ____________, and the __________________.

e. Fifth day, Genesis 1:20-23: God created the _______________ and the ____________.

f. Sixth day, Genesis 1:24-31: God created the ____________________, and His last creation, ____________.

2. In Genesis 1:28 God said to Adam and Eve: “Be fruitful and _____________________, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have ___________________________ over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the __________________.”

3. Genesis 2:15 tells us that God put man in the garden of Eden to __________________ it and to ____________________ it.

4. God caused the animals to pass before Adam to see _________________________________ ______________________________ (Genesis 2:19).

5. In Genesis 2:2 we read that on the seventh day God ___________________ His work which He had made; and He _____________________ on the _______________________ day from all His work which He had made.

6. Look up the texts of the first question At the end of each day of creation, what is mentioned that is the same for every day? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

Lesson 2 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. In Genesis 2:17 we learn that God commanded man not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and warned him: “For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou _________ __________________________________________.”

2. In Genesis 3:4 we learn that the serpent told Eve the very opposite, and said: “Ye ____________________________________________________________________.”

3. In Genesis 3:7 we read that Adam and Eve sewed ________ _________________ together, and made themselves __________________________.

4. In Genesis 3:21 we learn that God made _____________ of ___________________ for Adam and Eve and _____________________________ them.

5. God said to the serpent in Genesis 3:14: “Thou art _____________________ above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy _______________________ shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.”

6. Why could not Adam and Eve reach the tree of life after they were driven from the garden (Genesis 3:22-24)? __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

7. True or False:

__________ The dragon is the same as the serpent (Revelation 20:2).

__________ The serpent is the Devil and Satan (Revelation 20:2).

__________ Adam was the father of the lie (John 8:44).

Lesson 3 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. Look up Genesis 4:3-5, and fill in these blanks:

a. Cain brought an offering of _______________________________________________.

b. Abel brought an offering of ________________________________________________.

c. God had respect unto ___________________ and to his offering.

2. In I John 3:12 we learn that Cain killed his brother because his own works were ___________, and his brother’s _____________________.

3. After God sent Cain away, he went out and dwelt in the land of ___________, and built a city called ___________________________ (Genesis 4:16, 17).

4. Look up Genesis 4:19-22, and fill in these blanks:

a. Jabal was the father of such as dwell in ____________ and have __________________.

b. Jubal was the father of all that handle the ____________ and _________________.

c. Tubal-cain was a worker in __________________ and ____________________.

5. Adam lived ________ years (Genesis 5:5); Seth lived ________ years (Genesis 5:8); Enos lived ________ years (Genesis 5:11); Methuselah lived _______ years (Genesis 5:27).

6. Look up the following texts and fill in the blanks:

a. Genesis 6:5: “And God saw that the wickedness of man was ____________ in the earth, and that ______________ imagination of the thoughts of his heart was ___________ evil continually.”

b. Genesis 6:12: “And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was _____________; for ____________ flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”

c. Genesis 6:13: “And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is _______________ with ____________________ through them; and, behold, I will _______________________ them with the ____________________.”

Lesson 4 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. Look up Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:7, and I Peter 3:20 and fill in these blanks:

a. The number of souls saved in the ark was __________.

b. The people who were saved in the ark were ___________ and his wife, and their three sons _____________, _____________, and __________________ and their ________________.

2. In Genesis 7:12 we read that the rain was upon the earth _____________________ days and _________________________ nights.

3. True or False:

__________ Noah and his family were saved by water (I Peter 3:20).

4. When Noah came out of the ark, he built an ______________ and offered ___________ _______________________ on it (Genesis 8:20).

5. Look up Genesis 6:14-16, and fill in the blanks:

a. The ark was made of ______________________ wood.

b. It was _______ cubits long, and _______ cubits wide, and __________ cubits high.

c. It had _______ stories.

6. In Genesis 9:11 God promised Noah that there would not again be a _______________ to destroy the earth.

Lesson 5 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. Noah lived ________ years after the flood. He was ____________ years old when he died (Genesis 9:28, 29).

2. Shem was ___________ years old when Arphaxad was born. After this he lived ________ years. In all Shem lived _________ years (Genesis 11:10, 11).

3. Eber, the father of Peleg, lived _______ years in all (Genesis 11:16, 17).

4. In Genesis 10:25 we read that in the days of Peleg the _____________ was divided. This was the time of the tower of _____________________ (Genesis 11:3, 4, 9).

5. Peleg was ___________ years old when his son Reu was born (Genesis 11:18). After that, Peleg lived __________ years. In all he became _____________ years old (Genesis 11:19).

6. Study your answers in 3, 4, and 5. True or False:

__________ At the time of the tower of Babel God suddenly shortened the number of years that men lived.

7. Terah, the father of Abraham, lived ___________ years (Genesis 11:32).

8. From Genesis 10:8-11 we learn that Nimrod, the grandson of Ham, was a _____________ ______________________ before the Lord. The beginning of his kingdom was ____________, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of _______________________. In verse 11 a famous city named __________________ is mentioned. Which prophet was sent to this city many years later? ___________________________

Lesson 6 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. Abraham was _________ years old when God called him from Haran (Genesis 12:4).

2. Abraham was _________ years old when God promised him Isaac (Genesis 17:1).

3. When Abraham was in Egypt, he committed the sin of ______________ (Genesis 12:10-20).

4. At Bethel Abraham built an _____________ unto the Lord, and called upon the __________ of the _________________ (Genesis 12:8).

5. Lot’s wife __________________ _____________ at the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and she became a ____________ _____ ___________ (Genesis 19:26).

6. Why was Lot’s wife punished in this way for doing this (Genesis 19:17)? _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

7. The two nations which were descendants of Lot were the ______________________ and the children of _________________________ (Genesis 19:36, 38).

8. In Genesis 14:18-20 we read that __________________________ blessed __________________, and that Abraham gave him _______________________ of all.

9. In Hebrews 7:1, 2 we learn that Melchizedek was King of __________________, and that King of Salem means King of _____________________.

Lesson 7 Written Work Name: _________________________________

1. Hagar was Sarah’s _____________; she was an _____________________ (Genesis 16:3).

2. Abraham was ___________ years old when Isaac was born (Genesis 21:5).

3. Abraham was __________ years old when he died. He was buried in the cave of ____________________________________ (Genesis 25:7-9).

4. Rebekah’s brother’s name was ________________________ (Genesis 24:29).

5. Esau sold his birthright for ______________________ (Genesis 25:29-34).

6. In Genesis 26:34, 35 we read that Esau’s heathen wives were a ______________ of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.

7. In Genesis 25:27 we learn that Esau was a ________________, a man of the ___________; and Jacob was a ______________ man, dwelling in ___________________.

8. Genesis 25:28 tells us that, “Isaac loved ___________________, because he did eat of his _______________________: but Rebekah __________________ Jacob.”

9. Cross out the names of those with whom God did not continue His covenant:

Noah Ham Shem Canaan Abraham Lot Ishmael Isaac Esau Jacob

Lesson 8 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. The name of Jacob’s daughter was _______________ (Genesis 30:21).

2. Make a list of the twelve sons of Jacob (Genesis 35:23-26).

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

3. Jacob left Laban because the ___________ told him to go back to the land of ________ ____________________ (Genesis 31:3).

4. When Jacob’s name was changed to Israel, the Lord said, “... for as a _____________ hast thou ________________ with God and with men, and hast _______________ (Genesis 32:28).

5. In Genesis 37:3, 4 we learn that Jacob ___________ Joseph ________ than all his children.

6. Joseph dreamed that his brothers’ ___________________ made obeisance to his ____________________ (Genesis 37:6, 7).

7. In another dream Joseph saw the _________ and _________ and the ___________ bow down to him (Genesis 37:9, 10).

8. In Egypt _________________ bought Joseph from the _____________________ (Genesis 39:1). Because the ____________ was with Joseph, he found ____________________ in Potiphar’s sight (Genesis 39:2-4). Potiphar made Joseph the __________________ over his house (Genesis 39:4).

9. Did Joseph’s dreams ever come true? ___________ If so, when? ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

Lesson 9 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. Before he died, Jacob commanded his sons to bury him in the cave of ___________________, where ______________________ and _______________________ his wife were also buried, and where Jacob buried ______________________ (Genesis 49:29-31).

2. Underline the true statements:

a. Jacob thought it would be nice to be buried in the same place as his relatives.

b. Jacob wanted to be buried in the land of promise.

c. This shows that Jacob believed God’s promise that He would give the land of Canaan to his seed.

d. He did not have a place where they could bury him in Egypt.

3. Before he died, Joseph told his brothers, “... God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this _______________ unto the land which he __________________ to ____________________, to _________________, and to ________________” (Genesis 50:24). Joseph also made them swear an oath that they would carry his __________________ from the land of Egypt to the land of _________________________ (Genesis 50:24, 25).

4. In Genesis 46:27 we learn that there were ________ souls in Jacob’s family when he came to Egypt.

5. Joseph’s two sons were _____________________ and ___________________ (Genesis 48:1).

6. When Jacob blessed Judah, he prophesied, “The __________________ shall not depart from ___________________, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until ________________ come; and unto him shall the gathering of the __________________ be” (Genesis 49:10).

7. Exodus 1:8 tells us of the new king of Egypt which _________ not Joseph. Now read a few verses farther. What did this new king do to the Israelites? ___________________________

Lesson 10 Written Work Name: ________________________________

1. Moses was from the tribe of ________________________ (Exodus 2:1-4).

2. Moses lived in Pharaoh’s house for _______ years (Acts 7:23).

3. Moses lived in the land of Midian for _______ years (Acts 7:30).

4. Moses’ wife was ____________________ (Exodus 2:21). His father-in-law was ____________, the ___________________ of Midian (Exodus 3:1).

5. When God spoke to Moses from the burning bush, He told Moses that His name was _______________________________________ (Exodus 3:13, 14).

6. The ten plagues were:

a. Exodus 7:14-21: ________________________________________________________

b. Exodus 8:1-15: _________________________________________________________

c. Exodus 8:16-19: ________________________________________________________

d. Exodus 8:20-32: ________________________________________________________

e. Exodus 9:1-7: __________________________________________________________

f. Exodus 9:8-12: _________________________________________________________

g. Exodus 9:13-26: ________________________________________________________

h. Exodus 10:1-15: ________________________________________________________

i. Exodus 10:21-23: _______________________________________________________

j. Exodus 11:1-5; 12:29, 30: ________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

7. After they had passed through the Red Sea, Moses and the children of Israel __________ unto the _______________________ (Exodus 15:1).

Lesson 11 Written Work Name: ______________________________

1. At Elim the people of Israel murmured because they had no ____________ (Exodus 16:1-3). God sent them _____________________ and ______________________ (Exodus 16:11-15).

2. When Moses saw the people worshipping the golden calf, he cast the ________________ of stone out of his hands, and ___________________ them. And he took the ____________ and _______________ it in the fire, and _________________ it to _______________, and strawed it upon the ____________, and made the children of Israel _________ of it (Exodus 32:19-20).