Review for Chapter 6: The Patriarchs

  1. Who is Isaac’s wife?
  2. Where is she from? Why is that important?
  3. Where does Abraham’s servant first encounter Rebekah?
  4. Who is Rebekah’s brother?
  5. Who are the sons of Isaac and Rebekah? Who is 1st-born? Who is favored?
  6. How does Jacob first get the birthright from Esau?
  7. What does a birthright entail?
  8. How does Jacob get the blessing from his father Isaac?
  9. What is Esau’s reaction to Jacob’s deception?
  10. Where and to whom does Jacob run away to when Esau wants to kill him? What secondary reason does Jacob have for leaving?
  11. Who is Jacob’s uncle?
  12. On his way to Laban’s what dream did Jacob have? What does the dream symbolize? Why is this significant?
  13. Who does Jacob fall in love with and where does he first meet her?
  14. What does Jacob have to do in order to marry the woman of his dreams?
  15. How does Laban trick Jacob?
  16. Who does Jacob marry first and second? How many wives and kids does Jacob end up having?
  17. Who is the oldest son of Jacob? Who is the favored son of Jacob?
  18. What does Jacob’s second dream tell him?
  19. When Jacob returns home what does he have to face?
  20. Out of fear Jacob turns to God in ______.
  21. Jacob wrestles with an angel of God all night which symbolizes the ______of prayer and the reward of ______.
  22. Jacob refuses to let the angel go until…
  23. The angel changed Jacob’s name to ______.
  24. What are 3 reasons Joseph’s brothers resented him?
  25. What were Joseph’s first 2 dreams? What was problematic about them?
  26. What sins/vices did Joseph struggle with at an early age? What sins/vices did his brothers struggle with?
  27. What are the 3 descents of Joseph? What are they caused by?
  28. How much was Joseph sold for?
  29. Who was Joseph’s master/owner in Egypt? Why did Joseph rise quickly to being his #2?
  30. Why did Joseph rise quickly to being in charge in prison?
  31. What are the dreams of the cupbearer and baker? Who interprets them?
  32. How does Joseph get out of prison?
  33. What are Pharaoh’s two dreams? Who interprets them? What tothey mean?
  34. Why do Joseph’s brothers bow down to him?
  35. Why does Joseph test the brothers?
  36. What 2 reasons does Jacob have for not wanting to send the brothers back to Egypt for more food?
  37. What 2 things does Joseph do to test the brothers relationship with Benjamin?
  38. How is Joseph a “type” of Christ?
  39. What is the final lesson of the Joseph story? (hint: has to do with good and evil)
  40. Who are Joseph’s sons? Who is 1st-born? Who is favored?
  41. Who moves to Egypt towards the end of Genesis?

Review for Chapter 6: The Patriarchs

ANSWERS:

  1. Who is Isaac’s wife?
  2. Rebekah
  3. Where is she from? Why is that important?
  4. Haran
  5. She’s not a local girl who believed in a different religion
  6. Where does Abraham’s servant first encounter Rebekah?
  7. Who is Rebekah’s brother?
  8. Who are the sons of Isaac and Rebekah? Who is first-born? Who is favored?
  9. How does Jacob first get the birthright from Esau?
  10. What does a birthright entail?
  11. How does Jacob get the blessing from his father Isaac?
  12. What is Esau’s reaction to Jacob’s deception?
  13. Where and to whom does Jacob run away to when Esau wants to kill him? What secondary reason does Jacob have for leaving?
  14. Who is Jacob’s uncle?
  15. On his way to Laban’s what dream did Jacob have? What does the dream symbolize? Why is this significant?
  16. Jacob’s stairway/ladder.
  17. A renewal of the covenant with Abraham, that Jacob is chosen by God to carrying on the promises/blessings of the covenant.
  18. God does not choose us because we deserve to be chosen.
  19. Who does Jacob fall in love with and where does he first meet her?
  20. What does Jacob have to do in order to marry the woman of his dreams?
  21. How does Laban trick Jacob?
  22. Who does Jacob marry first and second? How many wives and kids does Jacob end up having?
  23. Who is the oldest son of Jacob? Who is the favored son of Jacob?
  24. What does Jacob’s second dream tell him?
  25. Time to return home and that he was prosperous because God was with him in all of his work.
  26. When Jacob returns home what does he have to face?
  27. Out of fear Jacob turns to God in ______.
  28. Jacob wrestles with an angel of God all night which symbolizes the ______of prayer and the reward of ______.
  29. Jacob refuses to let the angel go until…
  30. The angel changed Jacob’s name to ______.
  31. What are 3 reasons Joseph’s brothers resented him?
  32. What were Joseph’s first 2 dreams? What was problematic about them?
  33. What sins/vices did Joseph struggle with at an early age? What sins/vices did his brothers struggle with?
  34. What are the 3 descents of Joseph? What are they caused by?
  35. How much was Joseph sold for?
  36. Who was Joseph’s master/owner in Egypt? Why did Joseph rise quickly to being his #2?
  37. Why did Joseph rise quickly to being in charge in prison?
  38. What are the dreams of the cupbearer and baker? Who interprets them?
  39. How does Joseph get out of prison?
  40. What are Pharaoh’s two dreams? Who interprets them? What tothey mean?
  41. Why do Joseph’s brothers bow down to him?
  42. Why does Joseph test the brothers?
  43. What 2 reasons does Jacob have for not wanting to send the brothers back to Egypt for more food?
  44. What 2 things does Joseph do to test the brothers relationship with Benjamin?
  45. How is Joseph a “type” of Christ?
  46. What is the final lesson of the Joseph story? (hint: has to do with good and evil)
  47. Who moves to Egypt towards the end of Genesis?