Historical books

​Sit with your teams

By Jack Yeager

Review

Abraham → Isaac → Jacob

• Abraham- Has his ups and downs trusting God, but ends with a very strong faith

• Isaac- Not a lot on Isaac, but we do know he worshipped the Lord, and he pulled Abrahams my wife is my sister trick on a king

• Jacob- AKA deceiver spent his life tricking people for his own benefit, but in the end, he wrestled with God, embraced God's covenant and became faithful

​Faithful --- Disobedient --- Mixed --- Unknown

Multiple Choice

What color is Abraham?

• Green

• Red

• Yellow

• Mixed

Multiple Choice

What color is Jacob

• Green

• Mostly red

• Yellow

• Mostly green

Judah and Tamar

Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah (Tamar)

• Judah- Not a great start as he sends his widowed daughter in law (Tamar) away and eventually calls for her to be executed when she is found pregnant. He repents and turns to the Lord when he realizes he is the father

• Tamar- God struck down her first husband and her second husband, his brother for being evil. Judah did not want to give her his third son out of fear. Tamar tricked Judah into giving her what was her legal right to a son in her husbands line.

Multiple Choice

How is Judah related to Tamar?

• Daughter in Law

• Sister

• Wife

• Mother

Perez Hezron Ram Amminadab

Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah (Tamar) → Perez → Hezron → Ram → Amminadab

• We have little to no narrative on these men. They are simply in the line of Jesus

Nahshon

Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah (Tamar) → Perez → Hezron → Ram → Amminadab → Nahshon

• Nahshon- Leader of the tribe of Judah during the exile in Numbers. Not many details, but all positive

Salmon and Rahab

Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah (Tamar) → Perez → Hezron → Ram → Amminadab → Nahshon → Salmon (Rahab)

• Salmon- We don't know anything significant about him

• Rahab- Canaanite prostitute, but she believed in the God of Israel. She helped the Israelite spies escape the kings soldiers in Jericho. She and her family were spared when Israel defeated Jericho and she joined the Israelite nation.

Multiple Choice

What was Rahab's occupation?

• Prostitute

• Lawyer

• Wife of rich man

• Farmer