Covenants, Patriarchs, and Partnerships

Despite Abraham and Sarah's advanced age and Sarah's initial plan, who was the son born to them, fulfilling God's original promise?

• Ishmael

• Esau

• Jacob

• Isaac

The covenants that are found in the Old Testament consist an agreement where the people make commitments to God when God makes the people a _______.

What was the name of Abraham's FIRST son, in which his wife Sarah convinced him to have through her servant (This son's people continue to have conflict with the son's of Abraham's son from Sarah...i.e. Arabs vs Jews in the Middle East)?

• Abram

• Isaac

• Ishmael

• Jacob

Which son did Isaac favor over Jacob?

• Joseph

• Esau

• Benjamin

• Judah

God chose Jacob, the second-born son of Isaac, to continue the lineage of the people of Israel. What new name did God give to Jacob?

• Abraham

• Israel

• Moses

• David

Who was the son of promise given to Abraham and Sarah?

• Ishmael

• Esau

• Jacob

• Isaac

What does God promise in the covenant with Noah?

• To never destroy the earth with a flood again

• To make him a king

• To give him a large family

• To provide him with land

When Abraham and Sarah were past childbearing age, what action did Sarah suggest to Abraham to ensure a child?

• Adopt a child from a neighboring tribe.

• Pray for a miracle.

• Have a child with her servant.

• Seek medical intervention.

What extreme act of faith did God command Abraham to perform with his son Isaac?

• Send him away to a distant land.

• Sacrifice him as a burnt offering.

• Marry him to a foreign princess.

• Dedicate him to temple service.

God chose Abraham (Abram) to form a ________ with after mankind's fall in the garden and (after the flood) with the Tower of Babel?