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WorksheetsAbram/Abraham – Promises and Oaths
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 20mins
Introduction: Who was the descendant of Shem who was to become the new father of God’s people?
Abram
Noah
Moses
Jacob
The Life of a Nomad: Where was Abram born?
Ur
Haran
Canaan
Egypt
The Life of a Nomad: What was Abram’s father’s name?
Terah
Nahor
Peleg
Eber
The Life of a Nomad: Who was Abram’s nephew?
Lot
Esau
Joseph
Laban
The Life of a Nomad: How old was Abram when he heard a call from God?
75
40
99
120
The Life of a Nomad: What did God tell Abram to do when He first called him?
Leave his country and go to the land God would show
Build an altar in Ur
Gather an army and conquer nearby cities
Return to his ancestral homeland in Aram
The Life of a Nomad: Why did Abram listen to God’s call?
He trusted God’s promises
He feared local rulers
He wanted wealth from trade caravans
He sought fame among neighboring tribes
The Promises to Abram: Which of the following were included in God’s promises to Abram? Select all that apply.
A great nation would come from him
He would inherit a specific land
All families of the earth would be blessed through him
He would become the high priest of Ur
He would immediately rule a vast empire
The Promises to Abram: How did God reinforce these promises?
By swearing a covenant oath
By appointing Abram as king of Haran
By sending him back to Ur
By giving him a chariot and soldiers
From Abram to Abraham: What does the name Abram mean?
Father of many
Father of a multitude
Exalted father
Prince among nations
From Abram to Abraham: What does the name Abraham mean?
Father of a multitude
Exalted father
Blessed wanderer
Faithful servant
God’s Oath: Land and a Nation: Why was God’s promise hard to believe?
Abram and Sarai were old and she was barren
Abram was a skilled builder but not a leader
The land was already uninhabited
They had abundant children already
God’s Oath: Land and a Nation: What was considered the greatest possible blessing in Abram’s time?
Having a son and heir
Owning gold and silver
Commanding a large army
Building tall cities
God’s Oath: Land and a Nation: What was the extraordinary thing that God did in sealing His promise to Abram?
He alone passed between the divided animal pieces to swear an oath
He built a city overnight
He sent twelve princes to proclaim the promise
He crowned Abram as king of Canaan
God’s Oath: Land and a Nation: How were serious oaths sealed in Abram’s day?
By cutting animal sacrifices
By exchanging rings
By signing clay tablets
By pouring oil on stones
God’s Oath: Land and a Nation: What was an especially solemn way to swear an oath?
Passing between the pieces of the sacrificed animals
Reciting poetry at sunset
Placing hands on a plow
Traveling barefoot for three days
God’s Oath: Land and a Nation: What did God ask Abram to do to prepare for the covenant ceremony?
Bring specific animals and divide them
Gather his extended family
Write the promise on tablets
Erect a stone tower
God’s Oath: Land and a Nation: What did the two symbols in Abram’s dream represent?
The smoking fire pot and flaming torch represented God’s presence
Two stars represented future kings
A ladder represented angels’ travels
Two rivers represented trade routes
God’s Oath: Kingship and a Name: Who was Sarai?
Abram’s wife
Abram’s sister
Abram’s servant
A queen of Egypt
God’s Oath: Kingship and a Name: Why did Abram and Sarai doubt she was the means by which God would fulfill His promise?
She was barren and advanced in age
She was from a foreign nation
She preferred city life
She opposed travel
God’s Oath: Kingship and a Name: What did Sarai begin to think regarding the promise?
That giving her maid to Abram might provide an heir
That they should return to Ur for a sign
That Abram should seek kingship first
That they should abandon the journey
God’s Oath: Kingship and a Name: Who was Hagar?
Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant
Abram’s brother
A priest from Ur
A king of Canaan
God’s Oath: Kingship and a Name: How was this custom a reflection of Lamech’s sin?
It echoed polygamy and using people to serve desire rather than God’s design
It promoted generosity to strangers
It honored the Sabbath above all else
It forbade violence in family life
Who was Ishmael?
Abraham’s son by Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant
Lot’s nephew
King of Sodom
Abraham’s household servant
What did God do for Ishmael?
Promised to make him the father of twelve princes and a great nation
Destroyed him with the cities of the plain
Appointed him priest over Israel
Changed his name to Israel
Through whom would God’s plan be accomplished?
Ishmael
Lot
Isaac
Jacob
What is the second part of God’s promise to Abram?
Long life without suffering
The land of Canaan for his descendants
Victory over Sodom and Gomorrah
A royal priesthood in Egypt
What will he be known as?
A mighty warrior
Father of many nations
King of Israel
A prophet in Egypt
What was the external sign of His promise?
A rainbow
Circumcision
The Passover meal
Keeping the Sabbath
What does circumcision mean?
A ritual washing
Removal of the foreskin as the covenant sign
Shaving the head to mark dedication
Placing a mark on the hand
How did Sarai’s name change? What does it mean?
Sarai became Sarah, meaning princess
Sarai became Miriam, meaning bitter
Sarai became Saraiah, meaning queen
Sarai became Deborah, meaning mother
What was the child’s name?
Ishmael
Isaac
Jacob
Esau
What did his name mean and why did God choose that name?
“He laughs,” because Abraham and Sarah laughed at the promise
“God hears,” because Hagar cried in the wilderness
“Supplanter,” because he tricked his brother
“Peace,” because the city was calm
What do the three travelers represent?
Merchants from the east
The Lord accompanied by two angels
Babylonian spies
The three wise men
Through Sodom and Gomorrah, God showed Abraham how to deal with ________________________________.
Grave sin
Famine
Foreign kings
Plagues
The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah had a sinful ________ ____________________________.
Reputation
Economy
Climate
Architecture
Who was living in Sodom?
Lot
Abraham
Joseph
Moses
Abraham bargains with God for the fate of Sodom. Did the angels find ten righteous people?
Yes
No
What did Lot do when he met the angels?
Ignored them
Welcomed them into his home and offered hospitality
Arrested them
Sent them on to Abraham
What did the Sodomites do when they found out about the guests? What was their intent?
Formed a welcoming parade
Surrounded Lot’s house intending to assault the guests
Offered gifts
Asked for directions
How should Christians treat those who struggle with homosexuality?
With hatred and exclusion
With compassion and respect while upholding moral teaching
With indifference
With exile from the community
Homosexual persons are called to __________________________.
Vengeance
Chastity
Marriage with multiple spouses
Silence
What was Lot’s reaction to the mob?
Joined the mob
Hid silently inside
Went out to plead with them not to harm his guests
Attacked the angels in anger
What did the angels warn Lot that they would do?
Make Lot king of the city
Destroy the city
Rebuild the walls
Hold a feast
The angels had to drag Lot and his family out of Sodom. What was their warning?
Flee for your life and do not look back
Gather your wealth first
Tell your neighbors to join the defense
Wait for sunrise before leaving
By allowing the innocent to escape, God showed his ________________________.
Wrath
Mercy
Indifference
Favoritism
What happened to Lot’s wife? Why?
She escaped safely because she ran ahead
She remained in Sodom to help the poor
She looked back and became a pillar of salt because she disobeyed the warning
She was captured by the mob for refusing to leave
What was his daughters’ wicked scheme?
Sell their father into slavery
Poison Abraham’s livestock
Get their father drunk and sleep with him to bear children
Kidnap the angels
What was the result?
The destruction of Egypt
The birth of Moab and Ben-Ammi, ancestors of the Moabites and Ammonites
Abraham moved to Sodom
Lot became king of Zoar
What is incest?
Sexual relations between close relatives within degrees prohibited by law or natural law
Marriage between members of different tribes
Living together without marriage
A ritual practiced in some ancient cultures
According to the Catechism, incest __________ family relationships and marks a regression toward __________.
corrupts; animality
strengthens; unity
tests; maturity
sanctifies; purity
How did Isaac’s birth tear Abraham’s family apart?
It led Sarah to demand that Hagar and Ishmael be sent away because of jealousy and inheritance concerns
It caused Abraham to abandon his home in Ur
It brought Abraham and Lot into conflict over pasture land
It forced Isaac to leave Canaan for Egypt
What happened and what was Sarah’s response?
Sarah saw Ishmael mocking and demanded that Hagar and Ishmael be cast out
Sarah rejoiced and prepared a feast for Hagar and Ishmael
Sarah asked Abraham to make Ishmael the heir alongside Isaac
Sarah sent Hagar and Ishmael to find a wife for Isaac
What is the result of breaking a marriage covenant, and where did we see this before? (be specific)
It brings strife and division; seen in Abraham and Hagar’s story
It guarantees peace; seen in Noah’s covenant
It provides legal protection; seen in Lot’s rescue
It ends the promise; seen in Jacob’s blessing
What did God ask of Abraham?
Offer Isaac as a burnt offering on a mountain God would show him
Build an altar in Ur of the Chaldeans
Return to Haran to find a wife for Isaac
Send Lot away from the camp
Who carried the wood for the sacrifice, and why is that significant?
Isaac carried the wood; it signifies his willing participation and foreshadows a son carrying the instrument of sacrifice
Abraham carried the wood; it shows his old age and strength
A servant carried the wood; it highlights Abraham’s wealth
No one carried wood; the altar was already prepared
What explained how an old man could tie up a strong young man?
Isaac willingly submitted to his father’s command
Abraham used ropes hidden under his cloak
Isaac was asleep during the binding
A group of servants restrained Isaac
What happened at the climax of the story?
An angel of the Lord stopped Abraham; a ram was provided as a substitute
Isaac escaped into the hills
Abraham completed the sacrifice of Isaac
The altar collapsed in fire
What is Moriah?
The mountain region where Abraham was to offer Isaac, later associated with the Temple site
A river crossing near Jericho
A desert east of Moab
A city founded by Ishmael
In Genesis 22:15–17, what is the substance of the Lord’s oath after Abraham did not withhold his son?
God will indeed bless and multiply Abraham’s descendants like the stars and sand; his offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies; all nations will be blessed because Abraham obeyed
God will send a flood to test Abraham’s faith
God commands Abraham to build cities and armies
God replaces Isaac with a new heir from Egypt
