A Journey of Faith with the Patriarchs (Genesis 12–50)

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Questions:

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1. God never tests His people by asking them to sacrifice what is precious to them.

    a) True.

    b) False.

2. God prepared Abraham for his test by giving him some peaceful years of tuning his heart closer to the heart of God.

    a) True.

    b) False.

3. The one major difference between the two times God commanded Abraham to "go" (chapter 12 vs. chapter 22) is this:

    a) Abraham did not have to give up anything precious the first time.

    b) Abraham's faith was strong and mature the first time.

    c) God gave promises the first time, but no promises the second time.

4. God's original call to Abraham was to leave his past; the second call was to leave his future.

    a) True.

    b) False.

5. Usually God's tests make sense to us and come with some explanation.

    a) True.

    b) False.

6. Since Abraham was a great man of faith, his testing did not involve pain or trauma.

    a) True.

    b) False.

7. "The devil tempts us to bring us down; God tests us to bring us up."

    a) True.

    b) False.

8. "The essence of idolatry is to invest our ultimate hopes, dreams, and faith in something or someone who is less than God."

    a) True.

    b) False.

9. Why was Abraham able to respond to God in this particular test (sacrificing Isaac) with unconditional obedience?

    a) He just hoped something would happen to stop him.

    b) He loved Ishmael more than he loved Isaac.

    c) He believed that God would resurrect Isaac from the dead, if necessary.

10. Is "faith in action" a good definition of obedience to God?

    a) Yes.

    b) No.

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