Reflective Questions
Create a 2-3-page paper in a Microsoft Word document answering these questions: These questions are intended to produce thoughtful reflection. Simple one word answers will not sufficiently answer the questions. A minimum of 3-4 sentences should be provided for each question.
Questions of Genesis 12–50
How are the covenants between Noah and Abraham different?
How does Abraham’s covenant relate to non-Jews?
What two signs of weakness and lack of faith are seen in Abram in chapter 12?
Who is Melchizedek and why did Abram tithe to him?
Why is 15:12–21 so significant?
Who are the three men of chapter 18 (why and where)?
Why did Abraham lie about being married to Sarah? To whom did he lie?
Why did Rebekah and Jacob trick Isaac? (27)
Explain why Reuben, Levi, and Simeon were rejected as far as the line of the Messiah? (34 and 49)
Describe Joseph’s dreams in your own words. (37)
Why did Joseph pretend he did not recognize his brothers?
Why did each of Joseph’s sons inherit equally with Jacob’s other children?