Biblical Chronology

Thought By\: Ps. Pratheesh M.Div,M.Th

Biblical chronology is the order and timing of events recorded in the Old Testament and New Testament. The Bible is remarkably detailed in its chronology, giving precise dates and years for many important events and Biblical genealogies, for the events spanning from the first day of Creation to the death of Abraham's father, Terah. The post-biblical chronology from Jesus to the present day is also easily available from European historical record.

Contents 1 Genealogical Record 2 Biblical age of the Earth 3 Young vs. Old Earth Creationism 4 Egyptian vs Biblical Chronology 5 References 6 External links 6.1 Egypt 7 See Also 7.1 World history

                               Genealogical Record

The Bible contains a genealogical record from Adam to Jesus, and specifies the age of each man (from Adam to Jacob) in this lineage at the time each had his first son. This genealogy provides the basis for the chronology of events described in the Bible. Using this detailed record of births from the beginning of creation, Bible scholars have been able to calculate the dates of many important historical events and the age of the earth itself.

The genealogy is precise and detailed from the first day of creation to the death of Terah. Ages are given for the birth, next son in line, and death of all the patriarchs reported to have lived during that period. There is some dispute about Terah's age at the birth of Abraham, but the record from there is once again fairly clear until the death of Joseph. From then until the Exodus of Israel, however, the Bible text lends itself to two different interpretations that differ by two hundred fifteen years. The chronology of the kings of Israel beginning with Solomon and continuing to Zedekiah is subject to multiple differing interpretations of concurrence of reigns, viceroyalties, and the like. The Bible also does not give a precise length for the period from the end of the kingdoms of Israel to the New Testament era, though most authorities, both biblical and secular, are in accord on the date of the ending of those kingdoms.

Biblical age of the Earth

We can see that Adam died in Anno Mundi (AM) 930, Noah was born in 1057 AM and the Flood occurred 600 years later, which was in 1657 AM . Terah begat Abraham when he was at least 70, but probably not more than 130, (which is the age this chronology will use), 352 years after the Flood, in 2009 AM.

• From the time that Abraham left for Egypt until the Exodus of Israel from there was 430 years to the day (Gen 12:10, Ex 12:40, Gal 3:17), 2083+430 = 2513 AM.
• From the Exodus from Egypt to the start of the Temple of Jerusalem was 479 years (1 Ki 6:1), 2513+479 = 2992 AM.
• From the start of the Temple to the division of the Kingdom was 37 years (1Ki 11:42), 2992+37 = 3029 AM.
• From the division of the Kingdom to the final deportation (about four years after Jerusalem fell) was 390 whole years plus part of one year (Eze 4:4-6). 3029+390 = 3419 AM.

To make these dates conform to dating methods used today, Anno Mundi (AM), which has been used within this Biblical framework, needs to be converted to BC (Before Christ). Since the final deportation and ending of the kingdom was in586 BC, the date of creation would then be 586+3419-1 or 4004 BC.

Event	Year BC	Year AM
The Creation of the World	4004	1
The World Wide Flood	2348	1657
The Call of Abraham	1921	2083
The Exodus from Egypt	1491	2513
The Foundations of Temple Laid	1012	2992
The Destruction of Jerusalem	586	3421
The Birth of Christ	4	4000

The table above uses James Ussher's original chronology. Biblical chronology has been the subject of often fierce debate for the last 100 years.

Young vs. Old Earth Creationism

Proponents of Old Earth and Young Earth creationism differ in their interpretations of this chronology. Young Earthcreationists believe that the specific dates given for important events (such as the global flood, for which the date, month, and year for all the events associated with the flood is recorded) were intended to be understood literally, because there is no evidence of allegory, and no reason to read them as such.

In support they cite Hebrew scholars such as James Barr:

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...probably, so far as I know, there is no professor of Hebrew or Old Testament at any world-class university who does not believe that the writer(s) of Genesis [chapters] 1-11 intended to convey to their readers the [idea] that ... the figures contained in the Genesis genealogies provided by simple addition a chronology from the beginning of the world up to later stages in the biblical story...[1]

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Old Earth creationists, on the other hand, believe that at least the days of creation if not at least some of the earlier chronologies should be taken allegorically. Invariably they base their old-Earth beliefs on extra-biblical evidence, as with Gleason Archer:

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From a superficial reading, the impression received is that the entire creative process took place in six twenty-four hour days. If this was the true intent of the Hebrew author (a questionable deduction, as will be presently shown), this seems to run counter to modern scientific research, which indicates that the planet Earth was created several billion years ago.[2]

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Egyptian vs Biblical Chronology

Skeptics often criticize the Bible because its chronology disagrees with the standard chronology of ancient Egypt. However, this argument assumes that the Egyptian, rather than Hebrew chronology, is correct. One might just as easily argue that the Egyptian chronology is wrong, because it disagrees with the Hebrew.

In fact, there is no original "Egyptian chronology." Egyptian historical accounts record the lengths of the reigns of kings and dynasties, but do not tell when these kings and dynasties ruled in relation to each other. The Standard Egyptian Chronology was developed in the early 20th century, based on the assumption that no two Egyptian dynasties ruled simultaneously, (which is demonstrably false), and a series of inferences and calculations based on the so-called Sothic cycle, (an assumption without any substantive evidence to support it).

In contrast to this questionable Egyptian chronology invented in the 20th century and based on false assumptions and hypothetical calendars, the Biblical chronology records not only the birth and death of many of the patriarchs, but also reports their lives in relation to each other, and, in some cases, gives the month, day, and year when important events occurred.

As a result, some creationist archaeologists (and secular Middle Eastern historians like Velikovsky) argue that the standard Egyptian chronology is erroneous, and in need of revision. They reject the two assumptions above, and have proposed a revised Egyptian chronology, consistent with the Hebrew chronology and with the archaeological evidence.

Based on chart in Creation Vol. 27 No. 3 (June–August 2005)

Egyptian

• OK = Old Kingdom
• FIP = First Intermediate Period.
• MK = Middle Kingdom
• SIP = Second Intermediate Period.
• NK = New Kingdom
• TIP = Third Intermediate Period.
• LP = Late and Persian Period.

Biblical

• C = Creation.
• F = The Flood.
• B = Babel.
• A = Abraham.
• J = Joseph.
• M = Moses and the Exodus.
• DS = David and Solomon.

This chart shows the standard Egyptian and revised Egyptian chronologies and how they compare to the Biblical chronology. Note that with this shift the Biblical events are not only shifted into different dynasties, but different periods as well, with the flood and Babel predating the beginning of Egyptian history. Also note that the post-flood ice age coincides with the early Egyptian history, ending about 100 years after Joseph. This not only explains the famine of Joseph's day, but the water erosion on The Great Sphinx.^[3]

The standard Egyptian chronology causes problems for nearly every other civilization that it is used to date. It causes an unexplained dark ages across the ancient world. It also disagrees with 8th and 9th century Assyrian records that show them warring against the Hittites some 500 years after the standard Egyptian chronology claims that the Hittites were wiped out. The Hittite kings the Assyrians were warring against are the same kings found in Hittite records dated 500 years earlier by the Egyptian chronology.

Furthermore, when these corrections are made, there is abundant evidence for Joseph, Moses, the Exodus of Israel,David, and Solomon right where the Bible says they are. The reason for the alleged lack of evidence is thatarchaeologists have been looking in the wrong places, because their chronology is wrong.

References

1.  Chronology  ( IIM seminary notes)

                              What is the church?

by Ps.Pratheesh. M.Div,M.Th

The Christian church can be seen in two ways:  the visible and the invisible.  The visible church is comprised of all who claim the name of Christian and who gather together for worship and participation of the sacraments:  the Lord's Supper and Baptism.  The members of the visible church claim the name of Christian (excluding the cults like the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.).  The visible church contains both believers and non-believers; that is, there are people in the visible church who are not really saved.

The members of the invisible Church are the actual body of believers.  They are the ones who are truly regenerate and have trusted, by faith, in the true Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  The true Christian is indwelt by the Lord Jesus (John 14:23) through the Holy Spirit.  Therefore, the Christian church is figuratively said to be the body of Christ.

• Rom. 12:5, "So we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another."
• Eph. 4:12, "For the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ."

The word "church" comes from the Greek "ekklesia" which means "gathering" or "assembly."  Therefore, the church is the gathering of the believers who come together to participate in fellowship with one another as they worship God and hear from His Word, the Bible.  The church as a whole has been equipped with people possessing different spiritual gifts (Rom. 12:5-8).  The purpose of the gifts is "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; ¹³ until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ,"  (Eph. 4:12-13).

The Christian church was founded by Jesus and He is its Head and Savior (Col. 1:18; Eph. 5:23).  Being in the church, the Christian is subject to the Lordship of Jesus (Eph. 5:24) through the administration of the Word of God.

The Bible does not provide a detailed method of Church government.  But, it does state that there are to be elders who govern in the church.  These elders are appointed by the laying on of hands (1 Tim. 4:14; 2 Tim. 1:6).  They are to be able to teach sound doctrine and refute error (Titus 1:9; 1 Tim. 3:2).

The purpose of the church is to both glorify God and to inform the world about the work of Christ as Redeemer.

FAILED EXPECTATIONS

                                                      FAILED EXPECTATIONS

READ LUKE : 24:13-21

They are three of the darkest words in the New Testament. But because we know the end of the story . we often miss the darkness of them : "We had hoped"

Two sad disciples make up this scene of Luke's  gospel. They are travelling away from Jerusalem toward Emmaus, away from the all discouragement and darkness of their failed expectations. Away from what they considered was Jesus failure. We had oped that he was the one to redeem Israel, they told the stranger who comes alongside unnoticed. Maybe they're thinking, "we had hoped He was the One to redeem us."

Jesus failed to meet their expectations . They wanted someone who would provide all the answers, not leave them with more and better questions. They expected someone who would conquer the Romans, not be :conquered" by the Romans. His mother ans brothers thought He was mad {mark 3:21}. The priests accused Him of being possessed (mark 3:22). many people who had placed their hopes in Him had come to the same conclusion that he was mad.

But Jesus doesn't forget. He searched and finds them  with the truth , they fail to realize whom road. Even when He confronts then with the truth , they fail to realize whom they are walking with (Luk 24:25). But finally , in the ordinariness of a meal, Jesus opens their eyes when He breaks the bread.

If we're honest, we would all confess that there have been times when Jesus failed to meet our expectations, no because their anything lacking in him, but because our expectations are often wrong. At those dark movements we have the hope, not of finding, but of being found by Him. There is the possibility of having our eyes opened , when He enters in to the ordinary and mundane in our lives because He loves us. 

                                                                                                                   Pastor.Pratheesh. M.Div,M.Th

                                                                                                                                   Malaysia

EXODUS
(Answers)

CHAPTER 1

1. a. He feared they would become stronger than Egypt and go against Egypt one day. b. He increased their work load.
2. a. To kill all male children at birth. b. No. c. The women have the children quickly before they can get to them.

CHAPTER 2

1. Moses.
2. His mother put him in a basket and sent him down the river.
3. a. Pharaoh's daughter. b. Moses' sister was watching to see what would become of him.
4. His mother was chosen to nurse him.
5. He killed the Egyptian.
6. The land of Midian.
7. Zipporah.

CHAPTER 3

1. A burning bush that did not burn up.
2. An angel of God spoke God's message to Moses.
3. Moses was to lead Israel out of Egypt to the land they were promised.
4. He would not let them leave.
5. Egypt's silver, gold, and jewelry.

CHAPTER 4

1. He feared they would not listen to him.
2. Change the rod into a serpent and change his hand to leprous and then whole again.
3. Take water from the river and pour it on the land, and it will become blood.
4. a. He wanted God to send someone else instead of him. b. He was angered.
5. a. Aaron, his brother. b. Moses would be God to Aaron.
6. a. His wife and sons. b. He sought to kill him because he had not upheld the sign of the covenant by circumcising his son.

CHAPTER 5

1. He did not know God and would not let Israel go.
2. They had too much time on their hands.
3. They were to gather their own straw for bricks and not reduce their quota of bricks.
4. They were upset with Moses and Aaron and would not listen to them anymore.

CHAPTER 6

1. Yahwah - Jehovah.
2. The son of Levi.

CHAPTER 7

1. God wanted to show His mighty signs and wonders.
2. He was 80 years old.
3. They also were able to turn a rod into a snake.
4. a. All the water turned into blood. b. Yes.

CHAPTER 8

1. a. Frogs came up out of the water and went everywhere and into everything. b. Yes.
2. He hardened his heart.
3. a. Lice were sent on every man and beast. b. No.
4. a. Flies swarmed the land and people. b. the land of Goshen where Israel dwelled was not affected. c. God wanted to show a difference between His people and the people of Egypt.
5. No.

CHAPTER 9

1. a. The livestock were diseased and died. b. Only in the city of Egypt were they affected. Later, the animals in the fields woule be killed (Ex. 9:19) c. Nothing happened to Israel's livestock.
2. Boils were sent on man and beast.
3. No.
4. a. Hail. b. On the livestock and men out in the field.

CHAPTER 10

1. God wanted to show His power to Pharaoh and to Israel.
2. God allowed the magicieans to actually do the signs or He allowed them to use trickery (which existed in those days) to appear to do the signs.
3. Locust came upon the land and ate every green thing that was left.
4. Darkness was on the city for three days.
5. They had light in Goshen.
6. He wanted them to leave so they could worship their Lord.
7. He wanted them to leave their livestock behind.

CHAPTER 11

1. Articles of silver, gold, and jewelry.
2. All the first born of men and animals would die.
3. They would bow dowm to Moses and tell him to leave.

CHAPTER 12

1. Eat the Passover meal of lamb and unleavened bread.
2. Mark the doorpost and lintel of their houses with blood from the lamb.
3. a. they were dressed in their clothes with a belt, sandals, and with a staff in their hands. Their outer garment would be tucked in their belts to allow free motion of the legs. b. It showed they were prepared to leave in a hurry.
4. Their firstborn were saved from dying.
5. So their children would know, understand, and remember what God had done for them in the land of Egypt.
6. All the firstborn of man and beast were killed.
7. Yes.
8. 600,000 men plus the children.
9. 430 years (see Gen. 15:13).

CHAPTER 13

1. The firstborn of man and beast was given or redemmed to the Lord.
2. The first month - Abib.
3. They might see war and become scared and go back to Egypt.
4. Joseph's bones was taken as was his wish.
5. God led them by a cloud in the day and by a fire at night.

CHAPTER 14

1. He decided to bring them back to be servants again.
2. The Red Sea.
3. a. He divided the sea making an opening all the way acrosss. b. The Lord separated the waters all night. c. A dark cloud prevented them from seeing.
4. The ground on which they crossed was dry.
5. God made the wheels of their chariots come off.
6. God closed the sea over them and they all died.

CHAPTER 15

1. It was a song about God's power and His deliverence of Israel from Egypt and of the death of the Egyptians in the Red Sea. Now others who hear of this event would also fear Israel and their God.
2. a. There was no good water to drink. It was bitter. b. The waters became sweet and drinkable.

CHAPTER 16

1. Two months and 15 days.
2. They had nothing to eat.
3. He would give them meat to eat at evening and bread to eat in the morning, enough to fill them.
4. Quail and manna were provided for them.
5. Just enough for their own household each day.
6. It became filled with worms and stank.
7. a. Twice as much was gathered that day. b. The extra gathered this day remained good overnight. c. The Sabbath day's meal was prepared the day before the Sabbath.
8. Forty years God provided this food for Israel.

CHAPTER 17

1. They had no water to drink.
2. Water came out of the rock for them to drink.
3. They held up his hands so Israel would prevail over Amalek.

CHAPTER 18

1. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law and with him, Zipporah, Moses' wife.
2. He told Moses to teach elders in Israel the statutes of God and appoint them over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens and let them help him judge disputes.

CHAPTER 19

1. Three months.
2. a. They were to be prepared to meet with God on Mount Sinai as He instructed Moses. b. They were to consecrate themselves by washing their clothes and staying away from sexual contact with their wives.
3. They would die if they got to close.

CHAPTER 20

1. The ten commandments are before the rest of the given laws. The first four pertain to our service and duty to God. The last six pertain to our duty to each other.
2. a. Claiming God's name but not living according to His will is taking His name in vain. Stating blessing or cursings upon someone while not seriously knowing God. Also, making false oathes to God is taking His name in vain. b. Your life would be extended. c. Telling lies about someone or something to sway judgment or opinion against them is being a false witness. d. To want what your neighbor has that you devise ways to take what is rightfully his.
3. a. They were afraid when they saw the power of God before them. b. They asked Moses to speak to them, instead of God, lest they might die.
4. The altar was to be made with natural stones and with no tools.
5. For practical reasons, God did not want their nakedness exposed on His Holy altar.

CHAPTER 21

1. His ear was pierced to show he would serve his master forever.
2. He was put to death.

CHAPTER 22

1. If the owner was there with you or if a thief was found, you would not be responsible for replacing your neighbor's property.
2. Because they were strangers in a land before also, they must show mercy and compassion.
3. God and rulers or judges over us.

CHAPTER 23

1. 6 years sowing and 1 year of rest.
2. a. Unleavened Bread, Feast of Harvest, and Feast of Ingathering. b. Unleavened Bread - Remembrance of how God led them out of Egypt; Feast of Harvest - First fruits of crops given to God; Feast of Ingathering - Thanking God for all crops at the end of the harvest.
3. So the land would not become desolate and the beasts would not be too numerous for them.

CHAPTER 24

1. Joshua.
2. 40 days and nights.

CHAPTER 25

1. a. Approximately 3' 9" long X 2' 3" wide X 2' 3" high. b. Acacia wood overlaid in pure gold . c. By poles slid into rings on the sides.
2. a. They faced each other. b. They looked toward the mercy seat.
3. a. The show bread was placed on it. b. Acacia wood overlaid with gold. c. By poles on the sides.
4. a. Gold hammered into one piece. b. Six branches. c. Three on each side. d. Almond shaped. e. Four bowls. f. Almond shaped. g. One under each set of branches.
5. Seven lamps.

CHAPTER 26

1. Approximately 40 cubits wide x 28 cubits long.
2. A veil separated the ark and the most holy place.
3. Outside the veil, across from each other.

CHAPTER 27

1. 5 cubits long x 5 cubits wide x 3 cubits high.
2. a. 100 cubits long x 50 cubits wide. b. Around the tabernacle.

CHAPTER 28

1. a. Two onyx stones. b. The names of the sons of Israel.
2. Four rows, twelve stones altogether.
3. a. Bells and pomegranates. b. So Aaron would not die in the Holy place.

CHAPTER 29

1. 1 young bull, 2 rams without blemish, unleavened bread, cakes, and wafers and anointing oil. (1-3)
2. Some was put on the horns of the altar. The rest poured out at the base of the altar. (12)
3. a. The fat of the entrails, liver, kidneys, and the two kidneys themselves. (13) b. It was burned outside the camp as a sin offering.
4. a. It was sprinkled all around the altar. (16) b. It was cut in pieces, washed, and put on the altar to be burned as a burnt offering. (17,18)
5. a. Some was put on Aaron and his sons, on the tips of their right ear, right thumb, and right big toe. The rest was sprinkled around the altar and on the garments of Aaron and his sons. (20) b. The fat of the ram of the tail, the entrails, the liver, the 2 kidneys and the fat on them and the right thigh. (22,24) c. The unleavened bread. (23) d. It was boiled in the Holy Place and eaten by Aaron and his sons. (31,32)
6. Two yearling lambs; One in the morning and one in the evening. (38,39)

CHAPTER 30

1. a. 1 ½ feet x 1 ½ feet. (2) b. Before the veil. (6) c. Every morning incense was burned on it. (7)
2. a. Everyone 20 years old and older would pay a half shekel to the Lord. (14) b. It was used for the service of Tabernacle of Meeting. (16)
3. a. The priests had to wash their hands and feet before coming into the Tabernacle of Meeting or whenever making an offering. (20) b. It was placed between the Tabernacle of Meeting and the altar. (18)
4. a. To anoint the Tabernacle, Ark of the Testimony, everything in the Tabernacle, and on the priests. (26-30) b. God. (22) c. It was to be used no where else.
5. a. To be sprinkled on the Ark of the Testimony. (36) b. God. c. No.

CHAPTER 31

1. God filled them with their abilities.
2. The Sabbath. (13)
3. Two tablets of stone written by the finger of God.

CHAPTER 32

1. a. To make them a god to go before them. b. Golden earrings of the people. c. An engraving tool. (4)
2. a. Stubborn (a stiff-necked people). b. He wanted to destroy them. c. He would make of Moses a great nation. d. He did not want the nations to mock God, and he wanted God to keep His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
3. a. The tablets of stone of the commandments of God. b. He ground the calf into powder, put it in water, and made them drink it.
4. He had cast the gold into the fire and it came out as a calf.
5. To kill those not on God's side.

CHAPTER 33

1. a. Moses pitched his tent outside the camp to meet with God. b. The Tabernacle of Meeting.
2. The cloud settled upon the tent of Moses. God spoke to Moses from here.
3. His face could not be seen.
4. a. He wanted God to show him His ways so that he would find grace from God. (13) b. The written scriptures and the Spirit of God now show and instruct us in the ways of God.

CHAPTER 34

1. Moses was to make two knew tablets for the Ten Commandments.
2. They were to destroy all the idols and images of idols there when they came into the land.

CHAPTER 35

1. a. They were put to death. b. God wanted Israel to honor Him and to have a lasting rememberance of all He had done for them.

CHAPTER 36

1. More than enough. Indeed, too much. (7)
2. The ram skins dyed red and the seacow (or dolphin/badger) skins above that. (19)
3. a. 6 boards plus 2 corner boards for a total of 8 boards. (27,28) b. 20 boards for each side. Each board was 10 cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. (23,25)

CHAPTER 37

1. Bezalel.

CHAPTER 38

1. Bezalel. (22)
2. He did the engraving and the weaving of the fine linen. (23)

CHAPTER 39

1. All the garments for the priests, and he made the breastplate. (1,8)
2. "Holiness to the Lord".

CHAPTER 40

1. a. Inside the Tabernacle of Meeting. (23) b. The veil. (3) c. On the north side was the table of showbread, and on the south side, across from it, was the gold lampstand. (22-24) d. Before the veil of the Ark of the Testimony. (26) e. Before the door of the Tabernacle (this is before the door on the outside). (6,29) f. Between the Tabernacle of Meeting and the altar (this is before the door on the outside, also). (7,30)
2. On the first day of the first month of the second year since the exodus. (2)
3. When the cloud was taken up from the Tabernacle of Meeting they would move forward in their journey. (36)
4. The tabernacle took approximately 6 ½ months to complete. Moses received his first instructions in the third month after they had left Egypt. He was with God for forty days. Then he repeats this again for another forty days after Israel's sin with the golden calf. The tabernacle was set up after this in the first month of the next year. (See Exodus 40:17; Exodus 34:28; Exodus 24:18; Exodus 19:1).

Exodus-Questions

EXODUS- Questions

CHAPTER 1

1. a. What did the new king of Egypt fear of Israel? b. What did he do because of this?
2. a. What did the king of Egypt ask the Hebrew midwives to do? b. Did they do this? c. What did they tell the king of Egypt?

CHAPTER 2

1. Who was born to a man of the house of Levi?
2. What did the mother do with the baby after he was 3 months old?
3. a. Who found the baby that was born to the Levi man? b. Who saw this person find the baby?
4. Who took care of the baby until he was old enough to stay with Pharaoh's daughter?
5. What did Moses do when he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew brother?
6. To where did Moses run when Pharaoh sought to kill him?
7. Who did Moses marry?

CHAPTER 3

1. What did Moses see at the mountain of Horeb?
2. Who spoke to Moses at this time?
3. What was Moses instructed to do?
4. What was God sure that Pharaoh would not do for Israel?
5. What did God say Israel would take with them when they left?

CHAPTER 4

1. What did Moses fear that Israel would not do?
2. What two signs did God tell Moses to show Israel if necessary so that they would believe him?
3. If the people of Israel still did not believe Moses, what did God tell Moses to do then?
4. a. Even after all these signs, what did Moses ask of God? b. How did God react to this?
5. a. Who did God tell Moses He would send with him? b. What would Moses be to Aaron?
6. a. Who did Moses prepare to take with him to Egypt? b. How did God react when he met Moses on the way to Egypt? Why?

CHAPTER 5

1. What was Pharaoh's response to Moses and Aaron when they asked him to let Israel go?
2. What did Pharaoh assume if Israel had time to go worship their God?
3. What further burden did Pharaoh place on Israel now that they weren't doing before?
4. How did Israel react to Moses and Aaron because of Pharaoh's workload?

CHAPTER 6

1. By what name did God call Himself to Moses and Israel?
2. From what son of Israel did Moses and Aaron descend?

CHAPTER 7

1. Why did God allow Pharaoh to harden his heart?
2. How old was Moses when he began to lead Israel from Egypt?
3. What were the magicians of Egypt able to do that Aaron did before Pharaoh?
4. a. What was the first plague sent to Egypt? b. Were the magicians able to imitate this?

CHAPTER 8

1. a. What was the second plague sent by God through Moses? b. Were the magicians able to do this?
2. After Moses removed the second plague, how did Pharaoh react?
3. a. What was the third plague sent by God through Moses? b. Were the magicians able to do this?
4. a. What was the fourth plague sent to Egypt? b. What land was not affected by this plague? c. Why did God not affect this land?
5. Did Pharaoh let Israel go after Moses got rid of this last plague?

CHAPTER 9

1. a. What was the fifth plague sent on Egypt? b. On what part of Egypt was it sent? c. What happened to the livestock of Israel?
2. What was the sixth plague sent on Egypt?
3. Was Pharaoh ready to let Israel go after the sixth plague?
4. a. What was the seventh plague sent on Egypt? b. Where was it sent?

CHAPTER 10

1. Why did God purposely harden Pharaoh's heart?
2. Who ultimately was enabling the magicians to do signs and wonders also?
3. What was the eighth plague sent on the land of Egypt?
4. What was the ninth plague sent on Egypt?
5. What happened where Israel was at this time?
6. What did Pharaoh want Moses to do at this time?
7. What did he want Moses to leave behind?

CHAPTER 11

1. What did God tell Moses to ask for in the hearing of the people of Egypt?
2. What was Moses' prophecy on the land of Egypt?
3. What did Moses say the people of Egypt would do after this last plague?

CHAPTER 12

1. What were the children of Israel to do on the fourteenth of the month?
2. What were they to do to their houses that night?
3. a. How were the people of Israel to be dressed that night as they ate? b. What did this signify?
4. From what did the blood on their houses save them?
5. Why were the people to keep observing the Passover meal each year?
6. What was the tenth plague sent on Egypt?
7. Did Pharaoh want Israel to leave now ?
8. What was the population of Israel at this time?
9. How long had Israel been in Egypt?

CHAPTER 13

1. What did Israel have to give back to God each year?
2. What month did the children of Israel leave Egypt?
3. Why did God not lead the people through the land of the Philistines?
4. Whose bones did Moses take with him?
5. How did God lead them by day or night?

CHAPTER 14

1. What did Pharaoh decide to do to Israel after they left?
2. What sea did Israel need to cross?
3. a. What did God do through Moses to the sea? b. How long did this take? c. Why were the Egyptians not able to pursue them that night?
4. When Israel crossed the sea, what condition was the bed of the sea?
5. When the Egyptians pursued Israel into the sea, what happened to their chariots?
6. When all the Egyptians were in the middle of the sea, what happened to them?

CHAPTER 15

1. What was the song of Moses about?
2. a. What did the people of Israel complain about in the wilderness of Shur? b. What happened when Moses threw a tree into the waters?

CHAPTER 16

1. How long had it been since Israel had left Egypt and until they were in the Wilderness of Sin?
2. What were the children of Israel complaining about now?
3. What did Moses tell Israel that God would do for them?
4. What did God give Israel to satisfy their complaints?
5. How much of the food were the children of Israel to gather each day?
6. If they gathered more than they needed, what happened to the food?
7. a. On the day before the Sabbath, how much food were they to gather? b. What happened with the extra that was gatherd? c. When were they to prepare this extra food?
8. How long did God provide this food for Israel?

CHAPTER 17

1. What did Israel complain about when they were camped at Rephidim?
2. At the rock in Horeb, what did God provide for Israel?
3. When Israel was fighting the Amalekites, what did Aaron and Hur do for Moses during the battle?

CHAPTER 18

1. Who came to meet Moses in the wilderness?
2. What good advice did Jethro give to Moses?

CHAPTER 19

1. How long after leaving Egypt did Israel arrive in the Wilderness of Sinai?
2. a. What was Israel to be ready for in 3 days? b. What preparations did the people of Israel make before the third day?
3. What would happen to the people if they set foot on the mountain while God was there?

CHAPTER 20

1. What was the first set of instructions that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai?
2. a. What does taking God's name in vain mean? b. What is the promise given if you honor your father and mother? c. What does it mean to bear false witness against someone? d. What does it mean "to covet"?
3. a. When the people saw the smoke and heard the thundering and the sound of the trumpet, how did they react? b. What did they ask Moses to do for them?
4. How did God want them to build an altar to Him?
5. Why was there to be no steps up to the altar?

CHAPTER 21

1. If a servant did not want to leave his master after the seventh year, what was done to him?
2. If a man struck his father or mother, what happened to him?

CHAPTER 22

1. If your neghbor's property is lost, destroyed, or stolen while it is in your care, in what way would you not be responsible for it?
2. Why was Israel not to mistreat strangers in their land?
3. Who are we not to revile or curse?

CHAPTER 23

1. How many years was Israel to sow the land and let it rest?
2. a. What were the 3 feasts that Israel was to observe each year? b. What did each feast represent?
3. Why would God drive the people of the land of Canaan out slowly?

CHAPTER 24

1. Who was Moses' assistant on Mount Sinai?
2. How long did Moses stay on the mountain?

CHAPTER 25

1. a. A cubit being 1½ feet, how large was the ark of the covenant? b. What was the ark of the covenant made with? c. How was it to be carried?
2. a. Which way did the cherubim face? b. What did they look toward?
3. a. What was to be placed on the table? b. Of what was the table made? c. How was it carried?
4. a. Of what was the lampstand made? b. How many branches were on the lampstand? c. How many cups were on each branch? d. What was the shape of the cups? e. How many bowls were on the lampstand? f. What was the shape of the bowls? g. How were the bowls placed on the lampstand?
5. How many lamps stood in front of the gold lampstand?

CHAPTER 26

1. What were the cubit dimensions of the tabernacle?
2. What went between the ark of the testimony and the most holy place?
3. Where was the table and the gold lampstand placed?

CHAPTER 27

1. What was the size of the altar?
2. a. What was the size of the court of the tabernacle? b. Where was the wall of the court placed in regard to the tabernacle?

CHAPTER 28

1. a. What was on the shoulders of Aaron's ephod? b. What was written on these?
2. How many rows of stones were on the breastplate?
3. a. What was on the bottom of the ephod that Aaron was to wear? b. Why were they here?

CHAPTER 29

1. What were some of the items used to consecrate Aaron and his sons?
2. Where was the blood of the young bull used?
3. a. What part of the bull was burned on the altar? b. What was done with the rest of the bull?
4. a. What was done with the blood of the first ram? b. What was done with the rest of the ram?
5. a. What was done with the blood of the second ram? b. What part of the second ram was used as a wave offering? c. What else was used with the wave offering? d. What was done with the flesh of the second ram?
6. What was the daily offering that had to be done through all the generations?

CHAPTER 30

1. a. What was the size of the altar of incense? b. Where was it placed? c. How often was it used?
2. a. What was the atonement money? b. For what was it used?
3. a. How was the bronze basin or laver to be used? b. Where was it placed?
4. a. How was the holy oil used? b. Who formulated this oil? c. How else was this oil to be used?
5. a. How was the incense used? b. Who formulated this incense? c. Could it be used for anything else?

CHAPTER 31

1. Where did Bezalel and Aholiab receive their skill and knowledge for the work required for the tabernacle?
2. What were the children of Israel to observe throughout all their generations?
3. What was the Testimony written on and by whom?

CHAPTER 32

1. a. What did the people of Israel ask Aaron to do for them? b. What was the material that Aaron used? c. What was the tool that he used?
2. a. When God saw this, what did he call the people of Israel? b. What did God want to do to Israel? c. What did He tell Moses He would do for him? d. How did Moses react to this?
3. a. When Moses came down to the people of Israel, what did he break? b. What did he make the people drink?
4. What did Aaron tell Moses had happened?
5. What did God command Moses to do to Israel?

CHAPTER 33

1. a. Where did Moses go to meet the Lord? b. What was this placed called?
2. In what form did God appear to Moses when he spoke to him?
3. What could no man see of God and live?
4. a. What did Moses ask from God to help keep him in God's grace? b. What source do we have now that keeps us in God's grace?

CHAPTER 34

1. What did God instruct Moses to make out of stone?
2. What was God's instructions for Israel concerning the people of the Land of Promise?

CHAPTER 35

1. a. What was the punishment for anyone who did any work on the Sabbath? b. Why this punishment?

CHAPTER 36

1. How much material did the children of Israel bring to Moses for the building of the tabernacle?
2. What other two layers covered the tabernacle?
3. a. How many boards were used as frames on the west side of the tabernacle? b. How many boards were used as frames on the north and south sides of the tabernacle?

CHAPTER 37

1. Who made the Ark of the Testimony, the table for the show bread, the gold lamp stand, and the altar of incense?

CHAPTER 38

1. Who made the altar of burnt offering, the bronze laver, and the court of the tabernacle?
2. What part in the construction of the tabernacle did Aholiab have?

CHAPTER 39

1. What other items did Aholiab make?
2. What did the plate on the holy crown have inscribed on it?

CHAPTER 40

1. a. Where was the Ark of the Testimony to be placed? b. What divided the Ark of the Testimony from the tabernacle? c. What was placed next, outside the Ark of the Testimony? d. Where was the altar of incense placed? e. Where was the altar of burnt offering placed? f. Where was the bronze laver placed?
2. When was the tabernacle raised up?
3. When did the children of Israel know to journey forward?
4. How long did it take to make the Tabernacle of Meeting?

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GENESIS

CHAPTER 1

1. Who created the heavens and the earth?
2. What was created on: a. the first day? b. the second day? c. the third day? d. the fourth day? e. the fifth day? f. the sixth day? g. the seventh day?

CHAPTER 2

1. a. From what was the first man formed? b. From what were the animals formed?
2. How was woman formed?
3. Where did God place Adam?

CHAPTER 3

1. a. Of what tree were Adam and Eve not to eat? b. Who tricked them into eating of the tree?
2. a. What curse did God put on the serpent? b. What curse did God put on the man? c. What curse did God put on the woman?
3. Why did God place the cherubim at the east of the Garden of Eden?
4. Why was a sword placed at the tree of life?

CHAPTER 4

1. Why wasn't Cain's offering respected by God?
2. What did Cain do to Abel?
3. What did God do to Cain because of this?
4. a. Why did God's judgement worry Cain? b. What consolation did Cain receive from God?
5. Who was born to Adam in place of Abel?

CHAPTER 5

1. Who walked with God and was taken sooner by Him?
2. From what son of Adam was Noah?
3. Who were Noah's sons?

CHAPTER 6

1. a. Who were the sons of God that looked on the daughters of men? b. What did they do wrong?
2. a. How did God view the world? b. How did He feel about man at this time?
3. a. Who did God find that was righteous? b. What did God tell him to do?
4. What were the dimensions of the ark?
5. a. Of the clean animals, how many were to be taken of the males and the females? b. How many of the unclean animals?

CHAPTER 7

1. How many days did it rain on the earth?
2. How many people were on the ark?
3. Where were the animals of the seas?

CHAPTER 8

1. How many days did the ark float on the water after the rains had stopped?
2. How many months did it take the water to decrease to see the mountains?
3. In which month of the year did the earth finally dry up?

CHAPTER 9

1. What did God require as justice if a man was killed by another man or a beast?
2. What symbol did God give to show he would never destroy the earth by flood again?
3. a. What was Ham's reaction to his father being drunk and unclothed? b. What was his curse because of this?

CHAPTER 10

1. Who was the father of Cush and Canaan?

CHAPTER 11

1. a. What did the people of the land decide to build for themselves? b. Why did they want to build this? c. What did God do about this?
2. How many years was it after the flood to Abram's birth?
3. Who was Lot?

CHAPTER 12

1. a. What did God tell Abram to do? b. What did He promise Abram?
2. What land did God promise to give Abram?
3. Why did the Lord plague Pharaoh's house?

CHAPTER 13

1. a. What problem occurred in the land because of Abram's and Lot's livestock?
2. b. What was the solution to this problem? c. Where did Abram go? d. Where did Lot go?

CHAPTER 14

1. a. What happened to the people of the city where Lot lived? b. What did Abram do about this?
2. a. What did Abram do with some of the spoil taken in battle? b. Before whom did he do this?
3. a. What did the king of Sodom offer Abram? b. What was Abram's answer? Why?

CHAPTER 15

1. Who was Eliezer?
2. What did God tell Abram concerning his decendents?
3. a. What would first happen to Abram's decendents? b. How long would this happen?
4. What was to be God's reward to Abram's descendants?

CHAPTER 16

1. a. By whom did Abram's wife, Sarai, tell him to have children? b. Once she conceived, how did this person react to Sarai? c. What did Sarai do to her after this reaction?
2. What did God promise Hagar?
3. What was Hagar's son's name?

CHAPTER 17

1. a. When Abram was 99 years old, to what did God changed his name?: b. What does this name mean?
2. What was the sign of the covenant between God and Abram?
3. a. What was Sarai renamed? b. What does this name mean?
4. What did God promise Abraham through Sarah?

CHAPTER 18

1. a. What did Abraham see while sitting in his tent? b. Whom did Abraham realize were his visitors? c. What did he call his visitors?
2. a. What did the men tell Abraham about Sarah? b. How did Sarah answer this?
3. a. Where were the men really enroute? b. What was their purpose to go there? Why? c. What worried Abraham the most about the purpose of the men?

CHAPTER 19

1. a. How many of the angels went to Sodom? b. Who met them when they arrived? c. Did he understand who they were? d. How did he approach the men?
2. What happened at Lot's house?
3. What did the angels do to the men of the town?
4. a. Who had sent the men to Sodom? b. What were they to do to Sodom?
5. How did Lot's son-in-laws view his warning?
6. Where did Lot and his family flee?
7. a. Why did Lot's wife look back at Sodom? b. What happened to her?
8. a. What did Lot's daughters plot to do to him? b. Why?
9. Who are the decendents of Lot?

CHAPTER 20

1. Why did Abraham call Sarah his sister in Gerar?
2. Who prevented king Abimelech from touching Sarah?
3. After Sarah was returned to Abraham, what happened to Abimelech's household?

CHAPTER 21

1. a. What did Abraham and Sarah name their son? b. What does this name mean?
2. What did Hagar's son, Ishmael, think of the weaned son?
3. What did Sarah tell Abraham to do with Hagar and her son?
4. What did God tell Hagar He would do for her son?
5. What was Abraham's and Abimelech's covenant?

CHAPTER 22

1. Why did God tell Abraham to sacrifice his son?
2. Who carried the wood on his back for the sacrifice?
3. Why did God know that Abraham feared Him?
4. What did God provide as the sacrifice Abraham was to do?
5. In whom would the nations be blessed?
6. a. Of whom was Rebekah the daughter? b. How was Rebekah's father related to Abraham?

CHAPTER 23

1. a. Where did Sarah die? b. Where did Abraham bury her? c. Who owned the land where she was buried? d. From what son of Noah were these people?

CHAPTER 24

1. a. Who did Abraham send to find a wife for Isaac? b. To whom did he send him?
2. a. Who met the servant at the well? b. How did the servant know which woman would be the one sent by the Lord for Isaac?
3. What did Rebekah do when she saw Isaac?
4. Did Isaac love Rebekah?

CHAPTER 25

1. Where was Abraham buried?
2. What did God tell Rebekah about the children in her womb?
3. a. What were her children's names? b. What do their names mean?
4. a. Who was Isaac's favorite son? b. Why?
5. a. What did Esau trade with Jacob one day? b. What did he give up?

CHAPTER 26

1. a. Where did Isaac go at the time of the famine in the land? b. How did Isaac refer to Rebekah at this place? c. Who saw Isaac and Rebekah while looking through his window? d. What did he see? e. What was his reaction?
2. What did king Abimelech tell Isaac to do after Isaac became very rich and prosperous?
3. a. Who grieved Isaac and Rebekah? b. Why?

CHAPTER 27

1. a. Before Isaac died what did he want Esau to do for him? b. What did Rebekah want for Jacob? c. How did Rebekah accomplish this?
2. What was Isaac's blessing for Jacob?
3. What was Isaac's blessing for Esau?
4. What did Esau resolve to do to Jacob after Isaac's death?
5. a. Where did Rebekah send Jacob? b. What was her reason to Isaac for sending Jacob away?

CHAPTER 28

1. a. When Jacob left where did Esau go to find a wife? b. Why did he go there?
2. a. What did Jacob dream on the way to Haran? b. What was he promised in his dream? c. What did Jacob call the place? d. What does it mean?

CHAPTER 29

1. a. How was Rachal related to Jacob? b. What was Rachal's work?
2. What did Jacob ask from Laban as payment for his work?
3. Whom did Laban give to Jacob in marriage?
4. a. When did Jacob marry Rachal? b. How much longer did Jacob serve Laban?
5. Name Leah's first 4 sons and the meaning of their names.

CHAPTER 30

1. a. Name Bilhah's sons and the meaning of their names. b. Name Zilpah's sons and the meaning of their names.
2. a. What did Rachal want from Leah's son, Reuben? b. Why did she want these from Leah? c. What was the proposed trade between Rachal and Leah?
3. Name Leah's last sons and the meaning of their names:
4. a. What was Leah's daughter's name? b. What does it mean?
5. a. What was Rachal's son's name? b. What does it mean? c. When was he born?
6. Why did Laban want Jacob to stay?
7. What did Jacob want as wages this time?
8. a. What did Jacob use to help the livestock 'conceive' ? b. Where did he place them? c. How did the livestock look?

CHAPTER 31

1. Who told Jacob to leave Laban's household?
2. a. What did Rachal take from Laban's house? b. Where did she put it? c. Why did Laban not look there?
3. How long had Jacob stayed with Laban?
4. What would be the age of Jacob's oldest child at this time?

CHAPTER 32

1. Why did Jacob divide his possessions and people in two companies?
2. Why did Jacob send gifts to Esau?
3. a. With whom did Jacob think he had wrestled? b. What did Jacob want this man to do for him? c. What happened to Jacob's hip?
4. What did the man mean of Jacob when he said, "You have struggled with man and God and prevailed"?

CHAPTER 33

1. Why do you think Jacob put Rachal and Joseph last?
2. When Esau saw Jacob, what was his reaction to Jacob?
3. Why did Jacob not go with Esau to Seir at the same pace?
4. a. Where did Jacob finally pitch his tent? b. From whom did Jacob buy land?

CHAPTER 34

1. a. What did Shechem do to Dinah, Jacob's daughter? b. What did he Shechem want his father to do for him?
2. When Jacob's sons heard about what happened to Dinah, how did they feel?
3. a. What did Hamor propose they should do? b. What did Jacobs' sons what done first?
4. What advantage did Hamor tell his people they would receive if they followed the conditions of Jacob's sons?
5. a. What did Dinah's brothers do to the men of the city of Shechem? b. What was Jacob's reaction to his sons' actions?

CHAPTER 35

1. Where did God tell Jacob to go?
2. a. To what did God change Jacob's name? b. What does this name mean?
3. a. How did Rachel die? b. To what city were Rachel and Jacob going?
4. a. What was the name of Rachel's last son? b. What does this name mean?` c. How many sons did Rachel have?
5. Who did Reuben lie with immorally?
6. a. How old was Isaac upon his death? b. Who buried Isaac?

CHAPTER 36

1. a. From what land did Esau choose his wives? b. From what son of Abraham were these people?
2. From what son of Isaac are the Amaleks (Amalekites)?

CHAPTER 37

1. a. Why did Jacob love Joseph more than his other children? b. What did he make for Joseph? c. Did Joseph's brothers like him?
2. What did Joseph's dreams mean to his brothers?
3. a. What did Joseph's brothers plot against him? b. Who did not want to do this to Joseph? c. What did they do to Joseph?
4. Where did the Ishmaelites take Joseph?
5. What did the brothers tell Jacob about Joseph?

CHAPTER 38

1. a. What happened to Judah's sons Er and Onan? b. Who did Judah promise to Tamar as a husband?
2. Why did Tamar play the harlot with Judah?
3. a. How many children did Tamar have? b. Did Judah ever lie with Tamar as his wife again?

CHAPTER 39

1. a. Where was Joseph taken as a slave? b. Who was his master? c. What did Joseph soon become in his master's house?
2. a. What did Joseph's master's wife want from him? b. What was Joseph's response to her?
3. a. What accusation did the master's wife bring against Joseph? b. Where did Joseph end up because of the accusation? c. What position did Joseph have while in prison?

CHAPTER 40

1. Who was thrown into prison along with Joseph?
2. a. What was the meaning of the chief butler's dream? b. What was the meaning of the chief baker's dream?
3. What did Joseph ask of the chief butler?
4. Did any of Joseph's interpretations of dreams come true?

CHAPTER 41

1. a. How long was it after the chief butler was released that Pharaoh had his dreams? b. What was the meaning of his dreams?
2. a. What did Joseph recommend Pharaoh do for the next few years? b. Who did Pharaoh appoint to Joseph's recommendation?
3. a. How high was Joseph's position to Pharaoh? b. How old was Joseph at this time? c. How long had Joseph been a slave?

CHAPTER 42

1. a. Who was left behind while Joseph's ten brothers went to Egypt? b. Why?
2. What was Joseph's official title in the land of Egypt?
3. a. When Joseph saw his brothers, did he recognize them? b. Did his brothers recognize him?
4. What did Joseph accuse of his brothers?
5. a. What did Joseph do to all his brothers? b. For how long? c. Why did Joseph's brothers think this was happening to them?
6. Who did Joseph keep behind while the other brothers took the grain back home?
7. a. What did Joseph put in each brother's sack? b. How did they feel when this was discovered?

CHAPTER 43

1. When did Jacob decide to let his sons go back to Egypt?
2. What did he send with his sons to Egypt?
3. What were the brothers afraid of when Joseph invited them to dinner?
4. What did Joseph do when he saw Benjamin?
5. How did Joseph seat his brothers?
6. How did Joseph treat Benjamin?

CHAPTER 44

1. What did Joseph tell his steward to put in Benjamin's sack?
2. a. What did Joseph request Benjamin become to him? b. How did the brothers react to this? c. What did Judah tell Joseph would be the result of his request?

CHAPTER 45

1. When Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, how did they react?
2. a. Who did Joseph tell his brothers had allowed these things to happen to him? b. Why did this happen to Joseph?
3. Who approved of Joseph's family coming to Egypt?

CHAPTER 46

1. a. Who spoke to Jacob one night in a dream after his sons returned from Egypt? b. What did He tell Jacob?
2. To what land did Jacob and his family go?
3. How many descendants of Jacob were now in Egypt?

CHAPTER 47

1. a. When money ran out in the land of Egypt, how did the people pay Joseph for the grain? b. When this ran out, how did the people pay for the grain?
2. How long did Jacob get to be with Joseph before he died?
3. What did Jacob ask Joseph to promise him upon his death?

CHAPTER 48

1. a. Who were Joseph's two sons? b. What did they become to Jacob?
2. Which of Joseph's sons did Jacob bless first?
3. What was Jacob's blessing for Joseph?

CHAPTER 49

1. a. What was Reuben's blessing? b. Why?
2. How were Simeon and Levi blessed?
3. What was Judah's blessing?
4. From what son would the shepherd, the stone of Israel come?
5. a. Where did Jacob wish to be buried? b. Who else is buried there?

CHAPTER 50

1. What did Joseph's brothers fear after their father died?
2. Why did Joseph weep when the messengers came from the brothers?
3. What did Joseph ask his people to do for him when he died?

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