Sunday 8th March Finish Date: Saturday 14th March Name Class Completed Bible Study = 15 points Handed in by the due date = 5 points Year 4 Bible study 3 - 2015 Genesis: God speaks to Abram Read Genesis chapters 15 Glossary shield Protect/guard Carcasses Heir The person who will inherit from me (usually a son or daughter) Children, descendants Iniquity Offspring Heifer Young cow Afflict Covenant Remains of the dead bodies, bones etc. Sin Hurt, distress, trouble Promise, agreement For the questions below Highlight or underline the correct answers □ Monday 9 th March: Read the following verses and answer the questions: After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” 2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 1 1- When God appeared to Abram saying “Do not be afraid. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward,” Abram answered with a surprising response. a. Thank you my Lord and Master. b. “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” c. Lord, I am not worthy of this blessing. Read Genesis Chapter 15 verse 1 - 3 to find the complete story □ Tuesday 10th March: Read the following verses and answer the questions: 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” 2- Fill in the missing words from Genesis 15 verses 4-5: “This one shall not be your , but one who will come from your own shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward , and count the if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your be.” Read Genesis Chapter 15 verse 4 - 5 to find the complete story □ Wednesday 11th March: Read the following verses and answer the questions: And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. 7 Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.” 6 3- Which verse tells us that Abram believed God’s promise? a. Verse 2 b. Verse 5 c. Verse 7 Read Genesis Chapter 15 verse 6 - 7 to find the complete story □ Thursday 12th March: Read the following verses and answer the questions: 9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 4- Which 5 animals did Abram sacrifice to God to confirm God’s promise to him? d. Young pig, young goat, young ram, turtle dove and a pigeon e. Young cow, young goat, young ram, turtle dove and a pigeon f. Young sheep, young goat, young ram, turtle dove and a pigeon Read Genesis Chapter 15 verses 8 – 11 to find the complete story □ Friday 13th March: Read the following verses and answer the questions: Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” 13 5- God tells Abram what will happen to his people in verses 13-16. Five things will happen to them in the future. Can you put these five things (listed in the box below) in the correct order? They will leave a land rich They will be They will return to They will be They will be strangers in a treated badly their promised land servants land that is not theirs 1 2 3 4 5 Read Genesis Chapter 15 verse 12 - 16 to find the complete story □ Saturday 14th March: Read the following verses and answer the questions: 18 On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates 6- God gives Abram the land between 2 rivers – the river of Egypt and the river Euphrates TRUE / FALSE Read Genesis Chapter 15 verse 17 - 21 to find the complete story After completing your Bible Study worksheet, you can either send it by email to your class email address or print and hand it to your servants next Sunday. Year 4C: StAnthony4C@gmail.com Aunty Melaine If you want to send your Bible Study by email, please select your class email address below: Year 4A: StMakarios4A@gmail.com Uncle Shady Year 4B: StBakhomios4B@gmail.com Uncle Joe Year 4C: StAnthony4C@gmail.com Aunt Melaine Click on the following link to see how many points you have. Year 4A (St Makarios) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IAxTaKnV0gYVcGs5S3g2bwtjVpRv2gcNvdk1fsqTZwI/e dit?usp=sharing Year 4B (St Bakhomios) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w0I545QRLM7Qkix2cWmnZPx6uk2iGXXOBjhYPfix82U /edit?usp=sharing Year 4C (St Anthony) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lg2nRAJ9X6z3fjNIi5EzcH5FD436AuI9hfs0txhXA0/edit?usp=sharing