LESSON 1

Read Genesis 1-11

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. State what God brought into being each day of creation.

2. Man and beast were created on the same day. Beasts are described as "living creatures;" what is man called and why?

3. What did God say would be the results of eating from the tree of life and eating from the tree of knowledge?

4. What curses are put on each one involved in the fall?

5. What was Cain's curse?

6. How was the earth watered in the beginning?

7. Name Noah's three sons.

8. What was Noah's first act after the ark landed?

9. (Read 2 Peter 2:5) Did Noah tell anyone to repent?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. What was the devil's method of trickery and temptation of Eve?

2. Is temptation sin?

3. What characteristics can we see in our natural man by noting the way in which Adam and Eve reacted after they sinned?

4. God gave them animal skins for clothing to cover their nakedness. What could this represent?

5. Why was it an act of mercy to turn them out of the garden before they ate of the tree of life?

6. What does Hebrews 11:4 tell us about Cain and Abel and their sacrifices?

7. How did Noah shut the door on the ark and what does this say to us?

8. 0What was the intended purpose of the tower of Babel and why did God not want this?

9. What are the four outstanding events of Genesis 1-11?

10. Find as many similarities (contrasts) as you can in Genesis 1-11.

11. What characteristic of God do we see most outstanding in Genesis 1-11?

Paul says that the Old Testament is written for our example (literally a type) 1 Cor. 10:6,11. Can you find two types that have references in the New Testament from Gen. 1-11? A later example of what I mean is found in Exodus 17 and 2 Cor. 10:4, "That Rock (of which the Israelites drank) was Christ."

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: Even during the terrible wickedness of the pre-flood

days, Enoch walked with God. Hebrews 11:5

In the beginning GOD - denies atheism (no God)

In the beginning GOD - denies polytheism (many gods)

In the beginning GOD CREATED - denies fatalism (chance)

In the beginning GOD CREATED - denies evolution (something from nothing)

In the beginning GOD CREATED HEAVEN & EARTH - denies materialism (matter is eternal)

In the beginning GOD CREATED HEAVEN & EARTH - denies pantheism (universe is God)

Lesson 2

Read Genesis 12-24

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. When God called Abraham to the Promised Land, what did he have to leave?

2. Where did Abraham first settle and what was his first act in Canaan?

3. What simple truth can we learn from Abraham's adventure with his wife in Egypt? Gen. 15:11-20

4. Who was Lot and why did Abraham and Lot split? What was Lot's choice?

5. Who met Abraham on his return from saving Lot?

6. How many descendants did God promise to Abraham?

7. Who did Abraham show hospitality to at Mamre?

8. What does Isaac mean?

9. Why did Abraham send away Hagar and Ishmael?

10. What does Jehovah-Jireh mean?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. What weakness in Abraham does Ishmael represent?

2. Read Romans 4:16-55. Despite Ishmael, New Testament writers highly commend

3. Abraham's faith. What does this tell us about faith?

4. Many times in scripture, God changes people's names to represent something, what were Abraham's and Sarah's names before and what do their old and new names mean?

5. What does Gen. 16:33-32 show you about God's character? 2 Peter 3:9

6. Read Luke 17:28-33. Compare the end tines to Sodom. What kind of a believer do you think Abraham could represent? Lot?

7. What impression do you have of Abraham after reading Gen. BO? What could be said of God's calling on his life?

8. What could the ram in the thicket be a type of?

9. Find a New Testament scripture about Melchizedek. What could he be a type of?

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: If we trace Abraham's resting place and the field of battle, this mysterious Melchizedek King of "Salem" must have come from the location of Jerusalem, which was not yet built. The New Testament calls Melchizedek both a priest and a king. King of Righteousness and King of Peace- INTERESTING

LESSON 3

Read Genesis 25-36

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. What did Isaac, the son of promise, do for a living?

2. What were the names of Isaac and Rebekah's two sons?

3. What covenant did God renew with Isaac?

4. How did Isaac react to the Philistines contention over these wells?

5. How did Jacob go to Laban's in the first place?

6. What happened between God and Jacob on the way to Haran?

7. Name Jacob's twelve sons.

8. What does Bethel mean?

9. What nation or people sprang from Esau?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. What same weakness did Isaac show as Abraham at Gerar?

2. What is the significance of Jacob's name?

3. What does the prophecy to Rebekah about her sons, before their birth) show us about God's character?

4. Many times we are treated in the same way we treat others- How is this true in Jacob's life?

5. What kind of Christian might Esau be a type of?

6. God promised Jacob that He would "keep" him, yet Jacob was deceived many times by Laban. What should we think about the keeping power of God?

7. What is the significance of Gen. £0:53?

8. What do you think "Jacob's Ladder" represents? Gen. 28:1S

9. What do you think "Jacob's wrestling" represents? Gen. 32:34

10. What is the significance of Jacob's name change?

11. Can you see and similarities between Jacob's character and the way Jacob's sons treated Shechem and Hamor?

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider This: In Heb. 8. 11 (the hall of faith), seven men are mentioned from Genesis. Seven is usually considered the number of completion. (God completed creation in seven days) the seven men together gives us a complete account of faith.

1. Abel Faith Sacrifice Worship v4

2. Enoch Faith Heart Communion v5

3. Noah Faith work Good works v7

4. Abraham Faith walk Everyday Life v8

5. Isaac Faith Talk Prophecy v20

6. Jacob Faith Talk Prayer v21

7. Joseph Faith Talk Instruction v22

LESSON 4 Read Genesis 37-40

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. To whom and what land was Joseph sold into?

2. What spiritual gift helped Joseph immensely?

3. What caused Joseph's second trip to "the pits" (downfall)?

4. When Pharaoh asked Joseph to interpret his dream, what was

5. Joseph's initial reaction?

6. Where in Egypt did Jacob and his family dwell?

7. What was Judah's special blessing?

8. What fear did Joseph's brothers have after Jacob died?

9. Were their fears realized?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. Why did Joseph's brothers treat him like they did? Did he deserve it?

2. How is Psalm 118:8 like the butler in Pharaoh's house?

3. How did Joseph have new beginnings?

4. For what purpose did God give Pharaoh a double dream?

5. What spiritual gift did Joseph use along with interpreting Pharaoh's dream?

6. What was Joseph's underlying reason for treating his brothers the way he did when

7. they came to Egypt for food?

8. What things are significant about the way in which Jacob blessed Joseph's sons?

9. Read 1 Chron. 5:1,2

10. Give as many parallels as you can, concerning Joseph as a type of Christ.

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: Dreams caused Joseph much trouble, eventually sending him into a pit and then slavery. But Joseph trusted God, and God used dreams to send Joseph to the top. Never despise something if it gives you trouble. Turn it over to God and He will use it for your good.

LESSON 5

Read Exodus 1-11

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. After Joseph died, why did the Egyptians begin to oppress Israel?

2. How did they oppress Israel?

3. What was Pharaoh's plan for weakening Israel as a nation?

4. Of what tribe was Moses and what does his name mean?

5. What was God reminded of when the Israelites cried unto Him because of their

6. bondage?

7. By what name was Moses to identify God to the people?

8. What were Moses' two concerns about himself leading Israel?

9. How did God cause Moses to overcome those problems?

10. What was Pharaoh's reaction to Moses request to let his people go?

11. What were the plagues that the Lord brought?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. What weakness in Moses as a leader does the killing of the Egyptian represent?

2. What was the outward reason that Moses fled to Midian? What do you think God did

3. in Moses spiritually there?

4. God called to Moses out of a burning bush and gave him instructions how to deliver Israel. How could the bush burning but not consumed picture the call on Moses' life as a leader?

5. If Egypt represents the worldly life, what does the children of Israel taking the spoil from Egypt with them represent?

6. In Ex. 4:24, who do you think God ought to kill? Why?

7. How did Israel respond to Moses' leadership in general?

8. Did Pharaoh have a free will?

9. Give as many parallels as you can between Exodus and the gospel.

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: God said "Revenge is Mine, saith the Lord". The original evil with which Egypt planned to weaken Israel was to kill their male children at birth. God spared Moses and He led Israel out of Egypt after many plagues. The final blow on Egypt was the death of their FIRSTBORN!

LESSON 6

Read Exodus 12-20

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. What did the word "passover" signify to Israel?

2. How were the people to be dressed as they ate the Passover Lamb?

3. The Lord took revenge on the firstborn of Egypt. What did Israel do with their firstborn after that as a reminder of God's deliverance?

4. Why did Moses take Joseph's bones with him?

5. How did God show Israel where to go?

6. For what purpose did God say that He caused Pharaoh to pursue Israel?

7. What was the commandment and promise that God gave Israel at

8. Marah before entering the wilderness?

9. What were the people of Israel supposed to do to prepare for God's visitation with then on Sinai?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. Why did God change the beginning of the year for Israel?

2. What are some parallels between the Passover Lamb and Christ?

3. What could unleavened bread and bitter herbs represent in the Passover feast?

4. I Cor. 5:7,8

5. Exodus 14:20 says that the "pillar of cloud" was light to Israel but darkness to Egypt. What could this represent to us today?

6. What is the passage through the Red Sea a type of? 1 Cor. 10:1-4

7. Israel disobeyed God and tried to store up manna. What does this picture in our

8. lives?

9. What do you think the battle with Amalek represents in our lives? (Moses had to keep his hand raised to get victory. Someone had to help him keep them raised.)

10. Give several parallels between Exodus 10:13-22 and leadership to the church of the New Testament.

11. To understand the meaning of the Old and New Testaments, let's CONTRAST Israel's relationship to God with our relationship to God through Jesus. Volumes could be written on this subject, but just give 6 or 8 short sentences considering Israel's response. Ex. 19 & 20

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: I Cor. 10:4 tells us "that rock from which Israel drank was Christ", at the Feast of Tabernacles, which was a feast commemorative of the smitten rock, when Jesus was present at this ceremony, He stood up and cried ALOUD, "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink'" John 7:37

LESSON 7

Read Exodus 21-31

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. Was there a different penalty for those who sinned ignorantly and those who sinned knowingly?

2. When a neighbor suffered loss, what was the usual recompense that the guilty one paid?

3. Name the seven pieces of furniture in the tabernacle.

4. Through which pieces of furniture did God commune with them?

5. Where did Moses get the materials for making the tabernacle?

6. Where did Aaron wear the two stones on which the names of Israel were engraved?

Why?

7. What things were hanging from the bottom of Aaron's robe?

8. What parts of Aaron's body were to be touched with the blood from the consecrated

offering?

9. How did Moses know who to get to make all the parts of the

tabernacle?

10. What is the principle of the Sabbath stated in Ex. 31?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. How is the law concerning slaves (Ex. 21:1-6) like our relationship with Christ?

Rom. 6:16-23

2. What does Ex. 22:21 say to us as Christians?

2. After reading the laws in Ex. 21-23, what do you think is God's opinion of the following? (Give short sentence answers).

Parent - child relationships?
Widows, orphaned and the poor?
Witches; other gods?

4. In light of Ex. 23:26-30, how does God deal with the enemies of our soul? Although we could go into minute detail concerning the tabernacle, the nature of this study is to see BASIC parallels which speak to our lives today.

5. What does the PURE GOLD represent, which so many things in the tabernacle were made of?

6. In seven short sentences, what does each piece of "furniture" represent?

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: Jesus summarized the meaning of the law and the prophets with two sentences. "You shall love the Lord you God will all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:37-40

LESSON 8

Read Exodus 32-40

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. What reason did Moses give God for not destroying Israel?

2. Did Aaron take responsibility for the people going astray with the golden calf?

3. In what nay was God going to lead Israel after the golden calf incident?

4. In what manner did God speak to Moses in Chapter 33?

5. What did Moses insist on having from God to continue the journey?

6. What relationship was Israel to have with the inhabitants of the land they were inheriting?

7. What name does God give himself in Chapter 3^* that shows us His feelings about our worship?

8. How did God prove to Moses that He accepted him in spite of Israel's great sin?

9. What did God tell Moses to be careful about concerning the tabernacle?

10. How many days was Moses on the mount?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. What "fruit" of the Spirit did Israel lack which caused them to go astray? (32:1)

2. What does Moses' intercession in Chapter 32 show us of God's character?

3. The brazen laver (wash basin) is inlaid with the women's looking glasses. What could this represent?

4. The farther into the tabernacle one went, the stricter the rules got; but God's glory also increased. What could this mean?

5. After reading the instructions concerning the tabernacle, what do you see about God's character?

6. What do we see about Joshua's life in this portion of Israel's story?

7. The people were afraid of the glory of God on Moses' face. What does that tell us about them?

8. God gave the ten commandments to Moses a second time on fresh tablets. What does this show us of God's character?

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: We are called the tabernacle of God. Everywhere in the tabernacle you look was beautiful except down - there was nothing but dirt. Look up, saints, there is nothing good in your own self!

LESSON 9

Read Numbers 1-12

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. How many warriors did Israel have?

2. Which tribe camped next to the tabernacle and had charge over it?

3. What was the test to see if a woman had committed adultery or not?

4. What must one do to fulfill the vow of a Nazarite?

5. How did the sons of Kohath carry the objects of the tabernacle assigned to them?

6. After the tabernacle was fully dedicated and anointed) from where did God speak to Moses?

7. What was Miriam's and Aaron's sin?

8. What truth do we learn about leadership in Chapter 12?

9. What truth do we learn about hearing God's voice in Chapter 12?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. Judah which means "praise" was to camp on the east side of the tabernacle, what could this signify?

2. Can you think of a reason why God decided to have the Levites serve Him instead of the firstborn of all the tribes?

3. To be counted as a warrior one had to be 30 years old and up. Those that served the Lord (Levites) were counted one month old and up. What could this show us?

4. They were to put lepers and those defiled with the dead out of the camp. What does this represent spiritually?

5. What does the laying on of hands signify in 8:10-12?

6. What could the silver trumpets and their alarms represent in the church today?

7. The Israelites marched in a given order according to tribes, families, sex and age. What could this represent in the church today?

8. Compare Numbers 11:17 with Exodus 18. What was accomplished in Numbers 11 that wasn't in Exodus 18?

9. What event does Numbers 11:24-30 remind you of in the New Testament?

10. Was it wrong for the children of Israel to desire the various things they had in Egypt? (water, bread, fresh leeks, garlic, cucumbers, melons)

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: Miriam and Aaron challenged Moses because he had a non-Jewish wife. God was angry with them. This shows us not to regard a person's shortcomings, but only to respect the calling of God on them!

LESSON 10

Read Numbers 13-24

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. Who were the two spies that gave a good and faithful report?

2. Why did God choose 40 years punishment particularly?

3. Who did God say would inherit the Promised Land?

4. What were the Israelites to have tassels on their garments for?

5. What was the Levites inheritance?

6. Why didn't Moses and Aaron get to go into the Promised Land?

7. Why did Israel fight the Amorites but not the Edomites when they both wouldn't let Israel pass through their lands?

8. Why did Balak want Balaam to curse Israel? Why didn't Balaam do it?

9. What did Balaam actually prophesy or proclaim concerning Israel

and the other nations?

10. What did Balaam think of Balak's silver and gold?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. What does the account of the 12 spies picture in the Christian life?

2. Because of fear, Israel wanted to go back to Egypt. What could this represent in our lives?

3. The faithless spies died. After this Israel repented. Why did they not get the victory then over the Amalekites and Canaanites?

4. What spiritual principles concerning leadership do you think the story of Korah represents?

5. What spiritual principle concerning leadership is represented by the story of Aaron's staff budding?

6. In the church today, who may enter into the "Holy of Holies" with God, as is represented by Aaron and his sons?

7. What could the water of cleansing possibly represent in Chapter 19?

8. What does the incident with the bronze snake show us?

9. Why did God tell Balaam to go with the Moabites but then get angry with Balaam when he did? (22:10-22)

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: When we do things just to please men, we become like donkeys to the Lord. Notice the donkey spoke like a man and said, "Am I not your own donkey...have I been stubborn in the past?" Balaam said "Naay", because he had become the stubborn donkey!

LESSON 11

Read Numbers 25-36

INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS

1. What sins did Israel commit as a result of living near the

Moabites?

2. Of the people that Moses numbered in the wilderness of Sinai, how many were still alive when Moses numbered them in the plains of Moab?

3. How was Israel to treat the "spoil" of the Midianites before they divided it?

4. How was the spoil divided initially?

5. What did God tell Israel would happen if they did not completely drive out the inhabitants of the land before them?

6. What did the Levites get instead of an inheritance of land?

QUESTIONS FOR DEEPER THOUGHT

1. What does God's response to the daughters of Zelophehad show you about His attitude toward women?

2. In Chapter 27, what was Moses' reaction to the Lord's reminder that he would view the Promised Land, but not enter it?

3. What principles of "training" do you see with Moses and Aaron in Chapter 27?

4. What do you learn of God's view of women in relationship with man in Chapter 30?

5. In Chapter 32 how were the children of Gad and Reuben different from their fathers who gave an evil report earlier in Kadesh-barnea?

6. What could the cities of refuge be a type of?

7. What could the manslayer be a type of?

8. What could the avenger be a type of?

CONSIDERATION CORNER

Consider this: Ten men who failed to see God

Saw cities impregnably high.

Two men "looking off" unto God,

Saw doom for those cities draw nigh.

Ten men who failed to see God

Saw giants frighteningly tall;

Two men "looking off" unto God

Saw giants as grasshoppers small.

Ten men who failed to see God

Reported, "we're certain to fail".

Two men "looking off" unto God

Cried "Up! For with God we prevail!"

Ten men who failed to see God

Discouraged their brother men.

Two men perceived God everywhere.

Are you of the two - or the ten?

J. Sidlow Baxter