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Chapter 3 Study Guide

Chapter 3 Study Guide. Covenant and Commitment. People of the Chapter. Noah had a covenant with God and built an arc Isaac married to Rebecca. Father of Jacob and Esau. Rebecca married to Isaac. Favorite child was Jacob. Helped Jacob trick Isaac. People of the Chapter. Esau

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Chapter 3 Study Guide

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  1. Chapter 3 Study Guide Covenant and Commitment

  2. People of the Chapter • Noah • had a covenant with God and built an arc • Isaac • married to Rebecca. Father of Jacob and Esau. • Rebecca • married to Isaac. Favorite child was Jacob. Helped Jacob trick Isaac

  3. People of the Chapter • Esau • Oldest son of Rebecca and Isaac. Sold away his birthright. • Jacob • Son of Isaac who received the blessing and became the next patriarch. God changed Jacob’s name to Israel.

  4. St. Paul • Known as Saul (before his conversion) • Saul was guilty of persecuting Christians. • GREAT CONVERSION (shows that believing in the Lord can change a person) • Great light • Temporarily blind • Got baptized and changed his name to PAUL • Taught people to know and love Jesus

  5. Vocabulary in the Chapter • Covenant • sacred agreement or relationship. • Commitment • a pledge to accomplish a promise • Fulfillment • to keep or accomplish the promise

  6. Vocabulary in the Chapter • Birthright • the right to becoming the family patriarch and receiving the inheritance • Blessings • given as a way to ask God to make holy

  7. Keeping the Promises • God’s Covenant to Noah • That the earth would never be destroyed again. • God made this promise in a rainbow • God’s covenant to Jacob • that Jacob would have many descendants, protection and land. • How was this told to Jacob? • In a dream. He slept on a rock at Bethel.

  8. Isaac’s Blessing to Jacob May God give to you… • Dew of heavens (land/wealth) • Fertility of earth’s abundance grain and wine (food/drink) • Let people serve you • Nations pay homage to you

  9. Why is Receiving Isaac’s birthright so important? • Right to be the patriarch of the family • Right to the inheritance • Jacob had twelve sons who later became the Twelve Tribes of Israel. • This shows that God honored his original promise to Abraham to give him many descendants.

  10. Ways that young people can keep everyday covenants • Being honest • Being loyal to friends • Not making promises that they can’t keep • Respecting parents • Taking truthful oaths only when necessary

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