Luke 01:57--2: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4: And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5: And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
1. What did God create in the beginning?
2. Was the light good?
3. How is day different from night?
4. What did God say to create the light?
21: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23: And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
1. Where did God create the moving creatures and the fowls?
2. What is a fowl?
3. What does it mean to be fruitful and multiply?
4. Did God think all the animals were good?
2: And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4: And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6: And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
1. Did God say that Adam and Eve could eat every fruit of the garden?
2. Why did the woman eat the fruit?
3. Where is the serpent in the picture?
3. Did the man eat the fruit too?
4. Are the man and the woman going to die?
9: And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10: And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11: And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12: And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13: And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
23: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground
from whence he was taken.
24: So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims,
and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
1. Why did Adam hide from God?
2. Did Adam make excuses when God asked him why he was disobedient?
3. What was God's punishment for Adam and Eve?
4. Why couldn't they go back into Eden?
2: And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3: And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4: And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6: And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7: If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8: And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9: And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10: And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
12: When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength;
a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
1. Which boy is Cain?
2. What is the name of the boy who was killed?
3. Why was Cain angry?
4. What did Cain say when God asked him where his brother Abel was?
2: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4: So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
5: And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
1. What did God say Abram should do?
2. Who did Abram take with him when he left?
3. What country did Abram go to?
4. What did God say he would do for Abram?
15: And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16: And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17: And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
24: Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
25: And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26: But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
1. What happened to Sodom and Gomorrah?
2. What did the angels tell Lot to do?
3. What happened to Lot's wife?
4. Was Lot obedient to God?
2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 9: And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10: And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11: And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12: And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13: And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
1. What was the name of Abraham's son?
2. What did God tell Abraham to do with Isaac?
3. Did Abraham obey God?
4. Did Abraham kill Isaac?
Thy Son, thine only Son, thine Isaac take,
And where Moriah's craggy Mountains rise
The Youth to him that gave him, sacrifice.
Nor did the Friend of God dispute or stay;
He knew 'twas Heaven's to order, his t'obey:
Who gave him, cou'd perform the Words he said,
Who bid him die cou'd raise him from the Dead.
Scarce had the Sun forsook th'E�an Main
And chas'd the Shades o'r scorch'd Arabia's Plain,
When Abraham, yet a Father, leaves his Tent,
And to the Place with his lov'd Isaac went:
The thoughtful Father bore the Knife and Fire,
His Son the Wood, who thus accosts his Sire:
-- Nor Wood, nor Fire, for Sacrifice we need,
But where's the Lamb must on the Altar bleed?
Unmov'd the faithful Patriarch thus reply'd,
'Tis God who sends and he'll the Lamb provide.
And now the Victim's on the Altar bound
The Father's Hand is rais'd to give the fatal Wound:
O Piety! O Nature! Why so slow,
Ye Angels, to divert the falling Blow!
At length 'tis done; at length by Heavn's command
A willing Watcher flies, and stops his Hand:
When from the Throne a voice like Thunder broke
And to the Patriarch thus th' Almighty spoke.
``Enough, my Friend! enough thy Piety is shown:
``Thy matchless Faith shall be to after-Ages known:
``I by myself have sworn thy num'rous Seed I'll bless,
The gate of those that hate them shall thy Seed possess:
``The Saviour of the World shall from thy Stock arise
``T' atone his Father's Wrath a willing Sacrifice.
11: And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12: And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13: And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14: And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15: And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
16: And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
1. What is this man's name?
2. What did he use for a pillow?
3. What did he see in his dream?
4. What does God mean when he talks about Jacob's seed spreading all over the world?
7: And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
11: And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the
altar of incense.
12: And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13: But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy
wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
18: And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man,
and my wife well stricken in years.
19: And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of
God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20: And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these
things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled
in their season.
21: And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the
temple.
22: And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had
seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
1. What was the name of Zacharias's wife?
2. Why did Zacharias think his wife Elizabeth wouldn't have a baby?
3. What did the angel mean when he said Zacharias would be dumb?
4. What did Zacharias say when he came out of the temple?
58: And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon
her; and they rejoiced with her.
59: And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and
they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60: And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
61: And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62: And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63: And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they
marvelled all.
64: And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and
praised God.
1. Was Elisabeth's baby a boy, or a girl?
2. Was everybody happy that Elizabeth had a baby?
3. What did Elizabeth want to name her baby?
4. What did the baby's father do so people would know what the baby's name should be?
2: (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3: And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4: And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto
the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage
of David:)
5: To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6: And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she
should be delivered.
7: And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and
laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
1. What is a tax?
2. What city did Joseph and Mary go to?
3. When Mary had her baby, where did she put him?
4. Why did Joseph and Mary sleep in a stable?
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