1. NAME the things made on each day of the creative week.
2. What two institutions have come down to us from Eden? Were they instituted as types? By what acts was the Sabbath made?
3. In what respects was man different from the animals in his creation? Gen. 1:26, 27; 2:7, 19.
4. Trace the successive steps in the temptation and fall.
5. How, when, why, and how many times, was the earth cursed during the patriarchal age?
6. Carefully trace the causes, and state the effects of the flood.
7. Why, when, and where was the tower of Babel built? Why, how, and with what result was it destroyed? Is this in favor of, or against, concentration in the Lord’s work? Give reason for your reply.
8. Give Scripture reasons why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were called to be pilgrims and strangers in a strange land.
9. In what special sense were they the called of the Lord?
10. By what characteristics, manners, and customs, or habits of life, were they distinguished from the world?
11. How often, and under what circumstances, did the Lord appear to Abraham? to Isaac? to Jacob?
12. In what places did Abraham sojourn? Isaac? Jacob?
13. In what places did they erect altars of worship?
14. What special promise was made and confirmed to them all? How, when, under what circumstances, and how many times?
15. What was the patriarchal age? Describe the patriarchal government. Why was the genealogy of this age kept with so great care?
16. Trace the genealogy of the world to the death of Joseph.
17. Make a list of the prophets, and of their prophecies, giving interpretations, showing in whom they all center.
18. In how many ways did the Lord commune with them? In how many ways does He speak to us?
19. In what different ways is the plan of redemption revealed in the book of Genesis?
20. Under what covenant did the patriarchs live? Give proof.
21. Of how many of the patriarchs have we a record of their “last end”? What do the brevity and simplicity of that record show?
22. Make a list of the benefits you have received in the study of the book of Genesis, and fix them in your mind.
23. What are the principal events recorded in the book?
24. Make an outline of the book. Give the lesson headings in their order, of the twenty-six lessons of the past two quarters, naming the scripture included in each.
LESSON I.—SABBATH, JANUARY 7, 1899.
BIRTH OF CHRIST.
Nazareth and Bethlehem, B.C. 5.
NOTE.—The texts inclosed in marks of parentheses, while not essential to the lesson study, will be found to throw much light upon the lesson, and are suggested for those who wish to study further.
18 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.79521 And she shall bring forth a Son; and thou shalt call His name Jesus; for it is He that shall save His people from their sins. 22 Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 23 ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel’; 24 which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; 25 and knew her not till she had brought forth a Son; and he called His name Jesus.”
26 “Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee. 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. 31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His name Jesus. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David; 33 and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end. 34 And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also that which is to be born shall be called holy, the Son of God.”
1 “Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5 to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. 6 And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son; and she wrapped Him in swaddling-clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
