Instructions:
Print this page. Read the Bible text.
Fill in the blanks with words from the top of the page.
Notice that each blank is for a verb.
Look count make wanted measure
began see worshipped believed went
told return received had showed
made believed doubt trust give
"_______________ up at the Heavens and _______________ the stars...
So shall your offspring be. (Genesis 15: 5)
I. God will _______________ Abram's descendants into a great nation.
A. Abram _______________ some assurance that it was really true.
B. God does not ____________________ greatness like we do.
II. Abram _______________ praying before daybreak.
A. Outside his tent, he could still __________ stars.
B. He prayed and _________________________ all day long.
C. Abram ____________________ God; God credited it to him as
righeousness.
III. Toward evening, Abram _______________ into a trance.
A. God _______________ him a prophecy about his descendants.
B. Abram's descendants would _______________ in the fourth
generation.
C. After sunset, God ____________________ Abram's sacrifice.
IV. Abram __________ no son, but God promised him descendants.
A. God _______________ him a deeply spiritual experience, as a
sign.
B. God _______________ some more promises to Abram.
C. Abram ____________________ God in every detail.
V. Sometimes, we _______________ our own experience with God.
A. We have to _______________ God to deliver on His promises.
B. God will _______________ us Heaven, in His own good time.
Now, write an answer for each question below.
Try to use complete sentences.
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1. What did Abram ask God?
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2. How did God show him the number of his descendants?
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3. Does God measure greatness in the same way we do?
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4. How do we know that Abram started praying before dawn?
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5. What did Abram do all day long?
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6. Why did God decide that Abram was righteous?
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7. What happened to Abram that evening?
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8. Do you ever doubt your experience with God?
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9. What has God promised to Christians?
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10. By what righteousness can we enter Heaven?
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