Instructions:
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Fill in the blanks with words from the top of the page.
Notice that each blank is for a noun.
matter man safety injustices Sarah
fear faith innocence dishonesty time
feast Hagar son trouble Abimilech
problem story quality humanity heir
"The ____________________ distressed Abraham greatly because it
concerned his son." (Genesis 21: 11)
I. Abraham was just as human as any other _______________.
A. He worried about his ____________________, and about his sons.
B. He complained about ______________________________, too.
II. Abraham lied again, about his relationship to ____________________.
A. His _______________ of Abimilech was bigger than his _______________
in God.
B. God respected the _________________________ of Abimilech.
C. Abraham prospered in spite of his _________________________.
III. Isaac was born right on ____________________.
A. Abraham made a ____________________ when the baby was weaned.
B. Sarah was still jealous of ____________________.
C. Ishmael is also a _______________ of Abraham, so God will take
care of him.
IV. Abimilech wants no _________________________ with Abraham,
or with God.
A. Abraham is willing to treat ______________________________ fairly.
B. They settled a water _________________________ amicably.
C. They lived in peace together for the rest of the ____________________.
V. God saw a special _________________________ in the character of Abraham.
A. God kept His promise in spite of Abraham's _________________________.
B. Isaac will be the _______________ of Abraham's property, and of God's
promises.
Now, write an answer for each question below.
Try to use complete sentences.
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1. Was Abraham too heavenly minded to be any earthly good?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
2. Did Abraham care about Ishmael too?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
3. Is Abraham's fatih perfect?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
4. Did Abimilech do wrong in God's eyes?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
5. Did God punish Abraham for lying to Abimilech?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
6. What did Abraham do, when Isaac was weaned?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
7. Did Sarah ever forgive Hagar?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
8. What did Abimilech and Phicol want from Abraham?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
9. Did Abraham want trouble with the Philistines?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
10. Did Abraham's humanity interfere with God's plans?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
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