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Match each passage with the descriptive title that Dr. Pratt gives them.

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Dark Chaotic World
Six Days of Ordering
Ideal World

Genesis 1:1-2
Genesis 1:3-31
Genesis 2:1-3

Match each day of the creation with the description of what God made.

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Day and night
Waters above and waters below
Dry land
The sun, moon, and stars
The birds and sea creatures
The animals and humanity

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6

Match the way in which God showed His power in the six days of creation with the parallel way in which God showed His power in a reverse way in the plagues in Egypt.

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The waters are turned into blood.
The frogs and insects rule over them.
Total darkness comes over them.
Crops are destroyed by hail and fire.
People are sick and die.

Waters of life are created.
Humans are given dominion.
Light shines in darkness.
Vegetation grows.
They are told to multiply.

Which of the following statements best describes Dr. Pratt’s position regarding the inspiration of the Bible?

It is inspired, but may contain minor insignificant errors with regard to historical facts.
It is inspired and completely reliable with regard to historical facts.
It is inspired in the sense that God speaks to our hearts when we read it with spiritual sensitivity.

What is the Enuma Elish? Choose the best answer.

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood.
An ancient Babylonian poem about the Fall.
An ancient Babylonian story about the Creation.
An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood that includes the creation, corruption, the flood, and a new order.

What is the Gilgamish Epic? Choose the best answer.

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood.
An ancient Babylonian poem about the Fall.
An ancient Babylonian story about the Creation.
An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood that includes the creation, corruption, the flood, and a new order.

What is the Atrahasis Epic? Choose the best answer.

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood.
An ancient Babylonian poem about the Fall.
An ancient Babylonian story about the Creation.
An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood that includes the creation, corruption, the flood, and a new order.

Which of the following statements best describes Dr. Pratt’s view of how Moses made use of ancient myths as he wrote Genesis?

He corrected the false teachings in these documents, but used some similarities to communicate better to Israel in their historical context.
He did not use the mythical documents, because they contained historical errors and erroneous views of God, and any hint of reference to them would have been confusing to Israel.
He only referred to concepts in these documents to correct their false teachings and clarify the true view of Yahweh.

Which of the following ancient mythical documents has a pattern that is most similar to Genesis?

Enuma Elish
Gilgamish Epic
Atrahasis Epic

Which of the following best describes Moses’ purpose in writing Genesis, according to Dr. Pratt?

He basically wanted to teach them the historical truths of the creation, the fall, and the flood.
He wanted to teach historical truths, but he also wanted to convince Israel that they should conform to God's will in going to Canaan.
He mainly wanted to convince Israel that Yahweh was the true God and that they should abandon the false gods that they had adopted in Egypt.

Which of the following is NOT one of the interpretations of the creation story that Dr. Pratt mentions?

God created all things in six ordinary days.
The days of the creation story represent long periods of time.
There is a gap of millions of years between the first act of creation, when everything was formless and void, and the moment when God began to order everything and create man.
The Genesis creation story is poetic and not meant to give chronological details.

Which of the following views is Dr. Pratt’s view regarding the creation?

God created all things in six ordinary days.
The days of the creation story represent long periods of time.
There is a gap of millions of years between the first act of creation, when everything was formless and void, and the moment when God began to order everything and create man.
The Genesis creation story is poetic and not meant to give chronological details.

What is the basic meaning of the phrase formless and empty in Genesis 1:2? Select the best answer.

Everything was still ugly and evil.
It was uninhabitable and hostile to human life.
All the elements were in conflict, and there was no light.

How does Dr. Pratt describe days 1, 2, and 3 of the creation?

They are the domains, giving form to the formlessness.
They are the inhabitants of the domains, filling the emptiness.
They are the foundation of the creation, giving the basic elements.

How does Dr. Pratt describe days 4, 5 and 6 of the creation?

They are the domains, giving form to the formlessness.
They are the inhabitants of the domains, filling the emptiness.
They are the foundation of the creation, giving the basic elements.

What phrase is repeated in Genesis chapter one, verses 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, and 25?

And God said…
It was good.
Let there be…

In Deuteronomy 32:10-12, Moses writes about the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, using terminology similar to the words found in Genesis 1:2. What word does Moses use to describe Egypt in Deuteronomy 32:10-12?

Chaotic
Dark
Barren

In Deuteronomy 32:10-12, Moses writes about the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, using terminology similar to the words found in Genesis 1:2. What phrase does Moses use to describe God’s care for Israel in the desert in Deuteronomy 32:10-12?

He hovered over them like an eagle hovers over its young.
He nursed them like a mother nurses her child.
He pastored them like a shepherd caring for his sheep.

Which of the following statements best describes Moses’ purpose in writing Genesis 1:2, according to Dr. Pratt?

He was basically relating the historical facts about creation so that Israel would believe in Yahweh as their creator.
He was making a parallel between creation and the deliverance from Egypt, so that Israel would accept going to Canaan as God's work of again bringing order out of chaos.
He was making a parallel between the formlessness and emptiness of the first stage of creation and Israel's life in Egypt, so that Israel would repent of their sin and follow his commandments.

By writing Genesis 1:1-2:3, Moses was trying to show Israel that deliverance from Egypt and going to Canaan was nothing less than ___________.

a re-creation
salvation
eternal life

In Deuteronomy 12:11, Moses makes a parallel between life in the land of Canaan and a concept found in Genesis 2:1-3. What is that concept?

The concept of light shining in the darkness
The concept of the image God in man
The concept of a Sabbath rest

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of Moses in writing Genesis 2:1-3, according to Dr. Pratt?

He wanted to make a parallel between life in the Promised Land and the Sabbath rest of Genesis 2:1-3, so that Israel would accept God's plan of entering Canaan.
He wanted to show Israel that even God rested on the seventh day, so that they would remember to keep the fourth commandment in Canaan.
He wanted to make a parallel between resting from their journey in the wilderness and God's resting after creation, so that they would remember to enjoy the blessings of salvation.

Which of the following events mentioned by Dr. Pratt occurred as Israel was delivered from Egypt, and is parallel to one of the acts of creation?

The sea was held back and dry land appeared as they crossed the Red Sea.
The moon and the stars began to shine in the night as they crossed the Red Sea.
They saw the fish and creatures of the sea as they crossed the Red Sea.

Which of the following blessings in Canaan are parallel to the creation account in Genesis 1 and 2? Mark each correct answer.

They have dominion.
They produce new species of vegetation.
They multiply.
Their fields are productive.

The New Testament writers refer to the creation account in Genesis as a prototype of ______________.

The history of the nation of Israel
Redemption in Christ
Miracles of healing

What are the three stages of redemption mentioned by Dr. Pratt? Mark the answer with the terms used in the video.

Creation, Fall, and Restoration
Liberation, Continuation, and Finalization
Inauguration, Continuation, and Consummation

Which of the following phrases in John 1:1-3 points especially to the creation account in Genesis?

In the beginning
And the Word was with God
And the Word was God

Which of the following concepts from the creation account is also used by Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:6 to speak of salvation?

Light shining
A new creation
The image of God

In 2 Corinthians 5:17, Paul says that anyone who is in Christ is _____________.

a free man
a new creation
in the light

In Colossians 3:9-10, Paul writes that believers have put on a new self which is being renewed in the _______________. (Select the phrase used in the verse.)

image of its creator
likeness of Christ
image of the Son of Man

According to Dr. Pratt, just as Moses used the account of God resting on the seventh day to spur Israel to go to Canaan, the author of Hebrews uses the same figure to speak of _______________.

keeping the fourth commandment
Christ's return and the final Sabbath rest
the coming of the Messiah

As he wrote Genesis, Moses intentionally selected and arranged the historical events to make a point.

True
False

According to Dr. Pratt, there were other accounts of the origins of the world that would have been available for Moses to read during his youth in Egypt.

True
False

According to Dr. Pratt, the only interpretation of the creation story that is acceptable in Evangelical circles is that God created all things in six ordinary days.

True
False

Revelation 21:1 explains that in the new heaven and earth, there will be no sea.

True
False

Dr. Pratt explains that eternal life will be spent in a new world of a purely spiritual nature, without physical characteristics.

True
False

The Pentateuch: Genesis – Deuteronomy

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