Sunday, February 21, 2016

Genesis Review

Here is a list of activities and questions that were shared with the teachers to use in reviewing Genesis 1 - 50.  You can adapt some of these to do with your family.
The questions at the end provide a great information review.


This long list of activities is not meant to overwhelm you.  It is meant to give you some ideas to do with your family.

A great thing to do as a family is talking about how your your family has seen God's faithfulness in good times and bad.

BIG IDEA:  
God is the boss!  He is the best boss!
Adam & Eve choose to disobey this good boss!
God, the good boss, promised to fix this sin problem!
Everything in the Bible helps us see that God is a good boss!

Some additional ideas have been added in italics to this post.
Verse for 1st - 5th grade - Romans 8:1  "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." 
Verse for 2 year old - Kindergarten - Psalm 56:3  "When I am afraid I put my trust in you."
We are reviewing Genesis 1 - 50

Here are a couple review ideas.

Bible review through food:
  • Creation:  Apple - the tree of knowledge.
    Be sure to address the fact that God gave Adam & Eve every fruit to eat of but gave them a specific, clear command about what they couldn't eat.
  • Jacob/Esau:  Soup (or if Soup is scary soup crackers) - trading of the birthright
  • Joseph:  Bread - the grain that was stored
Bible review through video:
  • The Jesus Storybook Bible DVD Genesis stories.  Pick select stories to show.  This DVD should be in every classroom and there is an extra copy in the resource room.
Bible review by making a book:
  • Depending on the age level you could have the children color pictures or draw pictures of different stories.
Bible review through stations:
  • Various stations with play themes:
    • animal toys - Creation
    • Some kind of appropriate easy to play water activities - Flood
    • Build blocks - Tower of Babel
Bible review by game:
  • All of the Genesis pictures from the curriculum will be in your classroom.  You could  use these to play a game to put them in order, like Memory/Concentration.
  • Fun Quiz Game on Genesis Bible stories.  Remember the goal is to remember and teach not win.
Bible review by focus on a specific item (similar to food example above):
  • An example would be focusing on different animals
    • Creation:  Elephant - Adam named the animals.  What are some crazy animals or animal names.
    • Fall:  Snake - The serpent tempted Eve.  - How did he tempt Eve?
    • Flood:  two of any kind of animal.  -  What did God provide to keep people safe?  How would you like to live on an ark?  Why was the ark built?
    • Abraham/Isaac:  Ram - God is faithful to His promises and Abraham trusted him. - What does it mean to trust God?  
    • Jacob/Esau:  some kind of furry animal.  -  Was it right for Jacob to deceive his father?
    • You could add to this list or focus on something.
Genesis Review Questions for older:
  • How does God talk to us today?
  • How do we talk to God?
  • What does "Genesis" mean? (Beginning)
  • "What did God create on the ___ day?"
  • What did God do on the seventh day?
  • Who was the first man?
  • Who was the woman?
  • Who were the first three children?
  • Where did Adam and Eve live in the beginning?
  • What were Adam's jobs in the Garden?
  • What was Eve's job?
  • Tell why Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden?
  • What kind of fruit did they eat? (Answer not found in the Bible)
  • Who was the tempter?
  • How was Adam punished for not obeying God?
  • How was Eve punished for not obeying God?
  • How was the serpent  punished for not obeying God?
  • Which brother offered the better sacrifice?
  • Which brother killed his brother?
  • What was Cain's punishment for killing Abel?
  • Through which son would Jesus be born? (Seth)
  • What did God tell Noah to build?
  • What was the ark made of?
  • Who was saved on the ark?
  • How many days and nights did it rain during the Great Flood?
  • Where did the ark rest?
  • What did God put in the sky as a promise He would never destroy the earth by water again?
  • Why didn't God want the people to build a tower up to heaven?
  • How did God make the people stop building the tower?
  • What was the name of the tower?
  • What was Abram's new name?
  • What was Sarai's new name?
  • Where did Lot choose to live?
  • Why were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? (wickedness)
  • Who was the Father of Many Nations?
  • How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?
  • When Abraham was about to offer Isaac on the altar and the angel of the LORD stopped him, what did Abraham offer instead?
  • Who did Isaac marry?
  • What were the names of Isaac and Rebekah's twins' names?
  • How did Jacob suggest Esau sell his birthright?
  • How did Jacob trick his father into blessing him instead of Esau?
  • Name the twelve sons of Jacob.
  • What was Jacob's daughter's name?
  • Why were Joseph's brothers jealous of Joseph?
  • What did Joseph's brothers put him in that had no water?
  • Did Joseph's brothers kill Joseph?
  • How did Joseph get to Egypt?
  • Was Joseph ever in prison for doing something wrong? (trick question)
  • How did Joseph get out of prison?
  • What did Pharaoh's dreams of cows and corn mean?
  • Who was responsible for the food in Egypt during the famine?
  • Why did Joseph's brothers go to Egypt during the famine?
  • Did Joseph realize that it was God's plan that he be taken to Egypt to save his people?
  • Did Jacob ever know that Joseph was alive?

From God in the Curriculum handout given at the training time.
  1. God Creates the Heavens and the Earth  
  2. God Creates Man and Woman  
  3. Man Rebels against God
  4. Cain Rebels against God    
  5. God Floods the Earth
  6. God Preserves Noah
  7. God Judges the Nations at Babel
  8. God Makes a Promise to Abram
  9. Abraham and Sarah Doubt God          
  10. God Judges Sodom and Gomorrah  
  11. God Sends Baby Isaac  
  12. God Tests Abraham  
  13. God Chooses Jacob over Esau  
  14. Jacob Wrestles with God  
  15. God Preserves Joseph  
  16. God Delivers Joseph
for information on the specific passages that go with each of these stories, go to 

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