Bible Friends in Genesis and Exodus
I think an expanding knowledge of the Bible is natural and essential for people, Christian Scientists, for example, who read it every day as part of their study of the weekly Bible Lesson.
Here’s how I used this list of ‘Bible Friends in Genesis and Exodus’ with my 7th – 8th grade Sunday School class. I asked them to fold the sheet from right to left, covering the identifying information. The students looked at the list of names and put a check mark beside those names they did not recognize. We looked at the names not checked to see if we agreed on who they were, then we began to look at the checked names. Sometimes as I began to tell a story using that name, the students would remember something about the person. We worked on this list of Bible Friends for about half the hour over several Sundays.
This lesson gave the students an opportunity to listen to what they knew, and did not know. This self-assessment approach, along with my coaching, engaged their interest in mastering this knowledge regarding major players in Genesis and Exodus.
Bible Friends in Genesis and Exodus
Adam and Eve the first humans chosen to learn from their mistakes.
Cain and Abel the first son, Cain, was jealous of his brother Abel and killed him.
Seth after Seth, men began to call upon the name of the Lord, Gen 4: 25, 26:
Enoch Cain’s son, Gen. 4: 17; father of Methuselah, Gen. 5: 21;
Enoch was translated and did not experience death: Gen 5: 18, 24
Methuselah son of Enoch; grandfather of Noah; died at age 969
Noah son of Lamech, grandson of Methusela: ‘Noah shall comfort us’, Gen. 5: 27-29
Shem Ham Japhet the three sons of Noah, Gen 6: 10
Abram The Lord called him out of his own country into
him Abraham and said he would be father of many nations; Gen 17: 5
Lot Abram’s nephew; Lot separated from Abram when
of
Melchizedek King of Salem; priest of the Most High God Gen. 14: 18
Hagar Sarai’s handmaid
Ishmael son of Abram and Sarai
Sarah God renamed her Sarah when He promised her a son, Isaac; Gen. 17: 19
Isaac son of Abraham and Sarah. Abraham thought he was supposed to sacrifice
Isaac, but God used the occasion to end the practice of child sacrifice
Rebekah wife of Isaac
Esau first born twin son of Isaac and Rebekah; Gen. 25: 25
Jacob-Israel Jacob wrestled with mortality & yielded to his spiritual individuality.
Gen 32: 28. The ‘Children of Israel’ are Jacob / Israel’s descendants.
Joseph 12th son of Jacob and Rachel
Pharaoh advanced Joseph’s career when Joseph interpreted his dream
Moses God called this Hebrew shepherd to confront Pharaoh and lead the people
out of slavery in
Aaron Moses’ brother and spokesperson
Miriam Moses’ sister; prophetess; had a bout with leprosy when she doubted Moses
