Genesis Vol 3.pdf - College Press

ABRAHAM AS INTERCESSOR
John 1 : 29) . Avd, acrordiiig to plain Scriptwe teaching,
the ody $lace whew thP belirver appropriates the efficacy
of Christ’s Blood is in the baptismal grave (Gal. 3:27, Rom.
6:3-11, Tit. 3:J, Matt, 3:13-16; Acts 2:38-41, 8:12, 8:38,
10:47, 16~31-33, 22:16).
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REVIEW QUESTIONS ON
PART THIRTY-ONE
Explain the Oriental ritual of hospitality as exemplified
by Abraham in Genesis 18.
How explain Sarah’s laughter on hearing the an-
‘nouncement that she would bear a son? What kind
of reaction did this indicate on her part?
Why did she subsequently resort to deception when
faced with the facts?
What reasons have we for holding that of the three
heavenly Visitants to Abraham’s tent two were angels?
Cf. Heb. 1:14.
What reason do we have for believing that the third
Visitant was God Himself in the person of the Logos?
Review the Old Testament teaching concerning the
Angel of Jehovah. Correlate Micah 5 :2.
What announcement did these heavenly Visitants
make concerning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Explain what is meant by “the perennial problem of
Absolute Justice. ”
How is this problem stated, in the form of a question,
in v. 23, and again in the same way in v. 25?
How account for the “boldness’’ of Abraham’s inter-
cession?
Would you say that it ’lacked humility?
How does Cornfeld explain the apparent familiarity
of Abraham’s approaches to God?
How refute the claim that these Cultures had not yet
attained the ideal of individual responsibility, but were
concerned only with collective righteousness and responsibility?
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