BIBL 410 ABRAHAM COVENANT CHART FINAL
PREPARATION MANUAL 2026
◉ Why did God create? Answer: To share His goodness/love and
invite creation into covenant life.
◉ What does it mean to be made in the Image of God? Answer:
Humans have intellect, free will, and capacity to love.
◉ What is Human dignity? Answer: Humans are valuable because
they image God.
◉ What is the nature of Marriage? Answer: Covenant union of one
man and one woman ordered to love and life.
◉ What is Original Sin? Answer: A wound in human nature inherited
by all.
◉ What is Concupiscence? Answer: Inclination/tendency toward sin
after the Fall.
◉ What is Spiritual death? Answer: Separation from God's life
through sin.
,◉ What is the significance of the Line of Cain? Answer: Pride,
violence, self-glory, corruption.
◉ What does the Line of Seth represent? Answer: Faithfulness; calls
upon God; covenant line.
◉ What does 'God regretted' mean? Answer: Human language for
God's grief at human evil (not God making mistakes).
◉ What was the reason for the Flood? Answer: Wickedness/violence
spread; judgment + saving a remnant.
◉ What is the Noahic covenant? Answer: God promises never to
flood-destroy the world again.
◉ What is the sign of the Noahic covenant? Answer: Rainbow.
◉ What does the Flood symbolize in relation to Baptism? Answer:
Water = judgment on sin + new life/new beginning.
◉ What was the sin of Ham? Answer: Dishonor; curse on Canaan;
enemies theme begins.
, ◉ What was the aim of the Tower of Babel? Answer: Human pride:
unity to seize power apart from God.
◉ What was the result of Babel? Answer: Confused languages and
scattering.
◉ What was God's call to Abram? Answer: Leave homeland; trust
God; begin covenant people.
◉ What were Abraham's three promises? Answer: Land;
descendants/nation; blessing for all nations.
◉ What is the sign of the Abrahamic covenant? Answer:
Circumcision.
◉ What was the Hagar situation? Answer: Human shortcut due to
impatience/lack of trust.
◉ What does the renaming of Abram/Sarai signify? Answer:
Covenant identity (Abraham/Sarah).
◉ What happened to Sodom & Gomorrah? Answer: Destroyed in
judgment for grave sin.
PREPARATION MANUAL 2026
◉ Why did God create? Answer: To share His goodness/love and
invite creation into covenant life.
◉ What does it mean to be made in the Image of God? Answer:
Humans have intellect, free will, and capacity to love.
◉ What is Human dignity? Answer: Humans are valuable because
they image God.
◉ What is the nature of Marriage? Answer: Covenant union of one
man and one woman ordered to love and life.
◉ What is Original Sin? Answer: A wound in human nature inherited
by all.
◉ What is Concupiscence? Answer: Inclination/tendency toward sin
after the Fall.
◉ What is Spiritual death? Answer: Separation from God's life
through sin.
,◉ What is the significance of the Line of Cain? Answer: Pride,
violence, self-glory, corruption.
◉ What does the Line of Seth represent? Answer: Faithfulness; calls
upon God; covenant line.
◉ What does 'God regretted' mean? Answer: Human language for
God's grief at human evil (not God making mistakes).
◉ What was the reason for the Flood? Answer: Wickedness/violence
spread; judgment + saving a remnant.
◉ What is the Noahic covenant? Answer: God promises never to
flood-destroy the world again.
◉ What is the sign of the Noahic covenant? Answer: Rainbow.
◉ What does the Flood symbolize in relation to Baptism? Answer:
Water = judgment on sin + new life/new beginning.
◉ What was the sin of Ham? Answer: Dishonor; curse on Canaan;
enemies theme begins.
, ◉ What was the aim of the Tower of Babel? Answer: Human pride:
unity to seize power apart from God.
◉ What was the result of Babel? Answer: Confused languages and
scattering.
◉ What was God's call to Abram? Answer: Leave homeland; trust
God; begin covenant people.
◉ What were Abraham's three promises? Answer: Land;
descendants/nation; blessing for all nations.
◉ What is the sign of the Abrahamic covenant? Answer:
Circumcision.
◉ What was the Hagar situation? Answer: Human shortcut due to
impatience/lack of trust.
◉ What does the renaming of Abram/Sarai signify? Answer:
Covenant identity (Abraham/Sarah).
◉ What happened to Sodom & Gomorrah? Answer: Destroyed in
judgment for grave sin.
