Genesis 17
How old was Abram when the Lord appeared to him? Gen. 17:1 __________________________________
How did the Lord identify Himself? Gen. 17:1 ________________________________________________
What did the Lord tell Abram to do? Gen. 17:1 _______________________________________________
What did God say He would do? Gen. 17:2 __________________________________________________
How did Abram respond? Gen. 17:3 _______________________________________________________
What did God promise Abram? Gen. 17:4 ___________________________________________________
What name did God give Abram? Gen. 17:5 _________________________________________________
Why did God give Abram a new name? Gen. 17:5 _____________________________________________
What other promises did God give Abraham? Gen. 17:6 ________________________________________
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With whom did God establish His covenant? Gen. 17:7 _________________________________________
What kind of covenant was made? Gen. 17:7 _________________________________________________
What did God give Abraham and his descendants? Gen. 17:8 _____________________________________
What kind of possession was the land? Gen. 17:8 ______________________________________________
Whose God will He be? Gen. 17:8 ________________________________________________________
What did God tell Abraham to do? Gen. 17:9 ________________________________________________
What needed to be done to every male child? Gen. 17:10 ________________________________________
Why were the male children circumcised? Gen. 17:11 ___________________________________________
When was the circumcision to take place? Gen. 17:12 ___________________________________________
Who all was to be circumcised? Gen. 17:13 ___________________________________________________
How long was the covenant to last? Gen. 17:13 ________________________________________________
What would happen to a male child who was not circumcised? Gen. 17:14 ___________________________
What was Sarai's name changed to? Gen. 17:15 ________________________________________________
Sarai means "my princess" - a princess in her own family alone. Sarah means "princess" over all, many
nations. The change in both Sarah and Abraham's names was the addition of a "yod" a letter from God's
name "Yahweh".
God had promised Abraham that He would make him a great nation (Gen. 12:2), that he would have an
heir from his own body and as many descendants as there were stars (Gen. 15:3-6), that He would
multiply him exceedingly (Gen. 17:2), he would be the father of many nations (Gen. 17:4-6.)
What would God do to Sarah? Gen. 17:16 ___________________________________________________
Of what shall Sarah be a mother? Gen. 17:16 ________________________________________________
What was Abraham’s response to God’s promise? Gen. 17:17 ____________________________________
How old was Abraham? Gen. 17:17 ________________________________________________________
How old was Sarah? Gen. 17:17 ___________________________________________________________
What did Abraham ask of God? Gen. 17:18 __________________________________________________
What would Sarah's son be named? Gen. 17:19 ________________________________________________
With which son would God's covenant be established? Gen. 17:19 ________________________________
What would God do for Ishmael? Gen. 17:20 ________________________________________________
With whose son would God's covenant be established.? Gen. 17:21________________________________
When would Sarah bear a son? Gen. 17:21 ___________________________________________________
When God was done talking with Abraham where did he go? Gen. 17:22 ____________________________
What did Abraham do the same day God had spoken to him? Gen. 17:23 ___________________________
How old was Abraham when he was circumcised? Gen. 17:24 ____________________________________
How old was Ishmael when he was circumcised? Gen. 17:25 _____________________________________
When were Abraham and Ishmael circumcised? Gen. 17:26 ______________________________________
Who else was circumcised? Gen. 17:27 ______________________________________________________
By Pastor Todd R.
Cook and Susan B. Cook (toddrcook@biblestudies4u.info)