Chapter 12-GOD CALLS ABRAHM AND GRACIOUSLY PROTECTS HIM IN EGYPT

Questions 问题

  1. What challenging things did God call Abram to do? (v. 1)

神吩咐亚伯兰做什么有挑战力的事情？（第1节）

  1. What promises did God give Abram in order to encourage him to follow God’s call? (vs. 2-3)

神应许了他什么，以便鼓励他跟随神的呼召？（第2—3节）

  1. How is the promise of the coming Savior at the heart of each of the promises God made to Abram?

在神给亚伯兰的每一个应许里，将会到来的救主是如何成为其核心的？

  1. Agree or Disagree? God’s call to Abram is more an invitation to faith and faithfulness than a demand for obedience. (Explain your answer.)

同意或不同意？神呼召亚伯兰与其说是要求他顺从，不如说是邀请他信靠神。（解释你的回答）

  1. Give a Bible-based example to demonstrate that God prefers to deal with people on the basis of encouragement (faith in His promises) rather than on the basis of requirement (fear of His punishment).

列举一个圣经里的例子，说明神更愿意鼓励人（信靠神的应许），而不是命令人（使人害怕神的惩罚）

  1. How did Abram respond to God’s call and promise? (vs. 4-5)

亚伯兰如何回应神的呼召和应许？（第4—5节）

  1. What did God teach Abram about possessing the land He had led him to live in? (vs. 6-7)

神告诉亚伯兰要承受神之前要他在那里居住的地土，这里神有什么教导？（第6—7节）

  1. How did Abram publicly and positively express his faith in the Lord to those around him? (vs. 8-9)

亚伯兰如何在周围的人面前公开地、积极正面地表达他对神的信靠？（第8—9节）

  1. What are some ways that you can publicly and positively express your faith in God and His promises to the people around you?

你可以用些什么方式来在周围的人面前公开地、积极正面地表达对神和神的应许的信靠？

  1. What prompted Abram and his household to live in Egypt for a time? (v. 10)

什么促使亚伯兰和他的家人在埃及生活一段时间？（第10节）

  1. What did Abram fear about his move to Egypt? (vs. 11-12)

亚伯兰害怕搬到埃及的原因是什么？（第11—12节）

  1. What deception did Abram ask Sarai to agree to in order to avoid potential danger for Abram? (v. 13)

亚伯兰让撒莱同意编什么谎言，为了逃避自己可能遇到的危险？（第13节）

  1. How did Abram’s plan to preclude problems prove to be reckless and dangerous? (vs. 14-16)

亚伯兰防止麻烦的计划怎样被证明是鲁莽而危险的？（第14—16节）

  1. How did God intervene to deliver Abram and Sarai from the effect of Abram’s sinful deception? (vs. 17-18)

神如何介入，从而拯救亚伯兰和撒莱于亚伯兰自己编织的谎言造成的后果里？（第17—18节）

  1. What public embarrassment did Abram experience over this incident? (vs. 19-20)

在这次事件里，亚伯兰经历了什么公开的尴尬难堪？（第19—20节）

  1. What lessons could/should Abram have learned from this potentially disastrous experience?

在这次可能演变成非常惨重后果的经历中，亚伯兰能够/应该学习到什么？

  1. Give two personal examples of the maxim: “Fear makes cowards of us all and tempts us to settle on sinful solutions that seemed smart at the time.”

列举出2个与自己有关的例子，来证明这个名言：“你是否同意：惧怕会使我们胆怯并引诱我们采取罪恶的，但是在当时看起来聪明的解决方法。”

  1. Complete the following sentence: “If God were not a good and gracious God, Abram and all of us would——-.”

完成如下句子：“如果神不是良善慈爱的神，亚伯兰和我们所有人将会——-。”

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