Syllabus Periods of Old Testament History SBW - 1 SBW - 2 SBW - 3 SBW - 4 SBW - 5 SBW - 6 SWB - 8
BIBLE
WOMEN
LESSON
7
Of
the Old Testament
Patriarchal
Age
Abraham
to the Exodus
430
Years; Gen 12 to Ex 14
PERIOD
OF PREPARATION
LEAH—tender
eyed; weary (implies she is not pretty—29:16)
1.
Who was her father (29:16)?
A.
Who were her grandparents (22:23;
24:29)?
B.
Who was her well-known aunt
(24:29)?
2.
What is said of her eyes? This
could be poor eyesight or lack of luster. Notice that the Hebrew definition in
Strong’s concordance says weak, as in faint-hearted.
3.
Jacob fulfilled his part of the
agreement and asked for his reward (29:21)?
4.
Who was given him instead of
Rachel (29:23)?
A.
What reason did Laban give for
deceiving Jacob (29:26)?
B.
How did Laban manage to keep Jacob
from knowing who the woman was? (Heavy veils, darkness, no speech, etc.)
C.
How did Jacob feel about the
deception (29:25)?
D.
Leah’s father persuades Jacob to
accept her by promising what (29:26-28)?
E.
How many more years does Jacob
have to serve to get the wife he asked for in the first place (29:20, 27b)? Was
this fair?
F.
What is the reason Leah had not
married earlier? We might assume
that it is because of verse 16.
5.
How was Jacob’s love for his
wives divided (29:30)?
A.
When God saw that Leah’s husband
hated her, what did he do? The Hebrew dictionary says ‘hated’ means to hate
(personally); enemy; foe; odious.
B.
Later, at
6.
Name the children of Leah and give
the meanings of their names (29:32-35; 30:17-21)
A.
In bearing these children, what
did Leah think? Note the statements after the meaning of each child’s name.
B.
These were her statements after
each child’s birth.
C.
Why was Levi so outstanding? What
was to be his position in
D.
For what great event was
i.
What blessing was given Ruth years
later (Ruth 4:11)?
ii.Was
there ever any real peace between the sisters (30:15a)?
7.
When Jacob wanted counsel, for
whom did he send (31:4)? How did his wives respond to his plan (31:14-16)?
8.
When Jacob met an enemy, how did
he rank his family for protection (33:1-2)?
9.
What happened to Leah’s only
daughter (34:1-2)? How might this affect her?
10.
How many of her descendants went
into
11.
Did her life and descendants
compensate for her appearance?
12.
When Leah died, with which great
people was she buried (49:31)?
ZILPAH—to
trickle, as myrrh, fragrant dropping
1.
Whose handmaid was she (29:24)?
2.
Who named the sons she bore to
Jacob (30:9-13)? This custom indicates that the sons belonged to or were
claimed by whom?
3.
What was the reason she was given
to Jacob for a wife (30:9)?
4.
Through her, how many sons did
Leah send into
DINAH—justice;
judged or avenged
1.
Who were her mother and father
(30:19-21)?
2.
What dangerous venture did this
young girl make (34:1b)?
A.
Who humiliated her and later
wanted her for his wife (34:2-3)?
B.
What OT law was later made to
apply to both males and females in such situations?
C.
How did Simeon and Levi avenge
their sister (34:25-29)?
D.
How did their conduct affect their
father, Jacob (34:30-31)?
E.
What are some of the dangers of
“seeing the daughters of the land?”
TAMAR—A
PALM TREE
1.
She is the wife of ________, son
of
2.
What did God think of this man and
his brother?
3.
From where had Er’s mother come
(Gen 38:1-3)? From what great nation did this tribe descend?
4.
His children were born to a
Canaanitish woman (1 Chr 2:3).
5.
Notice the tribal families, which
descended from Tamar/Judah (Num 26:20-21). She is an ancestress of the family of
Christ (Mat 1:1-17). Was she in Mary’s linage or Joseph’s?
6.
What should have been done for
Tamar after her husband died? Why
(Deut. 25:5-10)?
7.
Was this a common practice among
Jews even in Christ’s day (Matt 22:24-28)?
8.
What other character in Old
Testament history can you think of who had this same situation (Ruth 1:1;
2:3; 3:1-5, 11-12; 4:1-17)?
9.
Who was also obligated to support
a widow (Lev 22:12-13; Ruth 1:11-15)?
10.
Why was
11.
Where is Timnath (Judges 14:1)?
Who else found trouble in Timnath?
12.
What was the custom concerning
whores (Eze 16:33; Lev 21:9)?
13.
What was Tamar’s temptation?
What was her right (Pro 30:15-16)?
14.
Who were Tamar’s sons?
Name