Answers to Lesson 4

1. Restraint, course.SR-SG 98.1

2. a. Tried to discover the cause of the Flood from natural means.SR-SG 98.2

b. Tried to turn attention from God to idolatry.SR-SG 98.3

3. a. Separated from one another.SR-SG 98.4

b. Scattered abroad on the earth.SR-SG 98.5

c. Shown that God was supreme.SR-SG 98.6

4. He had faith, true devotion, integrity, generosity, hospitality, commanded respect as a prince, had reverence for God, strict in obedience, godly example, a righteous course, faithful instructions given by him to his household.SR-SG 98.7

5. Polygamy, righteous, wicked.SR-SG 98.8

6. a. His servant Eliezer.SR-SG 98.9

b. Ishmael born to Hagar.SR-SG 98.10

7. God allowed Abraham to send Hagar away when trouble arose.SR-SG 98.11

8. Sarah, servants, he feared they would try to stop him.SR-SG 98.12

9. “Take thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest . . . ; and offer him.”SR-SG 98.13

10. Courtesy and going beyond what was asked.SR-SG 99.1

11. Her brother, father, and finally herself.SR-SG 99.2

12. Esau, venison.SR-SG 99.3

13. Jacob, disposition, happy.SR-SG 99.4

14. a. Favoritism to sons.SR-SG 99.5

b. Polygamy.SR-SG 99.6

15. a. He bought it with pottage.SR-SG 99.7

b. She practiced deception.SR-SG 99.8

16. a. No.SR-SG 99.9

b. Yes, God only provided the prosperity.SR-SG 99.10

17. She never saw him again.SR-SG 99.11

18. She had participated in deceiving him into marrying her.SR-SG 99.12

19. He feared Esau.SR-SG 99.13

20. Twenty, ten.SR-SG 99.14