# Study Questions
# SQ: Chapter 2
Stephen G. Reynolds, Jr.
Dispensational Truth
November 29, 2004
Study Questions
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Dispensational Truth
Study Questions
- What was the first Dispensation?
The first Dispensation was the Dispensation of Innocence.
- What period of time does the Antediluvian Age cover?
The Antediluvian Age extends from the Re-Creation of the earth to the Flood.
- What period of time does the first Dispensation cover?
It extends from the creation of Man to the expulsion from the Garden.
- What state was man created in?
Man was created in innocence.
- What was man commanded to do in Genesis 1:28?
Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
- What was the environment the man was placed in?
Man was place in a perfect environment.
- What does Eden mean in Hebrew?
Eden means “delight” in Hebrew.
- What was man commanded to do to the garden?
Man was commanded to dress and keep the garden.
- What was man tested on?
Man was tested on obedience.
- What is the meaning of Free Moral Agent?
The meaning Free Moral Agent is: one having the right to choose.
- What was the source of the temptation?
Satan was the source of the temptation.
- What does Satan use lies to do?
Satan uses lies to deceive.
- What were the three areas of the temptation?
- The lust of the flesh
- The lust of the eyes
- The pride of life
Stephen G. Reynolds, Jr.
Dispensational Truth
November 29, 2004
Study Questions
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- How did Jesus overcome the temptation?
Jesus overcame the temptation by the written word.
- What was Satan’s purpose in the temptation?
Satan’s purpose in the temptation was to spoil God’s purpose in the creation of man to repopulate the earth with a holy race.
- What was destroyed in man in yielding to the temptation?
In yielding to the temptation, man’s innocence was destroyed.
- What makes innocence righteousness?
Innocence can be made righteousness was it has been tested and has passed that test.
- What did man become conscious of when he failed the test?
Man became conscious of sin and came into a state of self-consciousness when he failed the test.
- What did the first Dispensation end in?
It ended in judgment and expulsion.
- What was the Edenic Dispensation characterized by?
It was characterized by the absence of sin - the presence of God.
BONUS: What do innocence and a perfect environment prove?
Eden proved that innocence and a perfect environment are not enough of a safeguard to prevent sin or trouble.
# SQ: Human Government
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- What period of time did the dispensation of Human Government cover?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- Name the four dispensations that the post Deluvian age covers.
4, 3, 2, 1,
- How long did the Deluge last?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was God's command after the flood?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was Noah's first act upon leaving the Ark?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was the covenant that God made with Noah?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was the sign of the covenant?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- Under human Government what could men now eat?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was forbidden to eat?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was Noah's vocation after the flood?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What did Noah do after he planted a vineyard?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What does this prove concerning man governing himself?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What does human frailty need?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was the twofold nature of Ham’s sin?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was the curse put upon Canaan?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- Who were the sons of Ham?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- Who was Japheth the father of?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was the prophecy concerning Japheth?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- Who was Shem the father of?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was God's command to Noah after the flood?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What happened to the earth after the flood?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was the rebellion at Babel?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What were they in rebellion to?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What was the judgment brought upon them?
4, 3, 2, 1,
- What did the dispensation of Human Government end in?
4, 3, 2, 1,