STUDY GUIDE FOR READING ASSIGNMENT 6

Calvin's Commentary on Genesis, chapters 9-11

REVIEW QUESTIONS:

Genesis 9

1. What was required as punishment for murder, according to Genesis 9:5-6?

2. What is stated about man’s nature according to Genesis 9:6?

3. How does Calvin interpret the statement in Genesis 9:6 about the nature of man?  

4. What does God promise to Noah that He will never do again?

5. What token of the covenant does God reveal to Noah?

Genesis 10

1. What is the importance of Genesis, chapter ten, according to Calvin?

Genesis 11

1. How many languages were there among the people when they first gathered at Babel?

2. What is the reason given by the people for building the city and tower that reached the heavens at Babel?

3. What did God do to the people after he stopped the building of the tower of Babel?

4. What does "Babel" mean?