Chapters 8&9 Flashcards
(46 cards)
The event in which God passed over the whole of Egypt, taking lives of every firstborn Egyptian and sparing the Israelites
Passover
The biblical word describing the Israelites’ departure from slavery to freedom
Exodus
A mountain peak in the rocky southern part of the Sinai peninsula
Mount Sinai
An extraordinary event that is beyond human power and brought about by God
Miracle
A sweet bread-like food that God provided for the Israelites in the desert
Manna
The laws of God’s covenant given to Moses on Mount Sinai
Ten Commandments
It wooden box in which the tablets of the 10 Commandments were kept
Ark of the covenant
Jacob’s family were treated as honored guests and given the land in__________, a fertile area in northern Egypt
Goshen
In the new Kingdom, the Israelites became________ because_____________________.
- slaves
- the new pharaoh feared the Israelites; he thought they would take over Eypgt
Moses had to flee Egypt because________________________________
The pharaoh wanted Moses put to death because Moses killed and Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave
God appeared to Moses in a______________ and asked him to____________________
- burning bush
- lead the Israelites out of slavery to freedom
The “great acts of judgment”that God sent to convince the pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt were the___________.
10 plagues
__________is celebrated by Jews to remember the night that God spared the lives of their ancestors and brought them out of slavery in Egypt
Passover
The waters of the_____________ symbolize the saving waters of baptism
Red Sea
Moses and his brother_____________explained God’s message to the Israelites
Aaron
As Moses led the Israelites toward ____________,God demonstrated his faithfulness to his people by performing many_________________.
- Mount Sinai
- miracles
The ___________________are the laws of God’s covenant
Ten Commandments
The Israelites’ journey to the promised land of ____________ is said to have taken 40 years.
Canaan
How did God direct the Israelites’ journey?
Through a column of clouds by day and a fiery cloud by night so they could see it
Got instructed Moses to have the Israelites build a _______________for God
Dwelling place
In this box the tablets of the 10 Commandments were kept as a visible sign of God’s presence
Ark of the covenant
_____________was chosen by God to succeed Moses and lead his people into the promised land
Joshua
Major disaster or catastrophe, “great acts of judgement”
Plagues
Another name for Israelites. Why?
Hebrews because the language they spoke was Hebrew