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