Lesson 14: God Gives the Law in Mount Sinai

Question 1

On the third new moon after the Israelites left the land of Egypt, on its first day, they came to the _____________.

Answer 1

desert of Sinai

Question 2

Then the Lord called ______ from that mountain and said, “Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob and to the children of Israel: You have seen how I treated the Egyptians and how I bore you up on eagle wings to bring you here with me

Answer 2

Moses

Question 3

You shall be to me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.’ That is what you must tell the Israelites.

Answer 3

Moses

Question 4

_____________ was filled with smoke, because the Lord came down upon it on fire.

Answer 4

Mount Sinai

Question 4

It occurred that in the morning of the ___________ there were sounds of thunder and lightning.

Answer 4

third day

Question 5

Six days you may work and do all your tasks, but the ____________ is the sabbath of the Lord, your God.

Answer 5

seventh day

Question 6

The people saw the thunder and lightning, the trumpet blast and the mountain smoking. They all saw themselves trembling with fear. So they stood farther away from the ____________________

Answer 6

mountain

Question 7

Moses was called the _____________

Answer 7

“Law Giver.”

Question 8

It is a title that pertains to the literal act of handing over the Law to the Israelites encamped in Mount Sinai.

Answer 8

Law Giver

Question 9

However, it should be noted that even though Moses was hailed as such, the real “Giver of the Law” is __________

Answer 9

God

Question 10

God was the one who carved the laws, the _______________________________

Answer 10

Ten Commandments on stones.

Question 11

The First Commandment

Answer 11

“You shall not have other gods
other than me.

Question 12

the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, _________________

Answer 12

from the house of slavery.

Question 13

[The Israelites] set out from ______________ to the ____________ road, to by-pass the _____________

Answer 13

Mount Hor, Red Sea, land of Edom.

Question 14

Moses made a _______________ and put it on a pole.

Answer 14

bronze serpent

Question 15

the case of the images inscribed in the _____________________ as commanded by God

Answer 15

Temple of
Jerusalem

Question 16

____________ overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold.

Answer 16

Solomon

Question 17

The cherubim should have their wings spread out. The wings shall cover the ________________

Answer 17

propitiatory.

Question 18

The ________________were cut in identical size and shape.

Answer 18

cherubim

Question 19

The ______________ was made and the “images” in the Ark of the Covenant and in the Temple of Jerusalem were inscribed, as ordered by God and not for the purpose of “worship.”

Answer 19

“bronze serpent”

Question 20

The Second Commandment: _____________________________

Answer 20

“You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.

Question 21

The name of God is ___________

Answer 21

YHWH

Question 22

The tetragram is not pronounced by the ______

Answer 22

Jews

Question 23

the __________________ omits the vowels so as not to be pronounced.

Answer 23

Hebrew Bible

Question 24

Some Protestant sects would affix the vowels to produce _______________

Answer 24

YeHoVaH or YaHWeh.

Question 25

_________, with respect to the sensitivity of our Jewish brothers and sisters, avoid pronouncing the tetragram.

Answer 25

Catholics

Question 26

The name tells about the _________________

Answer 26

nature of the bearer

Question 27

The Third Commandment: _________________________

Answer 27

"Remember to keep the sabbath day holy."

Question 28

_______________ has been the "Sabbath" for us, Christians.

Answer 28

Sunday

Question 29

The Fourth Commandment: _________________________

Answer 29

"Honor your father and your mother."

Question 30

The Fifth Commandment: ______________________

Answer 30

"You shall not kill."

Question 31

The Sixth Commandment: __________________________

Answer 31

"You shall not commit adultery."

Question 32

_________________ is holy. Therefore, it should be respected.

Answer 32

The Sacrament of Marriage

Question 33

The Seventh Commandment: ______________________

Answer 33

"You shall not steal."

Question 34

The Eighth Commandment:

Answer 34

"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."

Question 35

______________________ is stepping on his/her dignity as human.

Answer 35

Gossiping or talking about someone at his/her back

Question 36

The Ninth Commandment: ___________________________

Answer 36

"You shall not covet your neighbor's wife."

Question 37

To __________ is to take possession of something or someone which is not ours.

Answer 37

covet

Question 38

______________ can encourage a deeper, uncontrollable act of sin. One should not, therefore, desire the wife of the other, lest it can lead to broken families or crimes of lust and desire, such as rape or abuse.

Answer 38

Covetousness

Question 39

The Tenth Commandment: ______________________

Answer 39

"You shall not covet your neighbor's goods."

Question 40

Covetousness is driven by _________________

Answer 40

envy and jealousy.

Question 41

Do to all men whatever you desire them do to you. This is the _____________________"

Answer 41

the law and the prophets."

Question 42

The______________ focuses on the context of love.

Answer 42

Law of God

Question 43

Commandments _____ are all about our love for God.

Answer 43

1 to 3

Question 44

Commandments ____________ tell us how to love and respect our neighbors.

Answer 44

4 to 10

Question 45

In sum, the Ten Commandments can also be called the _________________

Answer 45

Law of Love.

Question 46

The Ten Commandments speak about ________________

Answer 46

love and respect