Religion (4th) Ch. 8 Learning About God's Law Flashcards
(34 cards)
Who was Abraham & Sarah’s first child?
Isaac
________ was one of Abraham & Sarah’s descendants.
Jacob
What did God change Jacob’s name to?
Israel
After God changed Jacob’s name, these people whom God chose as his own were called _______________.
Israelites
God’s people were loving in the area of the Middle East that is now the country called _____________. In the time of the Old Testament, this land was called _________.
Israel
Canaan
What forced people to leave their homes in Canaan?
Where did they go?
To find what?
a great famine
Egypt
food
The people stayed in Egypt, but lost their __________ and became __________.
They were forced to work for the ________, the ruler of Egypt.
freedom
slaves
pharaoh
God wanted his people to be ________ to love and worship him. So God chose _________ to lead the people out of Egypt to freedom.
free
Moses
What does the covenant describe?
The covenant describes the relationship between God and his people.
In the covenant, what did God promise?
(1) God promised to protect his people
(2) To help them live in freedom.
In the covenant, what did the Israelites promise?
(1) They promised to live as God wanted them to live
(2) They promised to worship him, the one true God.
Where did God give Moses and his people the Law that he wanted them to follow (The Ten Commandments)?
On Mount Sinai
What did the Israelites later become known as?
Jewish People
What commandments help us to show love and respect for God?
The first three
The other seven commandments help us to show love and respect for ________ and ________.
ourselves
others
What is the first part of the Great Commandment?
You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
The first part of the Great Commandment sums up _____________________?
the first three of the Ten Commandments
What is the second part of the Great Commandment?
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The second part of the Great Commandment sums up _______________?
the fourth through tenth commandments
God sent many prophets to his people. Who was one of the greatest? What did he tell the people?
Isaiah
He told the people that God would never abandon them, that God would send them a Savior.
Who is the Savior Isaiah told the people about?
Jesus
_______ was a perfect example of love for God and neighbor. He lived by the ____________.
Jesus
Ten Commandments
Jesus showed his love in many ways…
He listened to those who were _________.
lonely
Jesus showed his love in many ways…
He went out of his way to help people in _____.
need
