Unit 3 - Test Flashcards
Moses
- A messenger of God through the burning bush.
- Went to Egypt to free the people.
- Did not make it to promise land, led by Joshua instead.
- Went on mount Sinai to receive 10 commandments.
- Sent down the river by midwives, and found by Pharaoh’s daughter, nursed by mother
Aaron
- Moses’s brother.
2. Moses’s partner to help with speaking.
Miriam
- Moses’s sister
2. Picks Moses up from river to tell the princess his mom can nurse him.
Pharoah
- Enslaved the Israelites
- Ruler of Egypt
- God turned his heart to stone
- Wouldn’t let his people go until the 10 plagues
Pharaoh’s daughter
- Raised Moses
2. Found Moses in the river
Midwives
- Puah and Shiphrah
- Feared God
- Helped people give birth
- Sent Moses down the river
Yahweh
Name God gives Moses to call him
Joshua
- Leads the people into the Promise Land after Moses’s death
- Was on Mount Sinai when 10 commandments were given
10 Commandments
- Laws with 2 parts
a. part 1 (first 3)= relationship with God
b. part 2(last 7)= relationship with others - Laws in order are:
a.
- You shall have no gods before me (Sex , popularity, etc.)
- Do not use the Lord’s name in vain (OMG)
- Keep the sabbath holy (resting on 7th day)
b.
- Honor your mother and father (respect)
- Do not kill
- Do not commit adultery (sex out of marriage)
- Do not steal
- Do not bear false witness (lie, gossip, hiding truth, etc.)
- Do not covet (want something a lot) you neighbor’s wife/husband
- Do not covet your neighbor’s possesions
10 Plagues
- Put on Egypt to get the Pharaoh to let the people go
- 10th = death of firstborn
- Can’t break lamb’s bones, must out blood on door, if not enough people - share with neighbor, must be prepared specific way
- Relates to the Last Supper (passover) and no breaking lamb’s bones
Manna and quail
- God gives to people to make them happy
- Unleavened bread and quail
- Rains from the sky
Passover
- Created from the Angel of Death passing over house during 10th plague
- Celebrated in the last supper
- Unleavened bread
- 7 days
Sinai Covenant
The Sinai Covenant is the promise that the Israelites will be obedient to God and only God as well as the ten commandments.
Theophany
A visible manifestation/appearance to humankind/man of God.
Golden Calf
- The calf made from melted gold and jewelry
- The Israelites worship this calf while Moses is on Mount Sinai
- They were led by Aaron because he was trying to entertain the people
- God made the people melt the calf and drink the ashes
Decalogue
Another name for the 10 commandments
What caused the enslavement of the Israelites?
The Pharaoh was scared because they were multiplying fast and they might rebel
How did God respond to the enslavement of his people?
God was upset, so he made contact with Moses to get him to help free his people
Why did the tenth plague convince the Pharaoh to release the Israelites?
His own son died, so he was finally hurt by the plague
What was the attitude of the people of Israel toward God while they were in the midst of the desert? Why did they feel like this? How long did they wander in the desert? Who reached the Promised Land?
The people were untrusting, they didn’t know if they would live or die. They wandered for 40 years. Joshua reached the Promise Land. (second son)
What were the regulations of passover?
- Lamb, male, no broken bones
2. Kill at midnight, roast and eat it, put the blood on door post
What is at the heart of the ten commandments?
- Fundamental Laws
- Islam, Judaism, Christianity
- Worship no other gods
What are the two themes of the ten commandments?
- How to respect and honor God
2. How to respect and honor you neighbors, family , friends, etc.
Why is the story of the Exodus and the Sinai (Mosaic) Covenant the heart of the Old Testament?
God finally fulfilled the covenant with Abraham
