Moses
Moses was found by Pharaoh's household after his mother in desperation sent him in a basket down which river?
Why does Pharaoh decide to enslave and oppress the Israelites?
Because they are becoming too numerous (Ex 1)
This list is often thought of as the centerpiece of the covenant set between God and the Israelite people
The Ten Commandments
Where is Moses meant to lead the people to after being freed from Egypt?
The Promised Land (Canaan)
There are five named women in the book of Exodus. Name one of them
Shiprah and Puah (Two egyptian midwives that save the lives of countless Israelite children)
Miriam (Moses' sister)
Batya (Pharaoh's daughter who saves Moses from the river)
Yocheved (the mother of Moses, Miriam, and Aaron)
Why does God tell Moses to take off his shoes when he hears God's voice from the burning bush?
Because he was on Holy Ground (Ex 3:5)
How many different Pharaoh's reign throughout the book of Exodus?
Two
On what mountain does God give Moses the ten commandments?
Mt Sinai (Horeb)
How many years do the people eventually wander the wilderness?
forty years (which is a term used to signify one full generation)
The word "Exodus" means "delivery" or "exit" and is from what biblical language?
Moses objects to God's call on his life multiple times. Name one of his objections.
i.) Who am I...? (Ex 3:11)
ii.) He does not know God's name (Ex 3:13)
iii.) He does not think the Israelites will believe him (Ex 4:1)
iv.) He does not think he is eloquent enough (Ex 4:10)
Pharaoh takes what material away from the Israelites to make their work harder?
Straw (Ex 5)
The Ten Commandments are given in two books of the Bible, Exodus and one other. What is the other book?
Deuteronomy
When the Israelites first enter the wilderness they grumble and complain to Moses and Aaron because they believe they will starve. What does God do in response?
Send down manna, or bread from heaven, for the people. (Ex 16)
Exodus is part of the first five books of the Bible which is called "the law". What is the Hebrew word for the law that these books are commonly called in the Jewish tradition?
Torah (Pentateuch is the Greek name for these books, good guess though if you said this!)
Who was Moses' father-in-law?
Jethro
God sends 10 plagues upon Pharaoh and Egypt, each time giving Pharaoh a chance to relent and let the Israelites go. Name 5 of the 10 plagues
The ten plagues are: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the Passover
When Moses returns from the mountain with the terms of the covenant, the Israelite people have done what?
Constructed for themselves an idol in the fashion of a golden calf (Ex. 32)
Who actually leads the people of Israel into the promised land?
Joshua
How many years pass between the end of Genesis and the beginning of Exodus?
~400 years (or about 10 generations) (Ex 12:40 / Gen 15:13)
Which Tribe of Israel did Moses' parents come from?
Levi (Ex 2:1)
Moses is told from God at the burning bush that "...this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will..." Finish this sentence
"Worship me on this mountain" (that mountain for those that are curious is called Horeb when Moses first goes there but later is called Sinai, where he receives the covenant from God) (Ex 3:12)
God gives his people the Ten Commandments as part of the covenant he makes with them. Name all ten of the commandments.
You shall have no other gods before me.
“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below...
“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God...
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy...
"Honor your Father and Mother"
“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet... anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
The Israelites are barred from the promised land because a number of spies who returned from the land did not trust God could deliver the land to them. Answer these three questions about the spies (NO PARTIAL CREDIT):
i.) How many spies did not believe they could enter the promised land
ii.) How many believed they could
iii.) What are/is the name(s) of the one(s) that did believe?
10 didn't, 2 did, their names were Joshua and Caleb
The fact that Moses is so unsure about his speech makes scholars wonder if what was true about him?
He had a speech impediment.