Fun With Numbers
How many years did Moses wander in the desert?
40
How did Moses end up in Pharaoh's daughters backyard?
Pharaoh feared that the Hebrew boys would grow up to be too powerful, so they were killed.
Moses' mother waterproofed a basket and placed him in it down the Nile River.
Define Covenant.
A covenant is a sacred agreement. It is the exchange of the very self. God gives everything, we give everything to God.
Define the word typology.
It's the idea that God used people, events, and institutions in the Old Testament to foreshadow what Christ would do in the New Testament.
What mountain did Moses receive the 10 Commandments?
Mount Sinai
What is the name of Abraham & Sara's 1st son?
Isaac
What did Moses do "wrong" before being kicked out of Egypt.
Moses saw an Egyptian beating an Israelite slave.
Moses killed the Egyptian.
How does the number of stars in the sky relate to the covenant with Abraham?
Abraham would have as many descendants as there are stars.
What happened with Cain and Abel?
God favored Abel's offering over Cain's, which angered Cain and led him to kill Abel.
What was the bread that came down from heaven that the Israelites ate while wandering through the desert?
Manna
How many sons did Jacob have?
12 sons
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin
As Moses was on a hillside tending his sheep, what did he see?
Burning bush
God gave _____ as a sign to Noah and all of humanity that he would not destroy the earth again.
Rainbow
How did Noah help God?
God flooded the earth when he saw the sins that men were committing. Noah built the ark to preserve life on earth
What did the manna of the Old Testament point to the New Testament?
The Eucharist
How many plagues did Moses send upon Egypt?
ZERO
God sent 10 plagues:
water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children
At the burning bush, what did God tell Moses to do?
God told Moses to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and lead them to the land of Canaan.
What happened to Isaac when he and Abraham built the altar?
God commands Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice. After Isaac is bound to an altar, a messenger from God stops Abraham before he can complete the sacrifice, saying, "now I know you fear God". Abraham looks up and sees a ram and sacrifices it instead of Isaac.
In the Hour Father prayer, we pray "give us this day our daily bread". Why is this important from the wandering around in the desert?
Manna came down from heaven every morning while the Israelites journeyed to the promised land. They were not to save any for the next day. They were to trust in God's provision.
Name the 3 PROMISES God gave to Abraham with their covenant
1. His family would become a great nation
2. His family would have their own land
3. Through Abrahams descendants, the whole world would be blessed.
What happened at the Red Sea with Moses and the Israelites?
When they reached the Red Sea, Moses stretched out his hand and the waters parted. The Israelites were able to cross safely, but when the Egyptians followed, Moses stretched out his hand again and the sea engulfed the Egyptian army.
What are the 5 major covenants?
Noahic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant
Mosaic Covenant
Davidic Covenant
New Covenant
What was the 10th and final plague and why is it important for us today?
Culture of life
Explain the Tower of Babel
The Babylonians wanted to make a name for themselves by building a mighty city and a tower “with its top in the heavens.”
God disrupted the work by so confusing the language of the workers that they could no longer understand one another.