Definitions and Written Answers
Define Mountain.
A place where He reveals Himself; a place of revelation
What is the importance of the Exodus story?
It is the story of how God saves His people; it is the greatest story every until the story of Jesus.
What does God prove to the Israelites with the 10 plagues?
God is more powerful than any other god.
Define Desert.
A place to be alone with God.
What does Moses's name mean?
Out of the water.
What are two meanings of the number 40?
(Answers may vary, some answers are): A very long time, a period of purification, and a trial or temptation.
Define Shephard.
A symbol of His tender care for His people.
What were the events of the life of Moses?
(Answers vary, some answers are:) The Burning Bush, asking Pharaoh to let His people go, the Ten Plagues, opening up the Red Sea to the Israelites.
Who are Moses and Aaron?
Moses is a prophet and shepherd, while Aaron is a priest and shepherd.
Define Exodus 20:2.
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
What was Moses's role in Exodus?
Moses's role was to be a savior to the Israelites. He says "Thus says the Lord. Let my people go." to Pharaoh.
What are the elements of the Passover meal and their importance?
- Unblemished, year old, male lamb. (This represented Christ)
-Unleavened bread (There was no time to have bread to rise.)
-The 4 Cups of Wine and the bitter herbs (To remember that their ancestors suffered the bitterness of slavery)
Give and explain 4 examples of how Moses/Exodus is like Jesus.
(Answers may vary, some examples)
Pharaoh wanted to kill the baby boys, and so did Herod.
Moses saved God's people from slavery, and Jesus saves us from the slavery of sin.
Moses was placed in the water, and Jesus was in Baptism.
Moses tells us WHO God is (YHWH), and Jesus tells us WHO God is (the Father).
Tell the revelation of God in the Burning Bush.
This was the greatest revelation of God, since God tells Moses WHO HE IS. The bush is on fire, but not being burned up. What God's love is like is that it burns but it doesn't destroy.
What are the events of the Passover night and their importance?