Introduction to Exodus
The word exodus means
Exodus or departure
Where was Moses raised and by who
in the Pharaoh's palace in Egypt and by Pharaoh's daughter
Who was Moses brother
Aaron
The children of Israel increased in prosperity and numbers while in Egypt, and a new Pharaoh came into power & put them in bondage. He attempted to limit their growth by _________
Telling the Hebrew midwifes to kill all new male babies
What was the first commandment given by God
No other gods before Me
The book of Exodus is an account of the children of Israel (Jacob) departure from________
slavery in Egypt
why did Moses flee from Egypt
he killed an Egyptian when he saw him hitting an Hebrew slave
What did Moses' mother do to save him as a baby
She hid him for 3 months then put him in an ark of bulrushes & laid it in the reeds by the river. (His sister hid to watch what would become of him)
Moses was from the tribe of _____
Levi
Did the elders of Israel believe Moses & Aaron when told what the Lord had spoken to Moses & when they did the signs the Lord told Moses to do?
YES (They bowed their heads & worshipped)
During their time traveling in the wilderness, the Israelites were being prepared to ______
inherit the promised land
What did Moses recieve from his father-in-law Jethro (also known as Reuel)
(in addition to Moses' wife Zipporah)
the Melchizedek priesthood
How did the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah & Puah show courage & faith in God
They did not through the male babies into the river as commanded by pharaoh
Where did Moses receive the 10 commandments?
Mt. Sinai
Moses told the Lord that he was slow of speech & of tongue & not eloquent. The Lord told him go & do what I ask & "I will be with thy mouth & teach thee what thou shalt say" but Moses was still fearful to do it so the Lord said he would send ________ to help Moses lead the people.
Aaron, his brother
The author of the book of Genesis & Exodus
Moses
Moses fled from Egypt to the land of Beersheba, Midian, Gaza, or Megido?
Midian
Moses noticed something different so he went to look and the Lord appeared to Moses at a _____
burning bush on Mt Sinai
When Moses told the Lord that the children of Israel would not believe that the Lord had sent him to deliver them from captivity, what did the Lord tell Moses to do with his staff & what happened?
throw it down & it became a snake
What does Moses's name mean?
Taken/pulled out from water
Israel's departure from bondage & journey thru the wilderness can symbolize our _______
journey thru the fallen world & back to the presence of God
How did Moses feel when the Lord asks him to return to Egypt to free the children of Israel
Hesitated/concerned because he couldn't speak well, but God told him to take his brother Aaron to speak for him.
When Moses saw the Lord, why was did take off his shoes?
he was on holy ground
To help Moses see that all thing are possible with the Lord & help strengthen Moses' trust in the Lord, he told Moses to put his hand "into thy bosom" & then take it out & what happened?
It became leprous as snow. When he put it back "into his bosom" and took it out again it was but to normal again
(He would be able to use that as a sign for the children of Israel if they didn't believe he was sent from God)
What happened when the Egyptian magicians replicated turning rod's into snakes
Moses turned his staff into a snake again and ate their snake.