In the Wilderness
What kind of food appeared on the ground every morning (except 1 time per week)?
Manna
Mt. Sinai
Why did Moses break the stone tablets (10 Commandments tablets)?
He was upset that the Israelites made an idol.
What happened when they gathered too much manna?
It rotted and smelled bad.
What is the 1st commandment?
You shall have no other God's before me.
In the desert, what kind of bird did God provide for the Israelites to eat?
Quail
How did Moses keep the battle against the Amalekites from being lost?
Moses went up on the mountain and kept his hands raised toward heaven.
What is the focus of the first 4 commandments?
Love God
When the Israelites first got to Mt. Sinai, how did God show his holiness and power?
God sent thunder, lightning, a trumpet sound, and smoke as signs that he was holy and powerful.
What advice did Jethro give Moses?
He needed people to help him so that Moses would only have to take care of the most serious problems.
What is the focus on the last 6 commandments?
Love Others
What animal was the idol made to look like?
Name the 2 people that helped Moses hold up his arms.
Aaron and Hur
What is the 5th commandment?
Honor your father and your mother
Explain what God's covenant with the Israelites means. What would God do? What did the Israelites need to do?
Israelites --> need to obey God and listen to his commands