Covenants & Commandments
The laws that God gave Moses on Mount Sinai.
What are the 10 Commandments?
The place where the Israelites were enslaved.
What is Egypt?
The term used for unfair treatment or control over people.
What is the Seder?
Moses was attending to these while he saw the burning bush.
What are sheep?
The name of the law code given to the Israelites.
What is the Torah?
The body of water God parted to help the Israelites escape.
What is the Red Sea or What is the Reed Sea?
Examples of things that threaten internal freedom.
What are addictions and vices?
The angel of death passed over Jewish homes.
Why is the holiday called Passover?
In the form of a burning bush.
How did God appear to Moses?
This seals a covenant in the Bible.
What is a ceremony?
Mount Sinai
Where did God give Moses the 10 Commandments?
Freedom to love and seek God
What is the Christian view of true freedom?
The Eucharist
What Christian ritual evolved from the Jewish Passover meal?
To lead the Israelites out of Egypt
What mission did God give to Moses?
Convenire
What Latin word means 'to come together' and forms the basis for the word 'covenant'?
40 years
How long did the Israelites wander in the desert as a test of faith?
They often repeat the cycle of sin or oppression
What happens to victims of social sin according to Christian teaching?
Charoset
What food on the Seder plate symbolizes the mortar used by slaves in Egypt?
His inability to speak well.
Which personal weakness made Moses doubt his mission?
List the four characteristics of a biblical covenant (NOT a question).
A treaty or alliance, conditions, a sealing ceremony, and a celebration.
The Call, The Covenant, and The Test
What are the three stages in the structure of the Book of Exodus?
Sin separates us from God and limits our ability to live freely
What is the relationship between sin and freedom in Christian theology?
Explain the similarities between the Passover Seder and the Eucharist.
Sacrifice, bread, wine, covenant, transformation, and priesthood.
A pillar of cloud by day and fire by night
How did God guide the Israelites through the wilderness?