6th - Religion Chapter 11

Question 0

Where the Israelites free from difficulties now?

Answer 0

No, they were about to face many new difficulties

Question 1

Freed from the Egyptians, the Israelites set out for where?

Answer 1

The Promised Land

Question 2

What did God do to keep his people safe on their journey?

Answer 2

God had Moses and Aaron lead the people by a longer, more indirect route.

Question 3

After leaving Egypt, the Israelites traveled three days without water until finally reaching an oasis named what?

Answer 3

Mariah

Question 4

Explain what happened in Marah.

Answer 4

When the Israelites reached Marah, the water was so bitter no one could drink it. So God told Moses to throw some wood into the water and it became fresh. God then laid down a law for the people. Saying, “Listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in my eyes. Keep all my commandments, and I will be your healer.”

Question 5

Again the Israelites came to a campsite without water and complained. What did God do?

Answer 5

God directed Moses to take his staff and, in front of the people, strike one of the larger rocks nearby. When Moses did this water flowed from the rock.

Question 6

What does it show when God makes water for his people?

Answer 6

It shows love and caring for his people

Question 7

The Israelites had a lot to learn before they would ready to enter the Promised Land. How long did God guide them in the wilderness?

Answer 7

40 years

Question 8

Forty is a symbolic number that appears often in the Bible. What does 40 represent?

Answer 8

An important period of time during which one’s faith is tested

Question 9

Looking back at the years they wandered the desert, how do the Israelites remember that time?

Answer 9

They remember God’s loving care of them.

Question 10

Life in the wilderness is difficult.

Answer 10

In this life we must often face hardships

Question 11

God feeds the with manna and quail.

Answer 11

God feeds us with the Eucharist

Question 12

God speaks to them through Moses.

Answer 12

God saves us through the waters of Baptism

Question 13

God makes his presence known in different ways.

Answer 13

God speak to us through Jesus, through Scared Scripture, and through his Church

Question 14

God saves them by leading them through the waters of the Red Sea.

Answer 14

God is present in his Word, in the sacraments, and in the good examples of those around us.

Question 15

Three days after the Israelites reached the desert of Sinai, Moses went up the mountain to God. What did God give Moses?

Answer 15

The Ten Commandments

Question 16

How did the Israelites feel about the Ten Commandments?

Answer 16

They were grateful for these guides

Question 17

What did Moses and the Israelites do as a way to seal the Covenant?

Answer 17

Moses took the blood, which is a sacred sign of life, of a sacrificial animal and sprinkled it on the altar and on the people

Question 18

The Ten Commandments were kept in a special chest called what?

Answer 18

Ark of the Covenant

Question 19

Where was the Ark housed?

Answer 19

In a Tent of Meeting, a portable sanctuary

Question 20

What did God promise to do when his people came before the Ark of the Covenant?

Answer 20

To speak

Question 21

What is a sign of God’s presence and a reminder of the Covenant God had made with his people?

Answer 21

The Ark of the Covenant

Question 22

How long did Moses stay on the mountain?

Answer 22

40 days

Question 23

What did the Israelites do while they waited for Moses to come down from the mountain?

Answer 23

They asked Aaron to make an image of God that they could worship. He collected gold and fashioned a calf, a symbol of strength. The Israelites sacrificed to it

Question 24

How did Moses react when he came down from the mountain and saw the calf and them worshipping it?

Answer 24

In his anger, he threw down the tablets and broke them. Then he melted down the calf and grounded it into powder.

Question 25

What did Moses know when he saw this calf?

Answer 25

That the people had broken the First Commandment

Question 26

What is the first Commandment?

Answer 26

To worship God alone

Question 27

What did Moses do when he knew the people had broken the first commandment?

Answer 27

He prayed to God for forgiveness on the behalf of the people

Question 28

How did God response to Moses pray for forgiveness?

Answer 28

He renewed the Covenant and replaced the broken tablets

Question 29

What is the worship of false gods called?

Answer 29

Idolatry

Question 30

What did God show his people by giving them the Law?

Answer 30

How to live in love

Question 31

What does obeying the commandments do for us?

Answer 31

It brings us peace and leads us safely to the end of our journey

Question 32

What promises were made in the Covenant between God and his people?

Answer 32

In the Covenant, God promised the Israelites that they would be his people. The Israelites promised to do everything the Lord said

Question 33

What gift did God give his people to help them live according to the Covenant?

Answer 33

The Ten Commandments

Question 34

What was the journey to the Promised Land like?

Answer 34

It was a difficult journey that lasted for 40 years, during which the people often failed to remain faithful to God. God continued to provide for them throughout the journey.