covenant

Question 1

what was the biblical story about the giving of commandments like?

Answer 1

it was very dramatic and scary (Exodus 20:1-17).

Question 2

true or false ? there was thunder and lightning and smoke coming out of Mount Sinai in the biblical story.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

why were the events at mount sinai dramatic?

Answer 3

to impress upon the nation the power of God and the respect the people needed to have for Him.

Question 4

At Mount Sinai what did the Jews become?

Answer 4

God’s chosen people

Question 5

By entering into a covenant with God what were they committing to taking on?

Answer 5

extra responsibilities in life.

Question 6

A child born to a Jewish mother is born Jewish . whats this called?

Answer 6

matrilineality

Question 7

true or false? anyone can convert to Judaism

Answer 7

true

Question 8

If the Jews keep the laws what will happen to them? what about if they don’t?

Answer 8

they will be blessed and if they do not, they are punished. There is no option of breaking the agreement.

Question 9

how many gods did Abraham believe in?

Answer 9

one god (aka monotheism)

Question 10

what was abarham commanded by god to do?

Answer 10

he was commanded by God to travel to the promised land.

Question 11

what did god command abaraham to travel to a land that was like?

Answer 11

he was commanded to travel to a “land that He would show him.” This became the promised land - The Land of Israel.

Question 12

what did god promise Abraham for this?

Answer 12

God promised Abraham that in the new land he would have a large family, be wealthy and also would be famous. The land would belong to him and his descendants.

Question 13

when did Abraham live at a time that many people worshipped?

Answer 13

he lived at a time where people worshipped lots of gods (polytheism)

Question 14

what did Abraham and his wife sarah encourage people to join them in?

Answer 14

Abraham and his wife Sarah encouraged others to join them in their monotheistic (one God) beliefs.

Question 15

did everyone accept what Abraham and sarah wanted them to join?

Answer 15

some accepted and joined Abraham on his journey, but others rejected it and made life very complicated for Abraham.

Question 16

what was the sign of the covenant Abraham made with god?

Answer 16

circumcision, as seen in Genesis 17. It is a sign of the Covenant for Jews.

Question 17

what does any male Jew who is circumcised enter into?

Answer 17

the covenant with God and is then part of a special relationship with God.

Question 18

soon after Abraham was circumcised what was sarah who was unable to fall pregnant able to later do?

Answer 18

Sarah (who was unable to have children) miraculously became pregnant and later gave birth to Isaac. This might be seen as a reward from Abraham’s commitment to God

Question 19

what did gods covenant with abraham mean god promised to have?

Answer 19

a special relationship with Abraham, rewarding him for his loyalty and obedience. this also meant that Abraham would have special responsibilities.

Question 20

where did moses lead people from Egypt to?

Answer 20

to Mount Sinai where the Jews became God’s chosen people.

Question 21

By entering into a covenant with God what were committing to?

Answer 21

they were committing to taking on extra responsibilities in life.

Question 22

when God called Moses to the top of the mountain what did he give him?

Answer 22

the Ten Commandments (decalogue) which the nation should live by. he also gave Moses the Torah.