Covenant Flashcards
Adultery
To be unfaithful to one’s husband or wife
Chametz
Bread that contains yeast or grain.
Covenant
A solemn promise between two people or groups of
people.
Covet
To have an unhealthy desire for something; to be jealous
of someone else’s possessions.
Exodus
Many people setting out and leaving a place; the name of
the second book of the Bible; ‘exit’.
Haggadah
Hebrew word meaning ‘telling of the story’.
Matzah
Bread that does not contain yeast; unleavened bread.
Passover
Originally, when God saved the Israelites from slavery in
Egypt. Now celebrated at the ‘Pesach’ every Spring by
Jews.
Sabbath
The day of rest; seventh day of the week (Saturday in the
Jewish calendar; Sunday for Christians.)
Seder
The special meal that is celebrated at the Passover.
What is the rainbow a sign of?
God’s covenant with Noah
Abraham and Sarah’s son was called….
Isaac
Name the ten plagues
- River of Blood
- Frogs
- Gnats
- Flies
- Death of livestock
- Boils
- Fiery hail
- Locusts
- Darkness
- Firstborn dies
What foods are used at Passover today?
- Matzah (unleavened bread)
- Bitter herbs
- Lamb or lamb bone
- Salt water
- Haroset (Chutney)
- Karpas(roasted egg)
Who was Moses raised by?
Daughter of the pharaoh
How did Moses escape death?
He was put in a wicker basket as a baby and floated down the Nile
Who did Moses murder?
An Egyptian
Where did Moses flee to?
Midian
Who did Moses marry?
Zipporah, daughter of Jethro, high priest of midian
How was Moses called by God?
In the burning bush
What did Moses do when he came back to Egypt?
He performed God’s miracles
What does the book of Exodus tells us?
How the Hebrew we saved from the Egyptian Army
Explain the book of Exodus
- At the command of God, Moses stretched out his staff over the red Sea, and the water is parted, allowing the Hebrew to cross the sea.
- When the Egyptians pursued, the hebrews into the red sea, the waters returned, destroying their army and protecting the Hebrews.
- the pillar of cloud and fire prevented the Egyptian Army from reaching the Hebrews.
What is the seder meal?
It is Celebrated at the beginning of Passover, And it involves the eating of symbolic food and the retelling of the Exodus story