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Tabernacle
The portable sanctuary constructed by Moses as a place of worship for the Israelites when they were travelling to the Promised Land.
Pesach/Passover
The major Jewish celebration that commemorates the Israelites liberation from slavery
Haggadah
The text recited at the Seder on the first two nights of Passover telling the story of Exodus
Sabbath
A day of religious observance and abstinence from work kept by Jewish people from Friday evening to Saturday evening
Covenant
A formal, solemn and binding agreement
Saviour
A person who saves someone or something from danger or difficulty
Exodus
The mass departure of Israelites from Egypt
Seder
A Jewish ritual service and ceremonial service for the first night or two nights of Passover
Covet
Yearn to possess
Ark of the Covenant
The container used to carry the 10 Commandments down from Mount Sinai
Plague
Any great natural evil or calamity
10 Plagues (1)
- Waters turn to blood
- River Nile turned to blood and Egyptians had no water for 7 days
10 Plagues (2)
- Amphibians (Frogs)
- Frogs covered Egypt and it rained frogs
10 Plagues (3)
- Gnats (Lice)
- All the dust turned to lice
10 Plagues (4)
- Flies
- Flies swarmed Egyptian homes
10 Plagues (5)
- Disease on Livestock
- Plague made all animals sick and then die
10 Plagues (6)
- Unhealable Boils
- Ash in air covers Egyptians in boils
10 Plagues (7)
- Hail and Fire
- Caused immense damage to city, struck down all the crops and shattered every tree
10 Plagues (8)
- Locusts
- Ate all the crops
10 Plagues (9)
- Darkness
- All day was dark
10 Plagues (10)
- Death of the First Born
- All Egyptian first borns were killed but Hebrews were spared if they had marked doors with lamb’s blood
Moses
- One of the most prominent figures in the Old Testament
- Was chosen to bring redemption to His people, God chose Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt
- Was put in a basket in the Nile by his mother in hopes of sparing him from being killed by the Pharaoh
- Given the 10 Commandments at Mount Sinai
10 Commandments
A moral and ethical code for the Israelites to follow, shaping their religious and social practices
Commandment 3
Remember to keep the Lord’s day holy
- Respecting the Sabbath and keeping it sanctified