Exdous t1 Flashcards
God had told them (Noah’s family) to scatter over the face of the earth, but they stayed together and began to build what?
Tower of bable
Who were Noah’s sons?
Shem, Ham, and Japheth
What did God do when he saw the tall temple-tower?
He mixed up their language
What were the things that most people worshipped?
The sun moon and stars of heaven
Which of Terah’s sons did not worship idols?
Ishmael
What did God promise to Abram if he obeyed and followed him?
He promised to give him the promised land, make him a great nation of his children, grandchildren, and descendants, to make his name famous, and to cause the entire world to be blessed.
Who was the great blessing that came from Abram’s descendants?
Jesus, the Messiah
After Abram reached the Promised Land and offered a sacrifice, where did he move to?
a place called Bethel, which means “House of God”
God told Abram to look up into the sky and gave him another promise. What was that promise?
He would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky.
Who was Hagar?
Sarai’s Egyptian servant girl
Who got impatient waiting for God to fulfill his promise?
Sarai
What did Sarai do, thinking she was “helping” God fulfill his promise?
She gave Hagar to Abram to be the mother.
What was Hagar’s boy’s name?
Ishrial
Was Ishmael the son God promised?
No
How old was Abram when God changed his name to Abraham?
99
What does the name Sarah mean?
Princess
What was Isaac’s blessing?
to make him a great nation
Where did many of today’s Arab nations come from?
Ishmael
What was Isaac’s blessing?
leaders of many nations, through his seed (the Lord Jesus Christ) the whole world would be blessed
What did most people of Ur worship?
The moon god and idols
Who could Abraham trust to do a very important job?
his servant, Eliezer
Why was it important that Isaac have a good wife?
because through Isaac’s family the promised Savior was to come
Abraham had Eliezer promise him that he would not let Isaac marry one of the _________ girls.
Canaanite
What was Eliezer’s caravan made up of?
ten camels, many servants, all kinds of valuable gifts- golden rings, bracelets, necklaces and earings, dazzling jewels, beautiful and expensive clothes
Who did Eliezer ask for help and guidance in selecting a wife?
Abraham’s God, the Lord
What did Rebekah do that conviced Eliezer she was “the one?”
She gave him water and watered his camels too.
Laban and Rebekah’s mother did not want Rebekah to leave them so soon. Did Eliezer stay for a few more days?
No
What did Eliezer talk about to Rebekah on the journey home?
Isaac
Of what did Rebekah comfort Isaac?
his mother’s death
What didn’t Eliezer do until he had delivered the message about why he was in Nahor?
Eat
What was the important promise God made to Rebekah just before the twins were born?
The elder (Esau) shall serve the younger (Jacob)
Who liked the outdoors and hunting?
Esau
Who was quiet, thoughtful, and a good cook?
Jacob
Why was it not good for the parents to have favorites?
It would cause troubles in the family later on.
Who was to receive a double share of all of a father’s posessions?
the firstborn son
What was the high privilege that the firstborn son in Isaac’s family was to have?
of being an ancestor to Christ
What did Esau give up his birthright to Jacob in trade for?
dinner: bread and soup
How did Jacob deceive his father?
He dressed in Esau’s clothes, tied goat skins on his hands and the smooth part of his neck, and brought the meal Isaac requested of Esau, claiming to be him.
How did Esau feel when he found out Jacob stole his blessing?
He was furious and his heart was filled with hatred toward Jacob
Jacob wanted a good thing but he got it the wrong way. How can we apply this lesson to our lives?
We should ask the Lord to help us remember that it is never right to do wrong, even for a good cause.
Rebekah decided to “help God out” by getting Jacob to…
deceive his father.
Where did Rebekah tell Jacob to flee to avoid getting killed by Esau?
Bethel, “House of God”
What vow did Jacob make to god
That if god would be with him he would have to give a tenth of his possessions to him
Why was Jacob afraid when he had to meet Esau
He wondered if he still wanted to kill him or let him live
Who did Jacob wrestle
God
After Jacob sent messengers to Esau what did they return with
Esau was off to meet Jacob with a army of 400 men
Why did Jacob divide his flocks
So one group could escape if Esau was to attack
When did Jacob pray
After he divided his house hold
Why did Jacob wrestle god
He refused to give up his own way
What does Jacob mean
Cheater
Why wasn’t Esau angry any more
God had touched him and. Changed his heart
Rebekah expressed to Isaac her desire for Jacob to NOT marry a Canaanite, but her real reason for speaking to Isaac was to..
get Isaac to send him away- thus preventing Esau from killing Jacob
What was the blessing Jacob gave to Isaac as he went to Haran to take a wife from the daughters of Laban?
that if God would be with him, and keep him and bless him and bring him back by this way again that he would give God a tenth (tithe) of all his possessions
What was the turning point in Jacob’s life?
After he woke from the dream of angel’s going up and down the huge ladder, he had a strong reverence for God. He had known about God, but now he really knew Him.
What did Moses do when he saw an Eglptian taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave?
Killed the task master
Who ordered Moses to be killed?
Pharaoh
What was unusual about the burning bush
It didn’t burn up
Who spoke to Moses from the burning bush
God
What did God want Moses to do?
Lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt to the land of cannon
What did Pharaoh have done to the Hebrew baby boys?
He had them thrown in the river
Who stayed by the river to watch over a special little baby hidden in a basket
His sister
Who found the basket hidden in the bulrushes?
The princess
Who did Miriam get to nurse the baby?
The baby’s mother
What did the princess name the baby?
Moses
Who was sent by the Lord to meet moses?
Aaron
After Moses told Pharaoh to let the people go, what did Pharaoh do
made the people work harder and gather their own straw to make bricks
Who did the Hebrews get mad at
Moses and Aaron
What happened to Moses’rod when Aaron threw it down before Pharaoh?
It became a snake
What happened to Pharaoh’s magicians’ snakes
The were eaten by Aaron’s
How did God punish Pharaoh and the Egyptian peoplei
He sent plagues
What happened when Aaron struck the river with the rod
It turned to blood
What did Pharaoh do when God took away the frogs?
hardened his heart and didn’t let the Hebrews go
What happened to the Egyptian cattle during the flfth plague?
The became sick and died
Where was there no hail during the seventh plague
the land of Goshen, where the Hebrew people live
What covered the land of Egypt for three days
Darkness
How many plagues did God send to Pharaoh and his people?
Ten
The blood ofwhat animal was to be sprinkled on the doorposts?
A lamb
What happened if a family had no blood on the doorposts
Their oldest son and the
firstborn animal was killed.
What happened if the blood was on the door posts
The death angel would pass by there house
How did God lead the Hebrew people
through the wilderness
with a cloud by day with a pillar of fire by night
Who chased after the Hebrew people?
Pharaoh’s army
What happened when Moses stretched his rod over the Red Sea
The Red Sea parted, and the wind blew and ,made dry
ground.
Who walked safely across the Red Sea on
dry ground
All of the Hebrew people
What happened to pharaohs army
They all drowned in the red Sea.
Whose bones did Moses take when the
Hebrew people left Egypt
Joseph’s
Why could the Hebrew people not drinp the water they found
It was bitter
What did Moses do when the people complained
He prayed
what did God tell Moses to do?
Cut down a certain tree
What happened when Moses threw the tree into the water?
The water became sweet
Why did they call that place Marah
Because Marah means bitter
what food did God send to the Israelites in the evening
Quil
The Israelites found what on the ground in the morring?
Manna
What happened to the manna when the
people gathered too much?
It became moldy and wormy
On which day was there ro manna on
the groundl
The sabbath day
How much manna were they to gather
the day before the Sabbath
Twice as much of the other days
Why did the people stop and camp in Rephidim?
Because the cloud stopped there
What did Moses do when the Israelites were thirsty and blamed him?
He prayed
What did God tell Moses to do?
Strike the rock
What happened when Moses struck the rock
Water gushed from the rock
