Exodis Test1 Flashcards
What did God do when he saw the tall temple-tower
He mixed up their language so they couldn’t understand each other’s words.
God had told them (Noah’s family) to scatter over the face of the earth, but they stayed together and began to build what?
A very tall tower that would reach high into the heavens.
What were the things that most people worshipped?
Sun,moon,stars,rivers,mountains,and hills.
Which of Terah’s sons did not worship idols?
Abram
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?
sun, moon, stars, rivers, mountains, and hills.
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 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?
Ishmael
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 Ismael’s blessing?
to make him a great nation
Who was Hagar?
Sarai
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?
Canaanites
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, her future husban
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 first born.
What was the high privilege that the firstborn son in Isaac’s family was to have?
Of being 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?
To his uncle Laban in haran
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?
God Almighty bless you, and give you many descendants until you become a great nation. May God pass on to you and your children the mighty blessings promised to Abraham, and may you possess this land which God gave to Abraham.
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 God promise to Jacob in the dream?
“I will give this very land on which you are lying to you and your descendants, for you will be many in number like the dust of the earth, and through your seed (Jesus Christ), all the families of the earth will be blessed. I am with you and will protect you wherever you go, and will bring you back safely to this land.”
What did he do to the rock he had used for a pillow?
He set it upright, and poured oil on it to dedicate the place to the Lord.
What did he call the place where he had the dream?
Bethel, “House of God”
Who had built an altar about 160 years earlier on this same place as Jacob?
his grandfather, Abraham
What vow did Jacob make to God?
I will give this very land on which you are lying to you and your descendants, for you will be many in number like the dust of the earth, and through your seed (Jesus Christ), all the families of the earth will be blessed. I am with you and will protect you wherever you go, and will bring you back safely to this land.”
Who were Noah’s sons?
Shem,ham,Japheth
Where did many of today’s Arabs nations come from?
Ishmael
Why was Jacob worried about meeting Esau?
He wondered if his brother had forgiven him for his deceitful, or if he had kept the hatred in his heart and still wanted to kill him.
After Jacob sent messengers to tell Esau that he was coming to meet him, what news did they return with?
Esau was on his way to meet Jacob with an army of 400 men.
Why did Jacob divide his flock?
He divided the plan of separating his household, flocks,herds,and camels into two groups, so that one group might escape if Esau attacks the other.
When did Jacob pray and ask God to help him with meeting Esau?
After he made his plans to divide his household.
Who did Jacob wrestle?
The Lord God
Why did Jacob wrestle the God-man?
He stubbornly refused to give up his own way and let God have his way and be The Lord of his life.
What does the name “Jacob” mean?
Cheater or swindler
Why wasn’t Esau angry anymore?
God had touched him and changed his heart?
What did pharaoh have done to all the Hebrews baby boys?
He had them thrown into the rivers to drown.
Who stayed by the river to watch over a special little baby hidden in the basket?
Miriam, his sister
Who found the basket hidden in the bulrushes?
Pharaoh’s daughter, the princess
Who did Miriam get to nurse the baby?
Jochebed, the baby’s mother
What did the princess name the baby?
Moses
What did Moses do when he saw and Egyptian taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave?
Killed the Egyptian taskmaster.
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 Canaan.
Who was sent by The Lord to meet Moses?
Aaron,Moses brother
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 brick.
The Hebrew people became angry with whom?
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?
They were swallowed by Aaron’s snake.
How did God punish pharaoh and the Egyptians people?
He sent plagues.
What happened when Aaron struck the river with Moses rod?
The water turned to blood
What did Pharaoh do when God took away the frogs?
Harden his heart and refused to let the Hebrew people go.
What happened to the Egyptians’ cattle during the fifth plague?
They got a murrain (disease) and died.
Where was there no hail during the seventh plague?
The land of Goshen, where the Hebrew people lived.
What covered the land of Egypt for three days during the ninth plague?
Darkness
How many plagues did God send to pharaoh and his peopl?
Ten
The blood of what animal was to be sprinkled on the doorknobs?
A lamb
What happened if a family had no blood on the doorknobs?
Their oldest son and the firstborn male of their animals were killed.
What happened if the blood was on the doorknobs?
The death Angel passed over the house, and all inside were safe.
Whose bones did Moses take when the
Hebrew people left Eglpt?
Joseph
How did God lead the Hebrew people
tlrrough the wilderness?
with a cloud by day with a pillar offire by night?
Who chased after tl.re Hebrew people?
Pharaoh’s army
What happened when Moses stretched his rod over the Red Ser?
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 Pharoalls army?
They all drowned in the Red Sea.
Why could the Hebrews people not drink 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 and throw it in the water.
What happened when Moses threw the tree into the water?
The water became sweet.
What food did God send to the Israelites in the evening?
Quail
The Israelites found what on the ground in the morning?
Manna
What happened to the manna when the people gathered too much?
It spoiled and became wormy
On which day was there no manna on the ground?
The sabbath day
How much manna were they to gather the day before the sabbath?
Twice as much as other says.
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 to God.
What did God tel Moses to do?
Strike the rock (once)
Whist happened when Moses struck the rock?
Water gushed from the rock.
Who attack the Israelites in Rephidim?
The Amalekites
Who did Moses choose to be captain in the battle?
Joshua
During the battle, what happened when Moses held up his hand to pray?
The Israelites would win
How did Aaron and Hur help Moses?
They held up his arms when he got tired so they could win the battle.
Who won the battle?
The Isrealites
