Exodus

Question 1

Exodus and covenant

Answer 1

means going out,
story is central to the shape of hebrew scripture

jacob in egypt with the change of pharoh and taxation

Question 2

story of moses exodus 2

Answer 2

• Leads the Hebrew people out of Egypt,
• Gives him strength and Aaron to lead,
• Mosaic covenant – exodus 20
• Israel lives through this covenant by the death of Christ,

Question 3

the plagues organized

Answer 3

As these are witnesses, pharaoh and Israel would know who god is!

Question 4

covenant at sinai with moses

Answer 4

• Moses leads the people to prepare for encounter with God,
• God reveals the shape of life for this community,
• The ten commandments – or the decalogue
• The ten words are central to the shape of the Old Testament,

Question 5

two types of laws

Answer 5

• Apodictic law is given on authority of the lawgiver and is a basic universal statement – example the ten commandments,
• Caustic is case law applying basic principles to various contexts in the community life and usually in the form of “if you do this, this will happen.”

Question 6

decalogue or ten comandments

Answer 6

worship god only
prohibition of images that give fixed point of contact
prohibition of using gods name for evil
setting asside sabath day for rest,
support for aging parents,
no murder,
no adultery,
no stealing,
no prejury,
no coveting

Question 7

leviticus

Answer 7

ritual codes determine the shape of the book,

the manual sacrafice
the manual of purity
the holiness code

Question 8

the book of numbers

Answer 8

Occurs in three places – Sinai, wilderness, and Transjordan.

• Wilderness rebellions – some people complaining and questioning Mosses authority,
• Some people die and a few pass,
• The camp looks toward the destination of the land Canaan promised in the ancestorial covenant,