Exodus Flashcards
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Gad had told them (Noah’s family) to scatter over the face of the earth, but they stayed together and began to build what?
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a very tall tower that would reach high into the heavens
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Who were Noah’s sons?
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Shem, Ham, and Japheth
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What did God do when he saw the tall temple-tower?
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He mixed up their language so they couldn’t understand each other’s words.
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What were the things that most people worshipped?
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sun, moon, stars, rivers, mountains, and hills
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What did most people of Ur worship?
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the moon god, and idols
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Which of Terah’s sons did not worship idols?
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Abram
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What did God promise to Abram if he obeyed and followed him?
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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.
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Who was the great blessing that came from Abram’s descendants?
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Jesus, the Messiah
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After Abram reached the Promised Land and offered a sacrifice, where did he move to?
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a place called Bethel, which means “House of God”
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God told Abram to look up into the sky and gave him another promise. What was that promise?
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He would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky.
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Who was Hagar?
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Sarai’s Egyptian servant girl
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Who got impatient waiting for God to fulfill his promise?
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Sarai
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What did Sarai do, thinking she was “helping” God fulfill his promise?
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She gave Hagar to Abram to be the mother.
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What was Hagar’s boy’s name?
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Ishmael
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Was Ishmael the son God promised?
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No
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How old was Abram when God changed his name to Abraham?
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99
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What does the name Sarah mean?
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princess
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What was Ismael’s blessing?
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to make him a great nation
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What was Isaac’s blessing?
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leaders of many nations, through his seed (the Lord Jesus Christ) the whole world would be blessed
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Where did many of today’s Arab nations come from?
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Ishmael
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What was the important promise God made to Rebekah just before the twins were born?
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The elder (Esau) shall serve the younger (Jacob).
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Who liked the outdoors and hunting?
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Esau
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Who was quiet, thoughtful, and a good cook?
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Jacob
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Why was it not good for the parents to have favorites?
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It would cause troubles in the family later on.
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Who was to receive a double share of all of a father's posessions?
the firstborn son
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What was the high privilege that the firstborn son in Isaac's family was to have?
of being an ancestor to Christ
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What did Esau give up his birthright to Jacob in trade for?
dinner: bread and soup
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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.
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How did Esau feel when he found out Jacob stole his blessing?
He was furious and his heart was filled with hatred toward Jacob.
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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.
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Rebekah decided to "help God out" by getting Jacob to...
deceive his father.
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Where did Rebekah tell Jacob to flee to avoid getting killed by Esau?
to his Uncle Laban in Haran
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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What did he call the place where he had the dream?
Bethel, "House of God"
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Who had built an altar about 160 years earlier on this same place as Jacob?
his grandfather, Abraham
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What vow did Jacob make to God?
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
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Why was Jacob worried about meeting Esau?
He wondered if his brother had forgiven him for his deceitfulness, or if he had kept the hated in his heart and still wanted to kill him.
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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.
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Why did Jacob divide his flocks?
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.
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When did Jacob pray and ask God to help him with meeting Esau?
After made plans to divide his household
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Who did Jacob wrestle?
The Lord God
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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.
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What does the name "Jacob" mean?
Cheater or Swindler
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Why wasn't Esau angry anymore?
God had touched him and changed his heart.
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Who could Abraham trust to do a very important job?
his servant, Eliezer
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Why was it important that Isaac have a good wife?
because through Isaac's family the promised Savior was to come
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Abraham had Eliezer promise him that he would not let Isaac marry one of the _________ girls.
Canaanite
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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
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Who did Eliezer ask for help and guidance in selecting a wife?
Abraham's God, the Lord
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What did Rebekah do that conviced Eliezer she was "the one?"
She gave him water and watered his camels too.
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Laban and Rebekah's mother did not want Rebekah to leave them so soon. Did Eliezer stay for a few more days?
No
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What did Eliezer talk about to Rebekah on the journey home?
Isaac, her future husband
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Of what did Rebekah comfort Isaac?
his mother's death
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What didn't Eliezer do until he had delivered the message about why he was in Nahor?
eat
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What did Pharaoh have done to all the Hebrew baby boys?
He had them thrown into the river to drown.
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Who stayed by the river to watch over a special little baby hidden in a basket?
Miriam, his sister
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Who found the basket hidden in the bulrushes?
Pharaoh's daughter, the princess
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Who did Miriam get to nurse the baby?
Jochebed, the baby's mother
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What did the princess name the baby?
Moses
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What did Moses do when he saw an Egyptian taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave?
Killed the Egyptian taskmaster
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Who ordered Moses to be killed?
Pharaoh
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What was unusual about the burning bush?
It didn't burn up
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Who spoke to Moses from the burning bush?
God
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What did God want Moses to do?
Lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt to the land of Cannan
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Who was sent by The Lord to meet Moses?
Aaron, Moses' brothe
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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
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The Hebrew people became angry with whom?
Moses and Aaron
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What happened to Moses' rod when Aaron threw it down before Pharaoh?
It became a snake.
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What happened to Pharaoh's magicians' snakes ?
They were swallowed by Aaron's snake.
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How did God punish Pharaoh and the Egyptian people?
He sent plagues.
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What happened when Aaron struck the river this Moses' rod?
The water turned to blood.
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What did do when God took away the frogs?
Hardened his heart and refused to let the Hebrew people go
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What happened to the Egyptians' cattle during the fifth plague?
They got a murrain (disease) and died.
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Where was there no hail during the seventh plague?
The land of Goshen, where the Hebrew people lived
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What covered the land of Egypt for three days during the ninth plague?
Darkness
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How many plagues did God send to Pharaoh and his people?
Ten
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The blood of what animal was to be sprinkled on the doorpost?
A lamb
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What happened if a family had no blood on the doorposts?
Their oldest son and the firstborn male of their animals were killed
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What happened if the blood was on the doorpost?
The Death Angel passed over the house, and all inside were safe
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Whose bones did Moses take when the Hebrew people left Egypt?
Joseph's
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How did God lead the Hebrew people through the wilderness?
With a cloud by day; with a pillar of fire by night
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Who chased after the Hebrew people?
Pharaoh's army
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What happened when Moses stretched his rod over the Red Sea?
The Red Sea parted, and the wind blew and made dry ground.
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Who walked safely across the Red Sea on dry ground?
all of the Hebrew people
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What happened to Pharaoh's army?
They all drowned in the Red Sea.
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Why could the Hebrew people not drink the water they found?
It was bitter.
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What did Moses do when the people complained?
He prayed
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What did God tell Moses to do?
Cut down a certain tree and throw it in the water
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What happened when Moses threw the tree into the water?
The water became sweet.
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Why did they call that place Marah?
Because Marah means "bitter"
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What food did God send to the Israelites in the evening?
Quil (meat)
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The Israelites found what on the ground in the morning?
Manna
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What happened to the manna when the people gathered too much?
It spoiled and became wormy.
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On which day was there no manna on the ground?
The Sabbath day
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How much manna were they to gather the day before Sabbath?
Twice as much as other days
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Why did the people stop and camp in Rephidim?
Because the cloud stopped there
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What did Moses do when the Israelites were thirsty and blamed him?
He prayed to God.
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What did God tell Moses to do?
Strike the rock (once)
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What happened when Moses struck the rock?
Water gushed from the rock
