Exodus 2nd Half Flashcards

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No the terms “tannin” and the “nahas”. What happens between the tannin and the nahas and why is it significant

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Tannin means monster snake and nahas means ordinary snake. Knows this makes a tannin and the pharaohs magicians make nahas which kind of foreshadows what God is going to do to Pharaoh.

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What are the 10 acts of judgment that God sends against Egypt in the section?

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The blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock, oils, hail, locusts, and darkness plague, also the announcements of the first born deaths.

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What is the typical plague pattern? There are three parts.

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There is a request to let Israel go, followed by a plague or sign, followed by hardening of pharaohs heart

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How is the anger of God’s showing, as far as people in the ancient world are concerned?

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The anger of the gods was thought to be displayed in natural disasters

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Does God create pharaohs hardness of heart? Explain.

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No. Pharaohs heart hardening means he decides to ignore what he knows is right. God does not force Pharaoh to change

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Moses turns water of the Nile into blood. What is the significance of this act?

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Water back in the ancient world symbolized life while blood outside of the body symbolized death. The bloodied river is thus A powerful symbol of the destruction to come

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Pharaohs magicians tell Pharaoh that the coming of the gnats is the finger of God. What is the point of this finger of God reference

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In Genesis, God creates humans from the dust of the earth. This time destructive gnats are summoned. In other words, pharaohs hardness of heart has turn creation into Chaos

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When the plica flies is sent, the text says they swarm. Why is this term important?

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In Genesis, we read about the newly made and swarming creatures. God has created life. Here, the swarming refers to the destruction the flies bring. Once again, there is hardness of heart has turned creation into chaos.

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The seventh Greg, hail, follows the typical plaid pattern. It also has several bonus features. List three.

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The plague purpose is explained to show God’s power, God shows concern for the Egyptians and tells them to seek shelter for themselves and their animals,Ferro admits that he has sent, or acted wrongly.

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How does pharaoh try to Maintain control during the Locust plague?

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Pharaoh says the men of Israel can go but the women and children must stay behind.

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The locus are brought by the east wind. What is this do you tell significant? List one reason

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The same Eastwynn will soon separate the Red Sea and allow the Israelites to cross.

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During the ninth plague, darkness, how is the process of creation reversed?

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We go from light and life to darkness and chaos.

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How does Pharaoh try to stay in control during the plague of darkness?

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He says that all the people of Israel can go, but they must leave the livestock behind.

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What does the Passover ritual symbolize?

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The Passover symbolizes that Yahweh, not pharaoh, is now Israel’s master.

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What are two ways in which passover emphasize community?

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Families are to eat the Passover together, those who put the blood on the cross beams are considered safe and part of the community of faith.

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What are two ways in which pass over emphasize haste?

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People are to eat with sandals on and staffs in hand so that they are ready to leave quickly, the people are not to put yeast in their bread, unleavened bread can be made more quickly.

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The elders of Israel are given two instructions with regard to Passover. List them.

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They are to use hyssop branches to brush the cross beams of their doors with blood, they are to tell Passover story to the next generation.

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List one connection between Passover and Christianity.

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Password provided the foundation for the Christian celebration of the last supper.

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What are two lessons we can learn from Passover?

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The future belongs to God. Our job is to cooperate with the future. It is important for parents to teach their children about their faith tradition.

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Why was it a good strategy for Israel to take the long and winding route to the Red Sea? List one reason.

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There were Egyptian military outpost on the most direct route, known as the wave of the sea.

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What part of the exit the store you do the prayers of cloud and fire remind us of?

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They remind us of God to Moses and the burning brush.

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Israel quail with fear when they see pharaohs army coming towards them as the stand at the Red Sea. What does Moses say to calm him?

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The Lord will fight for you. You need only be still.

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What does the word “yenea’er” mean? What is the significance to the end of the Red Sea story?

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The word means to shake off. God is described as using the divine power to shake off from Egyptians into Red sea.

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One of the Bible does Miriam song of praise remind us of?

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The Psalms.

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In what way is miriam’s song a composite?

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It was added to the generations until it achieved its present form.

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Send stands for more than one person. He represents tehomot . Explain

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Tehomot means waters of chaos. God overcomes this chaos in order to enter a loving covenant relationship with Israel.

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How is the resurrection of Jesus Similar, For Christians, to what happened at the Red Sea?

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Got a cheap victory over the powers of darkness at the very time it appeared that evil had triumphed.