Exodus to Freedom- Theology

Question 1

Why did Pharaoh enslave the Israelites?

Answer 1

He felt threatened by them and was afraid they would become powerful

Question 2

What does God tell Moses his name is

Answer 2

Yahweh

Question 3

Moses comes to question his worth and chooses to “hide” after he:

Answer 3

Encounters the burning bush

Question 4

What do the first three commandments deal with; and the last seven deal with

Answer 4

God/neighbor

Question 5

What is the name of the mountain Moses leads the people of God to

Answer 5

Sinai

Question 6

God gives the Israelites the Torah(law), to live and good and holy relationships with who?

Answer 6

God, others, and ourselves

Question 7

What is another word for the Decalogue

Answer 7

10 commandments

Question 8

What does exodus mean

Answer 8

To depart

Question 9

Moses comes from which family son of Jacob

Answer 9

Levi

Question 10

What was blood seen as

Answer 10

Life

Question 11

When talking about Levitcal Purity; normal is seen as

Answer 11

Clean and pure

Question 12

When talking about Levitical Purity, abnormal is seen as

Answer 12

Unclean and impure

Question 13

What does hesed mean

Answer 13

God’s loyalty and fidelity to the covenant with Israel

Question 14

What is the 1st commandment

Answer 14

You shall have no gods before me

Question 15

2nd commandment

Answer 15

You shall not take god’s name in vain

Question 16

3rd commandment

Answer 16

Keep holy the sabbath

Question 17

4th commandment

Answer 17

Honor your father and mother

Question 18

5th commandment

Answer 18

You shall not kill

Question 19

6th commandment

Answer 19

Don’t commit adultery

Question 20

7th commandment

Answer 20

Don’t steal

Question 21

8th commandment

Answer 21

Don’t bear false witness

Question 22

9th commandment

Answer 22

Don’t covet your neighbors wife

Question 23

10th commandment

Answer 23

Don’t covet your neighbor’s goods

Question 24

What is world in front of the text

Answer 24

Reader centered, you bring your thoughts and feelings to the text

Question 25

What is world behind the text

Answer 25

Author centered, culture of the author

Question 26

What is world of the text

Answer 26

Text centered, researches the world in the original language and structure

Question 27

What did Pharaoh want to happen to every newborn “Hebrew” boy

Answer 27

Drown them in the Nile

Question 28

What is Moses’ staff a sign of

Answer 28

Moses’ authority and responsibility bestowed by God

Question 29

Why is manna called manna

Answer 29

It means “what is this” Because its bread from heaven

Question 30

What are the principles of Transfer

Answer 30

Ancient Law, Principle, and modern application

Question 31

What are we called to have with God (think fridge rights)

Answer 31

An intimate relationship with God

Question 32

What was a detergent that cleansed

Answer 32

Blood

Question 33

What kind of things in the ocean could the Israelites eat

Answer 33

Anything with fins and scales

Question 34

What was the role of the priesthood

Answer 34

to go into God’s presence and offer sacrifice on behalf of the people

Question 35

What is offering something valuable to a deity

Answer 35

Sacrifice

Question 36

What is another name for a gift to god

Answer 36

Oblation

Question 37

What happened during a Holocaust offering? (Think of the actual holocaust)

Answer 37

Whole animal burned

Question 38

What happened during a grain offering

Answer 38

It was mixed with oil and incest, a portion was consumed and the rest was given to the priests

Question 39

What happened during a sin/guilt offering

Answer 39

An animal was a substitute was an offender

Question 40

What was the reason for sacrifice

Answer 40

To remove guilt from the person for purposeful or accidental impurity