Lesson 14: God Gives the Law in Mount Sinai Flashcards
On the third new moon after the Israelites left the land of Egypt, on its first day, they came to the _____________.
desert of Sinai
Then the Lord called ______ from that mountain and said, “Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob and to the children of Israel: You have seen how I treated the Egyptians and how I bore you up on eagle wings to bring you here with me
Moses
You shall be to me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.’ That is what you must tell the Israelites.
Moses
_____________ was filled with smoke, because the Lord came down upon it on fire.
Mount Sinai
It occurred that in the morning of the ___________ there were sounds of thunder and lightning.
third day
Six days you may work and do all your tasks, but the ____________ is the sabbath of the Lord, your God.
seventh day
The people saw the thunder and lightning, the trumpet blast and the mountain smoking. They all saw themselves trembling with fear. So they stood farther away from the ____________________
mountain
Moses was called the _____________
“Law Giver.”
It is a title that pertains to the literal act of handing over the Law to the Israelites encamped in Mount Sinai.
Law Giver
However, it should be noted that even though Moses was hailed as such, the real “Giver of the Law” is __________
God
God was the one who carved the laws, the _______________________________
Ten Commandments on stones.
The First Commandment
“You shall not have other gods
other than me.
the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, _________________
from the house of slavery.
[The Israelites] set out from ______________ to the ____________ road, to by-pass the _____________
Mount Hor, Red Sea, land of Edom.
Moses made a _______________ and put it on a pole.
bronze serpent
the case of the images inscribed in the _____________________ as commanded by God
Temple of
Jerusalem
____________ overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold.
Solomon
The cherubim should have their wings spread out. The wings shall cover the ________________
propitiatory.
The ________________were cut in identical size and shape.
cherubim
The ______________ was made and the “images” in the Ark of the Covenant and in the Temple of Jerusalem were inscribed, as ordered by God and not for the purpose of “worship.”
“bronze serpent”
The Second Commandment: _____________________________
“You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
The name of God is ___________
YHWH
The tetragram is not pronounced by the ______
Jews
the __________________ omits the vowels so as not to be pronounced.
Hebrew Bible
Some Protestant sects would affix the vowels to produce _______________
YeHoVaH or YaHWeh.
_________, with respect to the sensitivity of our Jewish brothers and sisters, avoid pronouncing the tetragram.
Catholics
The name tells about the _________________
nature of the bearer
The Third Commandment: _________________________
“Remember to keep the sabbath day holy.”
_______________ has been the “Sabbath” for us, Christians.
Sunday
The Fourth Commandment: _________________________
“Honor your father and your mother.”
The Fifth Commandment: ______________________
“You shall not kill.”
The Sixth Commandment: __________________________
“You shall not commit adultery.”
_________________ is holy. Therefore, it should be
respected.
The Sacrament of Marriage
The Seventh Commandment: ______________________
“You shall not steal.”
The Eighth Commandment:
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
______________________ is stepping on his/her dignity as human.
Gossiping or talking about someone at his/her back
The Ninth Commandment: ___________________________
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.”
To __________ is to take possession of something or someone which is not ours.
covet
______________ can encourage a deeper, uncontrollable act of sin. One should not, therefore, desire the wife of the other, lest it can lead to broken families or crimes of lust and desire, such as rape or abuse.
Covetousness
The Tenth Commandment: ______________________
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.”
Covetousness is driven by _________________
envy and jealousy.
Do to all men whatever you desire them do to you. This is the _____________________”
the law and the prophets.”
The______________ focuses on the context of love.
Law of God
Commandments _____ are all about our love for God.
1 to 3
Commandments ____________ tell us how to love and respect our neighbors.
4 to 10
In sum, the Ten Commandments can also be called the _________________
Law of Love.
The Ten Commandments speak about ________________
love and respect
