moses and the plagues Flashcards

1
Q

what did moses’ s mother do when he was born

A

put him in a reed basket, covered in tar onto the river

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2
Q

why was moses’ s mother protecting him

A

the king of egypt had ordered that all hebrew boys must be killed at birth

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3
Q

who found moses in the basket

A

the king’s daughter

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4
Q

who were forced to work as slaves

A

the Hebrews or Israelites

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5
Q

who did Moses kill

A

an egyptian who was killing a slave

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6
Q

where did moses escape to

A

Midian

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7
Q

how did god speak to moses

A

through a burning bush

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8
Q

what did god tell moses

A

that he had been chosen to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt

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9
Q

what did moses do after god spoke to him

A

went back to egypt and asked the pharaoh to set the slaves free

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10
Q

how did moses warn the pharoah

A

that many bad things would happen

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11
Q

what did god send when the pharaoh didn’t listen

A

the ten plagued

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12
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what was the first plague

A

moses striked his stick and the nile turned to blood

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13
Q

what is the scientific reason for the blood river

A

there was poisonous red dye from red funghi in the river

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14
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what was the second plague

A

the frogs came put the river and covered the land

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15
Q

what is the scientific reason for the frogs

A

they were escaping the poisonous funghi

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16
Q

what was the third plague

A

the dust in egypt was turned into gnats

17
Q

what is the scientific reason for the gnats

A

they followed the frogs from the funghi

18
Q

what was the fourth plague

A

flies covered the land

19
Q

what is the scientific reason for the flies

A

they were attracted to the frogs that had died from the funghi

20
Q

what was the fifth plague

A

all the animals died

21
Q

what is the scientific reason for the death of the animals

A

they drank the poisonous water and were bitten by the flies

22
Q

what was the sixth plague

A

all people and animals were covered in boils

23
Q

what is the scientific reason for the boils

A

they were bitten by the flies but resistant to the disease

24
Q

what was the seventh plague

A

there was a huge hailstorm

25
Q

what was the 8th plague

A

there was a huge swarm of locusts

26
Q

what is the scientific reason for the locusts

A

they followed the hailstorm

27
Q

what was the 9th plague

A

darkness for three days

28
Q

what is the scientific reason for the darkness

A

an eclipse or the sun was blocked by the locusts

29
Q

what was the 10th (the last) plague

A

the eldest son in every family died

30
Q

how did the Israelites protect themselves from the last plague

A

they painted lamb blood on the doorposts

31
Q

what is the scientific reason for the death of the first born

A

the first born was important and was given lots of food and they ate infected meat