Moses and the Ten Commandments Flashcards
He put humans created in His image and likeness at its center to take responsible dominion of it
God
Did not leave the human person alone
God
God continued to reveal Himself with the call of ____ and his descendants; Isaac, Jacob who became Israel, and his 12 sons eventually known to be the twelve tribes of Israel
Abraham
Abraham’s descendants
Isaac, Jacob who became Israel, and his 12 sons eventually known to be the 12 tribes of Israel.
God formed a people, the ____, whom He called His own.
Israelites
It was during the time of ____ the dreamer, a much favored and trusted steward if the pharaoh in Egypt, that Israel and his sons where driven by famine to reside in Egypt.
Joseph
As soon as Good has seen the sufferings of the Israelites in Egypt, He called ___ to let them out of Egypt and lead them to Canaan.
Moses
The land promised to Abraham and his descendants
Canaan
The time of ___’ birth was the period when the pharaohs ordered the killing of Hebrew baby boys because the Israelites were overpopulating Egypt.
Moses
Moses’ mother hid him for ___ ___
3 months
She put baby Moses in a ___ and placed him among the ___ on the ____
basket, reeds, riverbanks
Later on, the pharaoh’s ____ found the baby and adopted him.
daughter
Grew up as a prince of Egypt
Moses
Moses went to ___ for refuge.
Midian
There, he met ___’s family and married ___ the oldest daughter of Jethro.
Jethro, Zipphorah
To help the Israelites remain in the covenant, God gave them the __ ____
Ten Commandments
This is another expression of God’s disclosure of Himself by giving His decrees and His will to the chosen race.
Ten Commandments
First commandment
You shall have no other gods before me
The First Commandment summons man to put God first in all things, to pray to Him every day, and to love Him above all else.
You shall have no other gods before me
Second Commandment
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
If we love God, we will respect His name and
speak it with reverence. Don’t curse. Don’t call
on God to be a witness to a lie.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
Third Commandment
Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day
Rest and avoid unnecessary work on Sunday. On Sundays
and other Holy Days of Obligation the faithful are bound to
participate in the Mass. If we love God, we will spend time
with Him in worship and prayer
Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day
4th commandment
Honor your father and mother
According to the Fourth Commandment, God has
willed that, after Him, we should honor our parents
and those whom He has given authority over us. We
should show love for our parents by being obedient to
them.
Honor your father and mother
5th
You shall not kill
6th
You shall not commit adultery
7th
You shall not steal
8th
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
9th
You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife
10th
You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods
Our God is the God of ___ chances
many
