Moses And The Torah Flashcards
The life of Moses: the burning bush
When Moses was climbing the hill to get to the running sheep that he was shepherding he saw a bright light when he found the source it was a bush on fire but it was not burning. God spoke to Moses through the the bush and told home to go free the Jews from Egypt. God said he would help him.
The life of Moses: the plagues
- Rivers turned to blood 2. Frogs 3. Lice 4. Flies and insects 5. Animals diseased 6. Boils 7. Hail storm 8. Swarm of locusts 9. Darkness 10. Death of Egyptians 1st son
The life of Moses: the crossing of the Red Sea.
God said lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. The sea went back by a strong east wind throughout the night.
The Torah.
It contains 613 commandments and Jews refer to the ten best known of these as the ten 10 commandments.The Torah is written in Hebrew, the oldest of Jewish languages. It is also known as Torat Moshe, the Law of Moses. The Torah is the first section or first five books of the Jewish bible.
The law/the Ten Commandments
You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall not make idols.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet.
Comparison with other religions.
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Mezuzah
A mezuzah (Hebrew: מְזוּזָה “doorpost”; plural: מְזוּזוֹת mezuzot) is a piece of parchment (often contained in a decorative case) inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21). It is usually place on the outside of their home.
Tallit
a Jewish prayer shawl worn over the outer clothes during the morning prayers (Shacharit) and worn during all prayers on Yom Kippur.
Tefillin
Tefillin (sometimes called phylacteries) are cubic black leather boxes with leather straps that Orthodox Jewish men wear on their head and their arm during weekday morning prayer. Observant Jews consider wearing tefillin to be a very great mitzvah (command).
Comparison with other religions.
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Mezuzah
A mezuzah (Hebrew: מְזוּזָה “doorpost”; plural: מְזוּזוֹת mezuzot) is a piece of parchment (often contained in a decorative case) inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21). It is usually place on the outside of their home.
Tallit
a Jewish prayer shawl worn over the outer clothes during the morning prayers (Shacharit) and worn during all prayers on Yom Kippur.
Tefillin
Tefillin (sometimes called phylacteries) are cubic black leather boxes with leather straps that Orthodox Jewish men wear on their head and their arm during weekday morning prayer. Observant Jews consider wearing tefillin to be a very great mitzvah (command).
