Religion Ch 8/9 TEST Flashcards
God lead who now named Israel into Egypt?
Jacob
When Jacob went to Egypt, who reunited?
All 12 of his son
How did god save the Israelites in Egypt from a great famine?
He provided needs and services through Joseph
What did the pharaoh tell Joseph after Joseph traveling from Canaan?
The pharaoh told him that he was allowed to stay there, along with his brothers and family
Where did Jacobs/Israel’s family settle in?
They settled in Goshen in northern Egypt
Egypt was divided into how many kingdoms and who were the rulers of both?
Egypt is divided into two kingdoms, the southern part was ruled by Egyptian kings and the northern part people from other religions ruled
In the north part of Egypt Jacobs family prospered in Goshen but what did the Egyptian king soon do?
He started to gain control of the north of Egypt
What is the New Kingdom and how long did it last?
The New Kingdom was the period of tremendous wealth and power and Egypt and it lasted for 100s of years
When the new pharaoh arrived, how did he see the Israelites?
He saw them as honored guests, Joseph’s family, and his people frightened the Egyption king
When the number of Israelites grew they became sleeves of the new pharaoh. What did the pharaoh force them to do?
He forced them to build monuments in buildings, the Israelites were no longer free or free to worship their true God, the lives became unbearable, and they cried for God to rescue them from Egypt
In what book do you learn of God’s plan to get Israelites back to Canaan?
In the book of Exodus
What does Exodus mean in English?
Exodus is Greek for departure
The Israelites also known as
Hebrews
The Hebrews continue to grow in faith and numbers. Since this angered the pharaoh, what did he do?
He told all the Hebrew woman that he will kill all the newly born sons, but they did not listen to him. The pharaoh commanded that all boys born to the Hebrews must be thrown into the river, but one woman saved her son.
How does the woman save her son from the pharaoh?
She did this by placing her son in a basket and sending him down the river gently
In the story, Moses, what does the basket symbolize?
It symbolizes for being saved just like the ark saved Noah. We are saved in the church by the waters of baptism.
One day, Moses (as an adult) saw,an Egyptian beating up a Hebrew slave how did Mose react? How did The Pharaoh react? What did Moses do in conclusion?
Moses didn’t like this end accidentally killed the Egyptian, since this happened to the pharaoh wanted Moses dead. In conclusion, Moses fled to Midian, where he married Zipora, and lived the life of a shepherd.