test 6/ Exoudus Flashcards
How did Moses grow up?
He felt put of place like an outcast
What are the marks of a totalitarian regime?
- eugenics
- object fixation
- denying god
What is eugenics? How does Pharaoh try to apply the teachings of eugenics at the beginning of Exodus?
filtering out race sex and or religion he beli eves that all the sons are out for him
How does God reveal himself to Moses?
burning bush
What is the name God revealed to Moses?
yahweh
What are the three meanings of God’s name?
- metaphysical/ I am
- apophatic/transcends our understanding
- the promise of eternal relationship/ I am the one that will be with you at all times
What is the deeper meaning of the ten plagues?
each god was deeply lined and connected with an Egyptian god
What is God’s name as it was revealed to Moses?
yahweh
What is the original Passover?
the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s BC. they would cut up the lamb and put the blood on door frames
Why is the bread we use at mass unleavened? What does the bread become after consecration?
because it is the body of christ and therefore Is scared
What are the ways in which the Passover lamb foreshadows the true Lamb, Jesus?
it foreshadows jesu’s sacrifice by the lamb being
- unblemished
- slaughtered
- public death
- unleavened bond
What is the original Passover?
the celebration of the isrealies being free from slavery
What does the first part of Exodus accomplish, what is missing to achieve true freedom?
In the first part of exodus, God achieves freedom from slavery, and escape from the pharoeh.
freedom for freedom from
How do the Israelites feel when they are camping close to the Red Sea?
When the Israelites reached the Red Sea Moses stretched out his hand and the waters divided, allowing his followers safe passage.
they said they would rather stay slaved then seek forgiveness of god
What do we learn from Pharaoh’s stubbornness?
that we have the power to turn down god