The Prince Becomes a Shepherd (Exodus 2-5)

Question 1

What bad thing did Moses one day see?

Answer 1

An Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave

Question 2

What did Moses do to the slave master who was beating the Hebrew?

Answer 2

He attacked him and killed him and then buried the body.

Question 3

What happened when Moses later saw two Hebrews fighting?

Answer 3

One of them said “will you kill me as you killed the Egyptian?”

Question 4

What followed after the Hebrew asked Moses whether he’d kill him?

Answer 4

Moses was afraid because everyone, including Pharaoh, knew about Moses killing the Egyptian. He went to a country called Midian

Question 5

What happened as Moses rested by a well in Midian?

Answer 5

The seven daughters of the priest of Midian fliled buckets with water to give their father’s flock water to drink

Question 6

What was happening to the seven daughters of the Midian priest as they were getting water from the well?

Answer 6

Other shepherds tried to push them aside but Moses protected and helped them

Question 7

What was the priest of Midian’s name?

Answer 7

Reuel, or Jethro

Question 8

The seven daughters explained to Reuel what happened and Reuel, or Jethro, invited Moses to live with them. What happened later?

Answer 8

Moses married Reuel’s oldest daughter

Question 9

What happened back in Egypt during the time Moses married Jethro’s oldest daughter?

Answer 9

Pharaoh died but the Hebrews were still slaves

Question 10

Forty years passed since Moses left Egypt and he was shepherd of Reuel’s flock. What did he see one day?

Answer 10

A bush that was on fire but the fire wasn’t burning the bush. Moses wanted to find out why

Question 11

What happened as Moses approached the burning bush?

Answer 11

God called to him out of the bush saying “Moses! Don’t get too close. Take off your sandals because the place where you stand is holy ground”

Question 12

What did God tell Moses from the burning bush after he told him to take off his sandals?

Answer 12

That He will send Moses to Pharaoh to bring His people out of Egypt

Question 13

How did God show Moses His great power (from the burning bush)?

Answer 13

By turning Moses’ rod into a serpent

Question 14

What happened when Moses picked up the serpent that God turned from a rod to a serpent?

Answer 14

It became a rod again

Question 15

What was God’s second sign to Moses from the burning bush?

Answer 15

He asked him to put his hand on his chest and his hand turned white with leprosy. When he did it again, his hand was healed.

Question 16

What was Moses’ objection even after all the miracles he witnessed by the burning bush?

Answer 16

He said he doesn’t speak well

Question 17

What happened after Moses told God (the burning bush) that he doesn’t speak well?

Answer 17

God became angry and said “I’ll use Aaron, your brother, to speak the words you tell him

Question 18

What did Moses do after his interaction with God in the burning bush?

Answer 18

He returned to Jethro and packed his belongings and left for Egypt

Question 19

Where did God lead Aaron, Moses’ brother?

Answer 19

To meet Moses in the mountains, where Moses told Aaron all about God’s plan to set the Hebrew people free from the Egyptians

Question 20

Moses and Aaron told the news to the Hebrew leaders. When did the Hebrew elders know God would help them?

Answer 20

When Moses showed them the rod turning into the serpent and the leprosy

Question 21

What did Moses and Aaron say when they got to Pharaoh?

Answer 21

“God says, ‘Let my people go’!”

Question 22

How did Pharaoh respond to Moses and Aaron’s “Let my people go”?

Answer 22

He said “I will not let Israel go”