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THEOLOGY EXAM!! Flashcards

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What is the belief that the existence of God cannot be know or proven.

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Agnosticism

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What is the denial of the existence of God

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Atheism

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What is a revealed truth solemnly defined in the magisterium of the church

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Dogma

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What are St. Thomas Aquinas’ “five ways”

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Argument from motion: Anything that is in motion must have been moved.
Argument from causes: Everything must be created by something else.
Argument from possibility and necessity: Everything in nature is possible.
Argument from degrees of perfection: Something are more perfect than others.
Argument from governance: some events happen by chance

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What is the insufficient to fully know God, for God is infinite, and even by his help, man’s finite mind cannot contain him.

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Natural Revelation

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What are the four characteristics given by scripture for our knowledge of God?

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Medicate
Natural
universal
easy to attain

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What is the intellectual power of facility that is orderallt employed by man in adapting thought or action to some end.

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Reason

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What is the holy spirit which guides the church and it’s teaching authority

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Magisterium

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9
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What are miracles and why are they important in the Catholic Church?

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The greatest miracle is Jesus Christ. It is important because it verifies the truthfulness of all divine Revelation

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10
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What is someone who talk to mankind n the name of God?

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A prophet

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What is when God reveals himself to us through his actual words or deeds?

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Divine Revelation

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What is the word of God passed through Jesus to the Apostles and then continually passed for generations?

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Sacred Tradition

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What is cannot be wrong;without error

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Infallible

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What are meetings at which bishops of the world come together to discuss meeting of concern of the church?

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A ecumenical council

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What is the purpose of an ecumenical council?

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To discuss problems of the church

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16
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What is a promise between God and his people?

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A covenant

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17
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Who or what was the fulfillment of all God’s promises?

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Jesus Christ

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18
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What happened at pentecost?

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The 12 disciples were locked in a room waiting for the holy spirit to come upon them, and when it did they all started speaking and preaching in different languages.

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What came first Sacred tradition or Sacred scripture?

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Sacred Tradition

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20
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How was the gospel spread soon after Jesus ascended into heaven?

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Thought eh Apostles

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What are some sources of tradition?

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Testimonies of the faith, from the first Christian generations, liturgy and the writing of the fathers of the church.

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What are some examples of who the church Fathers were.

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The holy fathers, fathers of the church, which are saints of the early church

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23
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Who is the primary author of Sacred Scripture?

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God

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What are the two MAIN liturgy senses used to read the Scared Scripture?

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Proper literature sense
metamorphism

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who two people started an argument which caused the first ecumenical council?

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Arius of Alexandria
Pope Sylvester

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26
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What language was the Mass always said in up to 1965?

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Latin

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27
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What are the two sections the Bible is split up into?

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New Testament and Old Testament

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What four categories can we use to describe different parts of the two sections?

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Law
history
wisdom
prophecy

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29
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How many book are In the old testament?

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46

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30
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What are the three names used to describe the first five books of the Bible?

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Books of the law
torah
Pentateuch

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31
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What are the first five books?

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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

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32
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About the History books of the Old testament.

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Tells the story of the people of Israel, from the conquest of Cannon to the end of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and onto the relation of Jerusalem

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33
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About the Books of Wisdom

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Job- a long poem asking a hard question
psalms- a collection of religious poems or songs
proverbs- a connection of wise sayings
ecclesiastes- a long meditation

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34
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About the book prophecy

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heads up to the new Testament, prophets were sent by God

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35
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Who were these prophecies pointing up to?

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Jesus

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36
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What books are considered the “Law” section of the New Testament?

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The gospels

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37
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Who wrote the four gospels?

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Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

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38
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What book is considered the “history” section of the New Testament

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The Acts of the Apostles

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39
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What books are considered to be the “wisdom” section of the New Testament?

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The Epistles

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40
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What does the word epistle mean?

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Letters

41
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Who wrote most of the letters in the Bible

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St. Paul

42
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What book is considered the “prophecy” section of the New Testament?

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Revelation

43
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Who wrote this book of prophecy?

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St. John

44
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What three languages were used to write the original texts of the Bible?

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Hebrew
Aramaic
Babylon

45
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What is the Vulgate?

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When the Bible was translated into Latin

46
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Who wrote the Vulgate?

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St. Jerome

47
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Why is the Vulgate important?

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Because everyone used to speak Latin so it was easier for everyone to read and listen to the Bible and go to mass

48
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What was the first book to be printed on the printing press?

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The Latin Vulgate

49
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How many books total are in the Bible?

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73

50
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Who was the one israelite that was NOT allowed into the promise land?

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Moses

51
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What word means “God’s anointed one”?

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Messiah

52
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What are two of the judges from the book of Judges?

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Samuel, Samsea

53
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What are the two gospel writers who were Apostles?

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Matthew
John

54
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what were promises made to Adam?

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When he died he would have eternal life
He would have to work hard

55
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What tree were Adam and Eve not aloud to eat from?

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The tree of knowledge

56
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What animal did satan use to deceive Eve?

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A serpent

57
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Who ate of the tree of knowledge?

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Adam and Eve

58
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What were the results of the curse?

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Childbirth would be painful, family life, although still an image of God’s love will be married by sin. Work designed to be a joy, will be hard and not always fruitful. Suffering illness, and physical death are inevitable in this life

59
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What was the name of Adam and Eve’s third, less famous son?

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Seth

60
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Who was the next truly righteous person after Adam?

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Noah

61
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Noah was told by God to build what?

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A Ark

62
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About the story of Cain and Abel.

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Cain murdered Abel out if envy because he was liked more.

63
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About what happened at the fall of Adam and Eve?

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Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge, and they were kicked out as well as a curse

64
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What was the sign of God’s promise to Noah?

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A rainbow

65
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What sin was the downfall of those that built the Tower of Babel?

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Pride

66
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Why did Cain kill Abel?

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Because he was jealous

67
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Who is typically shown standing on a snake?

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Mary

68
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God choose this person to be the Father of His people.

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Abraham

69
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Describe the promises made to Abraham

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Abraham would have land, His generation would never end, and his wife would bare a son.

70
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Why was it a huge deal for God to promise that Sarai would have a son?

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Because he had difficulty trusting God’s Promises

71
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What name was Abram given by God?

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Abraham

72
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Who was Abraham and Sarah’s only son?

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Issac

73
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How did God test Abraham?

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He told Abraham to sacrifice Issac instead of a lamb or a goat.

74
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Isaac and Rebekah had two sons. What are their names?

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Esau and Jacob

75
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What did Esau trade for his birthright for?

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Soup

76
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How many sons does Jacob have?

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12

77
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After wrestling with God, what name does he give to Jacob?

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Israel

78
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Who was Jacob’s favorite son?

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Joseph

79
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How many years (total) did Jacob have to work to marry Rachel?

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14

80
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What was the name of Jacobs daughter?

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Dinah

81
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Which of Jacob’s sons would have King David and Jesus from his family?

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Judah

82
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Based on a prophecy, who did Pharaoh have killed?

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All the Hebrew boys

83
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Instead of killing him, what did Moses’ parents do to try to save him?

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They put him in a basket and sent them down the Nile

84
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Who found Moses?

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The pharaoh’s daughter

85
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why does Moses Flee into the desert and leave behind his life as an egyptian prince?

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Because he killed an egyptian that was beating a slave

86
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How does God appear to Moses?

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The burning Bush

87
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What does “Yahweh” mean in hebrew?

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I am

88
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What does God send to Egypt to help persuade Pharaoh into letting the chosen people go free?

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The 10 plagues

89
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How could the Israelites save themselves from the angel of death?

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By sacrificing a lamb and putting lamb blood on the door, and preparing a special meal

90
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Who was killed by the angel of death that was close to the Pharaoh?

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The pharaoh’s son.

91
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Raising his staff, Moses parted what body of water?

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The red sea

92
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What was the name of the bread God gave to the Israelites in the desert?

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Manna

93
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After coming down from the mountain, what does Moses witness the Israelites doing?

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He witnessed them worshiping a golden calf

94
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How long did the Israelites wonder in the desert?

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40 years

95
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Who led the Israelites into canaan, the promise land?

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Joshua

96
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Who did God send to help restore righteousness in the newly formed israel?

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Judges

97
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Name the ten plagues?

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Blood in water, flies,frogs,gnats, loctus, boils, disease in livestock, darkness, hail, and death in first born.

98
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Why did the Israelites want to be like other nations?

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Because they wanted a king like other nations

99
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