Torah Flashcards
Which tribe was Moses from?
Levi
What does Moses mean?
I drew him out of water
Where does Moses flee to?
Midian
Moses’ wife and first child
Zipporah
Gershom
Which mountain was the burning bush?
Horeb
What are the ten plagues?
- Blood
- grogs
- gnats
- flies
- livestock
- boils
- hail
- locusts
- darkness
- death of firstborn
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When was the first Passover?
On the 15th day of Nisan
Who was not allowed to be part of the Passover?
foreigners and hired help
What was the purpose of the feast of the Unleavened bread?
a memorial of what God did for them when they came our of Egypt
Where did the Israelites find bitter water and grumble?
Marah
Which group of people came to fight Israel first in the wilderness?
Amalekites
The Ten Commandments?
Polytheism
carved image
swearing
sabbath
obedience to parents
murder
adultery
theft
false witness
coveting
What wood was used to build the Ark?
acacia
What were the items in the Tabernacle?
Ark of teh Covenant in the Most Holy Place
Altar of incense in the Holy Place
Table for the Bread of the Presence in the Holy Place
Golden Lampstand in the Holy Place
Bronze Basin
Altar of Burnt offering
What was the burnt offering for?
atonement for basic human sinfulness
What was the grain offering for?
tribute to sovereign God
grain with frankincense oil
Purpose of Peace offering?
Praising God for deliverance, vows, extolling Yahweh
thanks, vow, freewill
fat burned, remainder eaten
Purpose of sin offering?
fat burned remainder eaten
atonement for unwitting sin
Purpose of guilt offering?
fat burned, reminder eaten
to repair breech of faith
Why did Nadab and Abihu die?
sons of Aaron burnt strange incense
fire consumes them
Which animals were involved in the Day of Atonement?
bull as a sin offering for Aaron- sprinkle some of the blood on the mercy seat
one goat for sin offering
one goat has all sins laid on and runs in wilderness of Azazel
the person who lets the goat away has to wash himself with water
What are the feasts in Israel?
Passover
Unleavened Bread
First fruits
Pentecost
Trumpets
Atonement
Booths
Unleavend bread, Pentecost, and Booths all males must travel to temple in Jerusalem
In the arrangement of the encampment, which tribe leads in the east?
Judah
What was the Nazarite vow?
either a man or woman
no strong drink
no razor to head
separate from mother and father
When did Israel leave Sinai?
in the second year, in the second month
What was God’s response to the Israelites complaining of eating manna?
quail sent in heaps
a plague
Why did Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses?
for marrying a Cushite woman
they said that had God only spoken through Moses
Miriam was leprous as snow
How many spies were sent by Moses to Canaan?
12, one from each tribe, the heads
went for 40 days
What was the report that was brought back from the Spies?
the people in the land are strong and the cities are fortified and large
descendants of Anak, Nephlim
What was the response to the spies?
wanted to choose a new leader
wanted to stone Caleb and Joshua who were weeping
What was the punishment for the unbelief after the spies?
initially pestilence but Moses pleads
so none of the men that came from Egypt will go to the land except Joshua and Caleb
wander for 40 years because spies spent 40 days
the actual spies died by plague
After they were defeated by Amalakites and Canaanites
Who were involved in Korahs rebellion?
Koran, Dathan and Abihu
What was Korahs rebellion?
They accused Moses of pride
What was the punishment for Korah and co?
Earth swallow them
How many oracles of Balaam?
4
What was in Balaams oracle?
I see him
A star shall come out of Jacob
A sceptre Shall rise out of Israel
Crush the forehead of Moab
Who do the people who’re with at Peor?
Moabites after Balaams oracles
Who is zealous and kills the man and Midianite woman at Peor?
Phineas
His descendants are have a perpetual priesthood
Where was the covenant renewed before the Promised land?
Moab
On which mountains were blessings and curses pronounced before the Promised land?
Mount Ebal
Mount Gerizim
Which tribes are not given lands?
Simeon and Levi
Possibly linked to their anger and killing after Diana is raped
