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Exodus Notes
Study Questions
Question | Answer |
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Explain the understanding of sin revealed in the ninth and tenth commandments? | Sin begins in the mind and heart |
In what did blood symbolize for the ancient Israelites? | Because everyone in the community agreed not to break the law |
What did the Covenant of Sinai surpass all other covenants in the minds if the biblical editors? | Because if the Israelites keep the covenant, they will be the Lord's Holy Nation |
Explain what the last attribute of God means and the intention behind it: "Yet by no means clearing the guilty, /but visiting the iniquity of the parents/ upon the children/ and the children's children, /to the third and fourth generation?" | It means that God does not let things go unpunished. Prior to belief in afterlife punishment, it was believed that punishment fell to the children. |
Name the plagues and list them by sets and why they are in a particular set? | Set A: Introduced with a phrase instructing Moses to go to Pharaoh in Morning. 1) Nile turns to blood 4) Flies 7) Hail Set B: Intoduced |