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Scripture - Ch. 7
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Aaron | Moses' brother. Acted as his spokesman. Founded the priesthood of Israel. |
Passover | The saving of the first-born children of Israel when the first born of the Egyptians were killed. It is the most important event in Israel's history and remembered with an annual feast. |
Ark of the Covenant | An ornate box that held the tablets of the Law. It represented God's throne on earth. |
Plague | A disaster that affects a large number of people. The 10 plagues in Exodus were signs of God's wrath against the Egyptians, and particular judgments against the Egyptian false gods. |
Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family |
Exodus | Israel's escape from Egypt. It comes from a Greek word that means "going out" |
Hebrew | The name used by the Egyptians to describe the Israelites and related tribes. The language spoken by the people. |
Idolatry | The worship of man made images as though they were gods |
Manna | The miraculous food that the Israelites ate in the desert. It is a type of Eucharist / Communion. |
Midwife | A woman who assists at childbirth. Hebrew midwives defied Pharaoh's command that all male Hebrew children should be killed. |
Moses | The man God chose to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. He was adopted by Pharaoh's daughter and raised in Pharaoh's court, but fled Egypt after rebelling against the Egyptian taskmasters. |
Sea of Reeds (the Red Sea) | The body of water initially blocking the Israelites' escape from Egypt. It miraculously parted for them, but Pharaoh and his armies were drowned when they pursued. |
Sinai | The mountain where Moses received the Law (the 10 Commandments) from God |
Tabernacle | The tent that served as a meeting place and temple for the Israelites while they wandered in the desert. It was designed as a reflection of the temple of heaven. |
Ten commandments | The fundamental laws given by God of Sinai. They deal with our relationship with God and each other. |