1. Why did the Israelites 'murmur' against God in the wilderness of sin? Because they didn't have any food.
2. What did the Israelites say would have been better than straving in the wilderness? Staying slaves in Egypt.
3. What kind of meat did God give to the Israelites in the wilderness? Quail.
4. What did the bread that God gave the Israelites look and taste like? A small, round waffer - it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
5. What did the children of Israel call the round 'bread' and why? Manna, meaning 'what is it' because they didn't know what it was.
6. How much 'manna' were they supposed to gather each day? Only as much as they could eat in one day.
7. What happened to the 'manna' when it was left overnight? It bred worms and stank.
8. How much of the 'manna' did they gather on the sixth day? Twice as much.
9. Why couldn't the people gather manna on the seventh day? The seventh day was the Sabbath and a day of rest.
10. How long did the children of Israel eat 'manna'? 40 years.
11. When the children of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and journeyed to Rephidim, what went wrong? They ran out of water.
12. How did Moses get water for the congregation? He struck a rock with his rod and water came out.
13. Give one of the names Moses called the place where he got water from a rock. Massah or Meribah.
14. Who was the first enemy Israel had to fight after they left Egypt? Amalek.
15. Who was Amalek a descentant of? Esau.
16. Who led the battle with Amalek? Joshua.
17. What did Moses do while the battle with the Amalekites was going on? He went up on a hill overlooking the battle and held up his rod.
18. Who helped hold Moses' hands up when he got tired? Aaron and Hur.
19. What did God tell Moses to write in a book and rehearse to Joshua? The Amalekites were to be destroyed someday.
20. Why did Joshua lead the people against the Amalekites? God was preparing him to lead Israel into Canaan.
21. What was the name of Moses' father-in-law? Jethro.
22. What was Moses' wife's name? Zipporah.
23. Name Moses' two sons? Gershom, Eliezer.
24. What did Moses' father-in-law advise him to do? Appoint judges over the people.
25. Did Moses inquire of God before he appointed judges over the people? No - Nowhere that we have record of.
26. What is an eagle the symbol of in the Bible? God.
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27. Which "dispensation" is begun in Exodus? The dispensation of the law.
28. How did the people respond when Moses quoted these words of the Lord to them,
"Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people." All that the Lord hath spoken we will do.
29. Did the children of Israel know what the "laws" or "covenant" was before they agreed to keep it? No
30. What did the people have to do before God "came down upon mount Sinai"? Wash their clothes or cleanse themselves.
31. Even after the people had cleansed themselves they were not allowed to do what? Touch the mount.
32. In what form did God descend on mount Sinai? Fire.
33. What voice (or sound) sounded long and loud on the mount? The voice of the trumpet.
34. In Exodus 20, what 2 things did the children of Israel receive? The law and instructions on how to build an altar.
35. What did the law reveal? sin.
36. What did the altar "make"? atonement.
37. True or false? If there had never been any laws, there could be no sin, for there would be no wrong or right. False
38. What was the altar God instructed the children of Israel to make in chapter 20 made of? Earth. Vs.24
39. What did the people do when they saw the lightening and the mountain smoking,
and heard the trumpet in Chapter 20? They removed and stood afar of.
40. Name the Ten Commandments "in the order they were given"!
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultry.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour
10. Thou shalt not covet.