Understanding the Scriptures Chapter 3

9) How did Pharaoh react to Moses and Aaron's plea to go sacrifice to God?

He made the Hebrews work harder.

1) What incident caused Moses to rebel against the Egyptians?

He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave.

4) What did this answer indicate?

That this God was the same God who worked through Abraham, the father of fathers.

7) What is the usual response to God's call to prophets in Scripture?

The prophets do not want to be chosen.

12) Why did the Israelites sprinkle lamb's blood on their doors on the night of the Passover?

As a sign that they were God's people, so that the angel of death would 'pass over' their houses.

3) How did God identify himself when Moses approached the burning bush?

As the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

10) Why would the Israelites not be able to sacrifice among the Egyptians?

Because they would be sacrificing the animals the Egyptians worshipped.

16) How did God keep the Egyptians from catching the Israelites?

By giving Moses the power to part the Red Sea and let the Israelites pass through but not the Egyptians.

11) How did God punish the Egyptians for Pharaoh's refusal?

By the 10 plagues

6) How was Moses told to identify the God of Israel to the Jewish people?

I am who am, or Yahweh.

15) What was the symbolism of the blood?

It was a type of the Blood of Christ, which saved us from eternal death.

8) What was the first demand Moses was told to make to Pharaoh?

Let the people of Israel go on a three days' journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to God.

2) Who was Zipporah?

Moses' wife

13) What were the instructions for the ceremonial feast?

The Israelites would eat unleavened bread, roasted lamb, and eat with travelling clothes on.

14) What else was required?

They had to observe this Passover for a week every year.

5) What was Moses' first excuse when God told ho, he was to go back to Egypt?

Who am I that I should go to the Pharaoh?