Themes in Exodus | 99 Problems and a Plague Ain't One of Them | Types in Exodus | What's in a Name? | Ancient Geography |
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What is intimately
In the theme of Knowing, we differentiate between someone "knowing of" another, compared to someone knowing another at this level
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What is frogs
In the 2nd plague, God makes an attack on the Egyptian goddess Heqt by sending these to cover every surface of Egypt
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What is Baptism
As a baby, Moses was placed in a tevah, and drawn up out of the river, saving his life. This is a type for this Sacrament
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Who is The Pharaoh
Though hungry for power, the authors of Exodus explicitly omit his name
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What is Midian
After killing an Egyptian, Moses flees to this land
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What is avad
This is the Hebrew word that means "work," "service," and "worship"
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Who are the Hebrew boys
In the first plague when the Nile turns to blood, God is avenging the lives of this group
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Who is Moses
Similar to this Old Testament leader, Jesus had to be hidden as an infant to save His life from a king
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What is Moses
This name means "drawn up out of the water"
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What is Mt. Horeb
On this mountain, God calls out to Moses from a burning bush
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What is work
In the theme of avad, Pharaoh frequently tries to replace the Hebrews' worship with this
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What is gnats/lice
The Pharaoh's magicians realized God's power when they failed to conjure these
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What is the Passover lamb
This animal must be unblemished, unbroken, and give of it's blood to save people, foreshadowing Christ's Passion
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What is Yahweh
I Am Who Am is the translation for this Hebrew name
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What is Canaan
The promised land of the Israelites
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What is Yahweh
What is the name that God tells Moses
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What is the tenth plague
This plague was the plague of death upon the first born sons of Egypt
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What is the parting of the Red Sea
In this Old Testament event foreshadowing Baptism, we see people passing through water to their freedom
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Who is Zipporah
This unsung heroine saves the life of her husband by circumcising their son, Gershom
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What is Mt. Sinai
Mt. Horeb is renamed to this reflecting the event where God tells Moses His name
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What is worship Him
God frees us from sin, so we are free to do this
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Who are Hathor, Apis, and Khunum
The plague of pestilence among the livestock attacked these three Egyptian deities
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What is Bread from Heaven
Both the manna in the desert and the Eucharist can be described by this title
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Who is Aaron
God sends this brother to act as "the prophet to the people" and be the spokesperson for the Israelites' freedom
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What is Goshen
The area of Egypt that Jacob's descendants were given
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