ISRAEL THE NATION: The Decalogue
(Study 2-E)

After four centuries in bondage, the descendants of Jacob have finally been brought up out of the land of Egypt. Led by the prophet Moses and his brother Aaron, the children of Israel are now traveling towards the land that had been promised to them since the days of Abraham.

Trouble beset them early on, however, for the hardhearted Pharaoh, who had only allowed their departure due to a moment of great emotional anguish, soon set out to pursue them. Nor was this to be the only setback and trial to come upon them as they made their way towards Canaan.

Through it all, though, Yah was with them, and no greater evidence of this was given than at the mighty mountain called Sinai.

QUESTIONS:
01) By what visible sign did Yah let the children of Israel know that He was traveling with them? (Exo 13:21,22)
02) With how many chariots did the Pharaoh pursue the escaping slaves? (Exo 14:7)
03) What did the people say to Moses when they learned of the pursuit? (Exo 14:11,12)
04) How did he respond to this? (Exo 14:13,14)
05) How did the Israelites escape from the Egyptian army? (Exo 14:21-30)
06) In what way did the Hebrews view Yah and Moses as a result? (Exo 14:31)
07) How did the travelers eat in the wilderness? (Exo 16:4,15)
08) What restriction was placed upon this food source? (Exo 16:22-26)
09) What great signs were seen on the mountaintop after the Israelites had camped there for three days? (Exo 19:16-19)
10) What were the first four commandments given to Moses on the mountaintop? (Exo 20:1-10)
11) What were the two reasons given for keeping the fourth of these? (Exo 20:11, Deu 5:15)
12) What are the final six articles of the decalogue? (Exo 20:12-17)
13) What did the people say to Moses when they beheld the continuing signs of Yah's presence? (Exo 20:19)
14) How many days after this was the glory of Yah upon the top of the mountain? (Exo 24:16)
15) How long did Moses spend with Yah, writing down all that He said? (Exo 24:18)
16) What was shown to Moses as a pattern for something that should be built on earth, and what was the most important object that was to be made and placed within it? (Exo 25:8-22)
17) What did the people say to Aaron when they saw that Moses delayed his return? (Exo 32:1)
18) What did Aaron do in response? (Exo 32:2-6)
19) What four major things did Moses do to deal with this situation when he knew of it? (Exo 32:11-13,19,20,26-28)
20) How was the Decalogue, originally written by the hand of Yah Himself, replaced? (Exo 34:1-5, 28)