HERE IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THIS WEEK'S TEST INFORMATION:
- Why did the Israelites end up in Egypt?
- What happened to the Israelites in Egypt?
- What is the theory behind Joseph & the Pharaoh / Monotheism? Akenaton? Ramses II?
Exodus:
- Who is Moses?
- What happens to him at birth? Who actually raises him?
- KNOW his family members
- KNOW his wife and sons (Gershom & Joshua)
- Where does Moses flee to following his murder of the Egyptian guard? Why does he flee?
- Who does he marry?
- What does he encounter in the desert?
- Know Moses 4 arguments as to why he should not be chosen by God to represent the Israelites to the Pharaoh.
- ALSO: Know the information regarding the Plagues...
* The Exodus Plagues; Psalm 78 & 105 (Be able to compare the three accounts)
- What are the scientific reasons? Can you explain 3-5 details about each one of the reasons?
- Know the additional laws (basic summaries) in the chapters we reviewed following chapter 20 of Exodus.
Leviticus:
- Essay (see link to the right -->)
- Background information of Leviticus
- Purpose of Leviticus
Numbers:
- Background Information
- Continues the Mosaic Laws
- Discusses further historical details (about the Israelites in the desert) and the number of people: 1.2 million in the desert
- Numbers 20: Moses is instructed to talk to a rock in order to receive water from God. Impatiently, Moses doesn't follow the directions, and taps the rock twice. Thus, some argue this is the reason why Moses was not allowed into the Holy Land. *What is another, and more plausible, reason for Moses' non-entry into the Holy Land?
Deuteronomy:
- Deuteronistic Historian / Editor
- Chapters 31 (Joshua's appointment) and 34 (Moses Death)
- What is the significance for this book?
** What, if any, is the historical evidence for 6,000 or 600,000 or 1.2 million people crossing the Sinai Desert/Peninsula?
