Saturday, February 7, 2009

Answers to February 7 Questions

Why did Israel complain when they reached the wilderness of Sin? Because they had no food

What did God say He would give Israel? Bread from heaven

What conditions did God give for gathering the manna? Take only as much as needed each day; gather enough for two days on the sixth day, since there would be none on the seventh day

Did everyone follow God's instructions? no

What happened when someone gathered too much? It bred worms and stank

Why did Israel complain at Rephidim? They had no water

What did God tell Moses to do for water? Strike the rock with his staff

Who attacked Israel at Rephidim? The Amelekites

What was the determining factor for Israel's victory? Israel prevailed as long as Moses held up his hands

Who led Israel's army? Joshua

Who held up Moses' hands? Aaron and Hur

What did God have written down? His promise to utterly destroy Amelek

Who met Moses and what was he? Jethro, priest of Midian (father-in-law of Moses)

What problem did he observe in how Moses led the people? Everybody came to Moses to sort out their problems; there would be a long line every day

What solution did he propose? To delegate minor issues to low-level judges, more advanced issues to higher-level judges: levels of ten, fifties, hundreds, and thousands

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