Monday, February 9, 2009

Answers to February 9 Questions

What is the punishment for theft? Restore fourfold; if he can’t repay, then he must be sold to repay it; if it is a living animal, he must repay double

What principle is in 22:5-6? Responsibility for property loss even if it is accidental

What is the consequence of fornication (22:16-17)? He must pay the bride price and marry her; if the father refuses to let his daughter marry him, the fornicator must still pay the bride price

What capital crimes are mentioned in chapter 22? Sorcery, fornication with an animal, idolatry

Which commands of God require Israelites to be merciful? Do not mistreat strangers; do not mistreat widows and orphans; lend to brethren without charging interest; do not keep a cloak overnight as collateral for a loan

What kind of commands are given in 23:1-3? Principles of justice

Why did God command a Sabbath year? For the land to rest every seven years

At which three annual feasts must all men appear before the Lord? Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover), Feast of Harvest (Firstfruits or Pentecost), Feast of Ingathering (Tabernacles)

Who does God send ahead of Israel? His Angel

What does he do? He will lead them to the land and defeat the inhabitants of the land of Canaan God wants them to take

What must the Israelites do when they enter the land of promise? Destroy those nations in the land, do not make covenants with them and do not practice their idolatry

To what did the Israelites agree in 24:3? All the words in chapters 20-23

What did Moses sprinkle with the blood of the covenant? He sprinkled the altar used to burn sacrifices for the covenant; then he read the words of the covenant; when the people responded to the words of the covenant by agreeing to do all that God said, he sprinkled the people

Who went up the mount to worship God from a distance? Moses, Aaron, and 70 of the elders of Israel

What did they do on the mountain? They ate and drank

Who was in charge of Israel in Moses' absence? Aaron and Hur

How did the top of the mountain appear? like a storm and fire and smoke, and earthquake

How long did Moses stay on Mt. Sinai? 40 days and nights

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