Religious life of the Jews in exile

​How the Israelites worshiped God in the wilderness

Compare Christian worship today and in the wilderness

​They celebrated three yearly feasts (The Passover, the Pentecost and the tabernacle). All men folk presented themselves to God three times a year. They built an altar of earth for God in places where God appeared to them. Different kinds of sacrifices such as holocaust, communion sacrifices, sin offerings and others from their flocks were burnt on the altar. They honoured the altar by God and kept it holy They approached God’s altar with respect / reverence. They assembled at the foot of Mt. Sinai where God gave them ten commandments. They kept the Ten Commandments to guide them in their daily lives. They burnt incense to the Lord, Yahweh. They built a tabernacle (tent of meeting) which symbolized God’s presence among them. They gave offerings of various articles e.g. silver, gold and bronze to God. They observed the sabbath as a day of worship They prayed to God They held the covenant ceremony at Mt. Sinai They paid a tithe for the upkeep of the tent meeting. They consecrated the tent of meeting.

Ways in which Christians observe the day of worship today

​Meaning of Passover;

​This is the the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, lasting seven or eight days from the 15th day of Nisan. ~Dictionary.com ​Exodus 12:14 14 “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as an ordinance for ever.

​God is holy. God is powerful/ Almighty. God demands obedience/ God is to be obeyed. God choose / elects people to work for Him/ to be His spoke s men God work through chosen people. God is faithful to his promise/He is God for the covenant. God controls the earth/He is in the charge of the creation. Gods speaks to his people/ communicates with his people. God reveals Himself through nature e.g. clouds, thunder, smoke etc. God is a just/judge. God is awesome/ should be feared. God is imminent /God is everywhere. God is transcendent/God is beyond human knowledge God is worthy of worship/should be worshiped in holiness/he is a true God He is a God of freedom/ liberates God is caring/moving/compassionate/merciful

This Question required the qualities of God learnt by the Israelites during the making of the Sinai Covenant.

​Give five reasons why Christians are commanded not to steal. (5 marks)

Reasons why Christians are commanded not to steal Christians should trust in God to provide for their needs So as to show respect for other peoples’ property Christians should work to acquire their needs I laziness is discouraged Christians should have others / should not make others suffer They should uphold their dignity / self worth be role models In order to promote peace / harmony among people / stealing causes conflict in society In order to practise self control! righteousness Christians are expected to be contented with what they have / stealing is an act of greed. related >> the call of moses related >> the unity of believers

Outline seven plagues that God used to demonstrate his power in Egypt.

​ Plagues that God used to demonstrate his power in Egypt. The waters of Egypt turned into blood The land of Egypt was covered with frogs The dust of Egypt became gnats Swarms of flies covered the land There was death of all Egyptian livestock There was an outbreak of boils on human beings / animals The plague of severe hailstorm There were swarm of locusts Darkness covered the land of Egypt for three days Death of the first born males of the Egyptians. RELATED >> THE TEN PLAGUES RELATED >> ATTRIBUTES OF GOD LEARNT FROM THE TEN PLAGUES

Lessons Christians learn from the incident in which the Israelites broke the covenant at Mount Sinai

Ways in which God demonstrated His love for the Israelites during the Exodus.

​How the Israelites broke the covenant they had made with God at Mount Sinai.( Exodus 32:1-30)

​Ways in which God revealed himself to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai

​Lessons that Christians learn from the call of Moses

The qualities of Moses shown during His call