Transcript Moses and the Law

Moses and the Law
Egypt after Joseph
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New kings came to power
Worried about the size of the Israelite
population (feared they may revolt)
Made them slaves but population still grew
Pharaoh decided to kill every male
newborn
Early life of Moses
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Parents tried to hide
him from the
authorities
Later put him in a
basket in the Nile
Found by Pharaoh’s
daughter (nursed by
his biological mother)
Grew up a Prince of
Egypt
Moses “The Middle Years”
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Rejected the Egyptians for his own people
Killed an slave master for beating a
Hebrew
Fled to Median and became a shepherd in
the house of Jethro
Moses the Deliverer
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Called to free his
people by God using a
burning bush
Told the Hebrews
would be given a land
flowing with milk and
honey (Canaan)
“Let My People Go”
Moses and Aaron (brother) demanded
freedom for the Hebrews
 Pharaoh would not listen to them
 God sent plagues on the Egyptians to
change his mind
(Hebrews not affected by the plagues)
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Ten Plagues of Egypt
Exodus 7:14-12:36
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Water to Blood
Frogs
Lice
Flies
Ten Plagues of Egypt
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Disease and Death of
Livestock
Boils and Blisters
Hail
Locusts
Total darkness for
three days
The Final Plague
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Death Angel=death of the first born male
of every house
Hebrews spread lamb’s blood on doorpost
for protection
Pharaoh told the Hebrews to leave
God told the Jews to remember the day
(Passover)
Jews still celebrate Passover every year
The Red Sea
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Pharaoh changed his
mind
Hebrews caught
between Red Sea and
Pharaoh’s army
Parting of the sea
Final victory over
Egypt
Mt. Sinai
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Moses and the Hebrews camped at the
base of the mountain
Moses went up on the mountain to receive
the law
The Golden Calf
Golden Calf Thematic Pattern
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Hebrews obey God
and his laws
Hebrews do not obey
God’s laws
Hebrews are punished
Hebrews repent
Hebrews are forgiven
Starts over again
Ten Commandments
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Foundation of the Law of Moses
Not the world’s first set of laws but the
first that treated everyone equally under
the law
Ten Commandments
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I am the Lord your God, you shall have
no other god before me
No graven images
Do not take the Lord’s name in vain
Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy
Honor your Father and Mother
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You shall not
You shall not
You shall not
You shall not
thy neighbor
You shall not
murder
commit adultery
steal
bear false witness against
covet
Other Areas of the Law
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Tabernacle
Ark of the Covenant
Animal Sacrifices
Kosher
Year of Jubilee
Corners of every field were not harvested
but left for the poor and the sick
Jewish Festivals
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Festival Days- Days of celebration
Four Most Important
Passover
Pentecost
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Wandering in the Wilderness
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Hebrews doubted they could take the land
of Canaan so God made them wonder 40
years in the wilderness
God gave Hebrew’s manna for food
Guided by a cloud (day) and fire (night)
Moses was not allowed to enter the
promise land (He disobeyed God when he
hit the rock instead of speaking to it for
water)
Moses’ Challenge
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Moses before he died
challenged the
Hebrews to remain
faithful to God and he
would always protect
them
Moses and Western Culture
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The Exodus story has been inspirational for
other groups throughout history
(Ex. American Patriots, American Slaves,
Holocaust Survivors, and Civil Rights Leaders)
Ten Commandments serve as a foundation of
many legal codes around the world
The idea that laws come from God inspired
Thomas Jefferson the writer of the Declaration
of Independence (Natural Laws)