Transcript Judaism

Judaism
Exodus: Moses and the Ten
Commandments
Abraham
• Before Abraham—many
gods (polytheism)
• Lived in Mesopotamia,
traveled with wife, Sarah,
to present day Israel
• God commands him to
kill his son, Isaac
• Abraham is stopped at
last minute, it was a test
of faith by God
Moses and the Nile
-Israelites ruled by
Egyptians—told to kill
all first born
-Moses found in basket
in the Nile—found and
adopted by Pharaoh’s
daughter raised as a
Prince of Egypt
The Burning Bush
-God speaks to Moses through a burning bush
-tells him to lead his people out of Egypt
-gives him staff to prove who he is, threaten the Pharaoh
Return to Egypt
-Moses goes to the Pharaoh with brother, Aaron
-Pharaoh treats Israelites even worse
-to prove point, staff turns into snake
-threatens many plagues
Nile turned to blood (1)
Plague of Frogs (2)
Plagues of Lice and
Flies (3-4)
Plagues of Death of Cattle,
Sores, and Hail (5-7)
Locusts and Darkness (8-9)
The Night of Passover
Night of Passover
(Tenth Plague) •
Moses tells Pharaoh that
every first born of Egypt
will be killed
• Israelites are told to mark
their doors with lamb’s
blood –will make the
angel of death “Passover”
their homes
• Thousands of Egyptians
die—Pharaoh releases the
Israelites
Parting the
Red Sea
Crossing the Red Sea
• After releasing them,
the Pharaoh is angry
and goes after them
with army
• Israelites trapped next
to the Red Sea
• Moses uses his staff to
part the waters
• Israelites cross—
Egyptians are slowed
and then drowned
The Ten Commandments
Ten Commandments
• After 3 months they
camp at Mt. Sinai
• Moses goes up and
gets them from God
• Two stone tablets
• He stay up there for 40
days getting
instructions
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No Gods before me
No idols
No lord’s name in vain
Sabbath
Honor Parents
No murder
No stealing
No adultery
No lying
No jealousy
The Golden Calf
-while on Mt. Sinai, followers
are scared
-Aaron leads them in making a
golden calf idol—no no
-God wanted to destroy them—
Moses comes down, smashes
the tablets and destroys idol
Western Wall
Western Wall
• King David moves the ark
(contains the 10
Commandments) to
Jerusalem
• King Solomon builds a huge
temple on Mt. Zion
• Temple was destroyed
several times—only part left
is the outer wall
• Many write notes and
prayers to stuff in cracks of
the wall
Beliefs and Observances
• Monotheistic
• Chosen People —not
better, just the ones to
receive the message
• Messiah—believe he
has yet to come, will
be a descendent of
King David, bring
peace to the world
Beliefs and Observances Cont.
• Prayer—3 times a day,
prayer in communities
• Charity—give 10-15% to
the needy
• keeping kosher—certain
types of meat and don’t
mix blood and dairy
• Sabbath—time of rest and
worship, Friday evening
to Saturday evening,
special meals,
Rites of Passage
• Circumcision—done
when baby is 8 days
old
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah—
celebration of
childhood to
adulthood, lots of
study, party after
Rites Cont.
• Marriage—public
ceremony, marriage
contract, under a
canopy—chupah,
smash a glass under
foot
• Death—burial
quickly, simple
coffins, 7 days of
mourning in homes