Bible Quiz #44 - The Book of Exodus (Chapters 17 - 20) ANSWERS

1. What is the meaning of Massah and Meribah? The place of the test and the place of quarrelling (17:7).
2. How was Moses able to keep his hands steady until sunset? Aron and Hur supported his hands on both sides (17:12).
3. Name the two sons of Moses and the meaning of their names? Gershom means "I am a stranger in a foreign land. Eliezer means "My father's God is my helper; he has rescued me from Pharaoh's sword" (18:3,4).
4. What was the role of minor judges appointed by Moses as suggested by his father-in-law? The more difficult cases they will have to refer to Moses, but all the lesser cases to be settled by themselves (18:26).
5. When did the Israelites arrive in the desert of Sinai? On the first day of the third month after their departure from the land of Egypt (19:1).
6. While Moses was speaking with God, in what way did God answer him? With thunder (19:19).
7. If you take the name of the Lord in vain, what will happen to you? God will not leave you unpunished (20:7).
8. Why did the Lord bless the Sabbath day and made it holy? Because for six days he made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; on the seventh day he rested (20:11).
9. What was the reward if you honor your father and mother? They may have long life in the land which the Lord is giving them (20:12).
10. What is the meaning of the phrase, "I choose for the remembrance of my name"? "Where I make my name I need to be remembered"; at the sacred site where God wishes to be worshipped and his name revered (20:24 and its footnote).

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