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== Who provided the Ten Commandments to Moses? == | == Who provided the Ten Commandments to Moses? == | ||
− | *The Ten Commandments were given by the Lord directly to Moses (EXO 19:20; 20:22). | + | *'''God.''' The Ten Commandments were given by the Lord directly to Moses (EXO 19:20; 20:22). |
− | *Moses did not speak directly with God. The Ten Commandments were provided by angels acting as mediators (GAL 3:19). | + | *'''Angels.''' Moses did not speak directly with God. The Ten Commandments were provided by angels acting as mediators (GAL 3:19). |
== What are God’s Commandments? == | == What are God’s Commandments? == |
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Contents
- 1 How many Israelites were in Egypt?
- 2 Did Moses fear the Pharaoh?
- 3 Who appeared to Moses in the burning bush?
- 4 Was Moses good at public speaking?
- 5 Did the Israelites listen to Moses?
- 6 Who hardened the Pharaoh's heart?
- 7 What were the Plagues that God brought upon Egypt?
- 8 Were all of the waters of Egypt turned to blood?
- 9 How many of Egypt's cattle were killed by God?
- 10 What was the extent of the damage of the Seventh Plague’s hailstorm?
- 11 How long did the Israelites' sojourn last?
- 12 How does God part the Red Sea?
- 13 Did the Israelites have adequate water after leaving Egypt?
- 14 How was the Israelites’ condition in the desert?
- 15 Did God accompany the Israelites on the Exodus?
- 16 Who went before the Israelites?
- 17 Did Moses see the face of God?
- 18 Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
- 19 Who provided the Ten Commandments to Moses?
- 20 What are God’s Commandments?
- 21 Who wrote the second set of Ten Commandments?
How many Israelites were in Egypt?
- Many. The Israelites outnumbered the Egyptians (EXO 1:8-9).
- Few. The Israelites were selected by God out of pity, because they were the absolute smallest minority group (DEU 7:7).
Did Moses fear the Pharaoh?
- Yes. The Bible explicitly states that Moses was afraid of the Pharaoh, who sought to kill him. Moses fled from the Pharaoh for this reason (EXO 2:14-15; ACT 7:29) until he was safe (EXO 4:19).
- No. “By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king” (HEB 11:27).
Who appeared to Moses in the burning bush?
- One of the Lord’s angels spoke on his behalf (EXO 3:2-2).
- God called directly to Moses (EXO 3:4).
Was Moses good at public speaking?
- Yes. Moses “was mighty in words and in deeds” (ACT 7:22).
- No. Moses himself explicitly stated that “I am not eloquent,” and that he was “slow of speech, and of a slow tongue” (EXO 4:10).
Did the Israelites listen to Moses?
- Yes, in fact “they bowed their heads and worshiped” (EXO 4:31).
- No, they didn’t listen, because they were discouraged by their years of hard labor (EXO 6:9).
Who hardened the Pharaoh's heart?
- Aaron did. The Pharaoh took the power of Aaron’s shape-shifting rod as a personal affront (EXO 7:11-13).
- The Lord did, to prevent the Pharaoh from allowing the Israelites to escape (EXO 10:20).
- The Pharaoh did it to himself (EXO 8:15).
What were the Plagues that God brought upon Egypt?
The Plagues God Brought Upon Egypt | ||||||
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Plague | EXODUS 7-12 | PSALMS 78 | PSALMS 105 | |||
Blood | 7:20 | 78:44 | 105:29 | |||
Frogs | 8:6 | 105:30 | ||||
Lice | 8:17 | 105:31 | ||||
Flies | 8:24 | 78:45 | 105:31 | |||
Crop blight | 9:3 | |||||
Boils/pestilence | 9:10 | 78:50 | ||||
Thunder, hail, and fire | 9:23 | 78:48 | 105:32 | |||
Locusts | 10:13 | 78:46 | 105:34 | |||
Darkness | 10:22 | 105:28 | ||||
Killing of the firstborn | 12:29 | 78:51 | 105:36 | |||
Frost | 78:47 | 105:33 | ||||
Evil angels | 78:49 |
Were all of the waters of Egypt turned to blood?
- Yes. All of the water in Egypt was explicitly turned into blood (EXO 7:20-21).
- No. The groundwater was not contaminated (EXO 7:22-24).
How many of Egypt's cattle were killed by God?
- All of them. God explicitly slew the entire Egyptian cattle population (EXO 9:6).
- God only killed the firstborn cattle (EXO 12:29).
What was the extent of the damage of the Seventh Plague’s hailstorm?
- It killed every man and beast that happened to be outside at the time. In addition, it killed every plant and broke every tree (EXO 9:25).
- Some plants had to survive, because the plague of locusts were explicitly described as eating the plants and fruit that survived the hailstorm (EXO 10:14-15).
How long did the Israelites' sojourn last?
- 400 years (ACT 7:6).
- 430 years (EXO 12:40-41).
- < 350 years, as implied by analyzing different genealogies (GEN 46:8, 11; EXO 6:18, 20; 7:7).
How does God part the Red Sea?
- God imbues Moses with the power to part seas (EXO 14:15-16).
- God created a strong east wind (EXO 14:21).
- God parted the sea with the power of wisdom itself (WIS 10:18).
- God did not need into invoke anything to part the sea; he just did it (NEH 9:11).
Did the Israelites have adequate water after leaving Egypt?
- No. The Israelites had no water (EXO 15:22) and were unable to find any potable water sources after three days (EXO 15:23), which caused the people to question Moses (EXO 15:24).
- Yes. The Israelites must have had plenty of water, as they were able to wash their clothes (EXO 19:14).
How was the Israelites’ condition in the desert?
- Good. The time spent the desert was comfortable and the Israelites “lacked nothing” (DEU 2:7). Cereal grains, honey, butter, milk, fat, and grape juice were all readily available (DEU 32:13-14).
- Bad. The lack of food led the Israelites to speak ill about Moses, compromising their confidence in both Moses and God (EXO 16:2,8). The emancipated Israelites received lesser quantities and lower-qualities of food than what they had received from their Egyptian oppressors (NUM 11:4-6).
Did God accompany the Israelites on the Exodus?
- Yes. God explicitly stated that he would personally accompany the Israelites on the Exodus (EXO 33:14).
- No. God sent an angel instead. God explicitly did not follow the Israelites, since he would probably wind up killing them (EXO 33:2-3).
Who went before the Israelites?
- God himself personally spoke to the Israelites (EXO 13:21, 16:10).
- An angel did, who spoke on God’s behalf (EXO 14:19, 23:20-23).
Did Moses see the face of God?
- Yes. God and Moses spoke “face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend” (EXO 33:11).
- No. Moses asked to do so (EXO 33:18), but he was told that anyone who tried would be killed in the process (EXO 33:20).
Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
- At Mt. Sinai (EXO 19:18,25; 20:1-3).
- At Mt. Horeb (DEU 4:10,12-13). While scholars argue that Mt. Horeb was an alternate name for Mt. Sinai, this has never been confirmed.
Who provided the Ten Commandments to Moses?
- God. The Ten Commandments were given by the Lord directly to Moses (EXO 19:20; 20:22).
- Angels. Moses did not speak directly with God. The Ten Commandments were provided by angels acting as mediators (GAL 3:19).
What are God’s Commandments?
God's Commandments | ||||||
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# | Commandment | EXO 20:2-17;
DEU 5:6-21 |
EXO 34:13-28 | MAT 19:17-19 | MAR 10:19 | LUK 18:20 |
1 | No other gods | X | X | |||
2 | No graven images | X | X | |||
3 | No Lord's name in vain | X | ||||
4 | Observe the Sabbath | X | X | |||
5 | Honor parents | X | X | X | X | |
6 | Don't murder/kill | X | X | X | X | |
7 | No adultery | X | X | X | X | |
8 | No stealing | X | X | X | X | |
9 | Don't lie | X | X | X | X | |
10 | Don't covet | X | ||||
11 | Observe Feast of Unleavened Bread | X | ||||
12 | God gets all firstborn | X | ||||
13 | Observe Feast of Weeks | X | ||||
14 | Men appear before God three times per year | X | ||||
15 | No leaven in sacrificed blood | X | ||||
16 | God get the first fruits of harvest | X | ||||
17 | Don't seethe kids in mother's milk | X | ||||
18 | Love neighbors as self (actually LEV 19:18) | X | ||||
19 | Don't defraud (actually LEV 19:13) | X |
Who wrote the second set of Ten Commandments?
- God carved them for Moses (EXO 34:1).
- Moses carved them himself, based on what God had told him (EXO 34:27).