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The Biblical Story of Moses

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Introduction:
"There was much more than commandments and manna in the life of Moses, a patriarch of the Hebrews. Test your knowledge with this quiz, based on the NIV Life Application Bible!"


1. Moses' mother was brave in sending her child, encased in a basket, into the unknown waters of the Nile. Who found and claimed the baby?
    Pharaoh's wife
    Pharaoh's daughter
    Pharaoh himself
    Pharaoh's sister


2. Moses grew up in a royal household despite his humble Hebrew birth. But when he was older, he did something that made Pharaoh so angry that the king tried to kill Moses! What did Moses do?
    He killed an Israelite slave
    He prayed to the one God of the Hebrews instead of to the Egyptian gods
    He demanded that Pharaoh release the Israelites from captivity
    He killed an Egyptian


3. Moses stayed in the land of Midian after he ran away from Pharaoh. He ended up getting along with a priest of Midian whose name was Jethro. In fact, they got along so well that Jethro let Moses marry one of his daughters. What was her name?
    Miriam
    Zipporah
    Elisheba
    Jochebed


4. Once he married, Moses began a family right away, as was customary in Biblical times. What was his first son's name?
    Reuel
    Gershom
    Aaron
    Joseph


5. While Moses' family affairs are interesting, let's move on to some more enlightening aspects of his life. At what mountain did he encounter the burning bush, where the Lord spoke to him?
    He was not on a mountain; he was in a desert valley
    Moreh
    Tabor
    Horeb


6. Why did God send Moses back into Egypt?
    To demand that Pharaoh release the Hebrews into the desert
    To repent of his murder of the Egyptian man
    To avenge the deaths of the Israelites who had died by Egyptian hands
    To convert Pharaoh and the Egyptians to the religion of the Hebrews


7. Which of the following was NOT a plague sent into Egypt by the Lord?
    Plague of snakes
    Plague of blood
    Plague of darkness
    Plague of locusts


8. What did the Lord tell Moses to do in order for the Israelites to flee from Pharaoh?
    'Strike the ground near the sea with his staff'
    'Sacrifice a burnt offering'
    'Raise both hands over the waves'
    'Raise his staff and stretch his hand over the sea'


9. After they crossed the Red Sea, the Israelites' thoughts turned to their hunger, and all the wonderful food they had left behind in Egypt. With what did the Lord provide them?
    Manna and pheasant
    Manna and goose
    Manna and duck
    Manna and quail


10. Moses went up the the mountain more than once to get the Ten Commandments, because he broke the first set.
    True
    False


11. Moses sister, Miriam, was a prophetess as well as a singer.
    True
    False


12. One tribe of the original twelve of Israel the Lord chose to carry out priestly duties. Which tribe was it?
    The Tribe of Levi
    The Tribe of Asher
    The Tribe of Reuben
    The Tribe of Judah


13. Why did the Lord prevent Moses from entering the Promised Land?
    Moses had sinned by killing the Egyptian, thus disobeying God
    Moses had sinned by marrying a Cushite woman
    Moses had sinned by not circumcising his son
    Moses had sinned by not having faith in the Lord (by striking the rock, and not speaking to it, as commanded by God the credit)


14. The Lord gave many rules to the Israelites regarding clean and unclean food. Which of the following was NOT considered unclean? (Unclean does not, in this case, mean sinful, but it does mean that the Israelites should not eat it.)
    Camel
    Pig
    Gazelle
    Rabbit


15. Who was Moses' successor?
    Caleb
    Gershom
    Aaron
    Joshua


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