1. How does the book of Exodus open? What critical information does it give in the first

few verses? How many descendants were there? What happened with these people?

Why would the author feel the need to communicate this?

2. What happens to the Israelite nation? What happens to the land?

3. What does the text say about the new king? Why did this happen? What does he say to

the people about the Israelites? Why is he afraid of the Israelites?

4. How do the Egyptians hold the people back? Does it work? What happens instead?

What does that tell us about meeting resistance in life?

5. What does the king order the Hebrew midwives to do?

6. How do the midwives respond? Who do they fear? Can we be allegiant to two

authorities at the same time? Why or why not? What conditions must be met in order to

have allegiance to two parties?

7. What do the Hebrew midwives say to Pharaoh? Is this the truth?

8. What does God do with the midwives? Is it okay to bend the truth from time to time?

Why would it be okay in this instance, but it was not okay when Abraham told Pharaoh

that Sarah was his sister?

9. What does Pharaoh order to be done with the Hebrew boys? Who does he give this

command to?

1. What family is the baby’s mother and father from? Why is that significant? When his

mother gives birth to the boy, what is her reasoning for keeping him hidden? How long

does she do this? Why could she no longer hide him? Why hasn’t the baby been named

yet?

2. What does she do with the baby? Is this obedient to Pharaohs command? Why or why

not?

3. Who finds the baby? Why do they feel sorry for him? How would they know that this

was one of the Hebrew boys? Who is waiting to see who finds the basket? What does

she offer to do?

4. Why is the baby named Moses?

5. What happens when Moses sees the Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave? Why would he

feel justified in how he handled this? Why wouldn’t he just tell the Egyptian to stop?

6. What happens when Moses sees two Hebrew men fighting? What is their response?

Why does this cause Moses to flee? What happens when Pharaoh finds out about his

actions? Since Moses grew up in Pharaoh’s court, adopted from a slave family to royalty,

why would Pharaoh act so harshly toward him?

7. Where does Moses go? Who came to draw water for their father’s flock? How many of

them are there? What happens when they get there? What does Moses do?

8. How do the daughters describe Moses to their father? What does he do? Who does he

give Moses as a wife?

9. What happens after a long time? What is happening with the Israelites at this point in

Egypt?

1. Who is Jethro? What does Moses do for him? Where does this take Moses? How is the

mountain described? Why would the text refer to the mountain with that specific term?

2. Who appeared to Moses? What catches his attention? What makes this remarkable?

3. Who calls out to Moses? What instructions are given? Why? Have similar instructions

been given to other Old Testament heroes in Genesis?

4. How does the voice describe Himself? What does Moses do?

5. Why is The LORD going to help the Israelites? What does that tell us about our

problems in life? What does that tell us about the power of bringing our cries before The

LORD? Would He have seen their misery even without them crying out?

6. What does God tell Moses He is going to do? How does Moses respond?

7. How does God comfort Moses in his doubts? Where will the people worship God when

they are freed?

8. How does Moses respond to this? What does God response tell us about Him? Why

would God want to be remembered this way in every generation?

9. Who is Moses supposed to gather? Why would he start there? What does God promise?

10. What does God say about the king of Egypt? Why would He still continue on with the

mission even though He knows there will be resistance? Why didn’t God just remove the

king of Egypt from his position of power?

1. What is Moses’s response when God tells him what He is going to do for the Israelites?

Why would Moses have this attitude? What does God do to show Moses His power?

How does Moses react?

2. Why does Moses think he will not be able to rescue the Israelites? How does he describe

himself as a public speaker? How does God respond? What does this tell us about what

God will do for us when He has called us to do something? Why was this still not enough

for Moses?

3. How does God respond to Moses’s unwillingness? Does this take the burden of

leadership off of Moses? Why or why not? What is an appropriate interpretation for

verse 16?

4. Why would Moses return to Jethro? How does Jethro respond? Why is it safe for Moses

to return to Egypt now? What does that tell us about God’s timing? Who does Moses

take back with him? Why would he take all of them?

5. What does God say about Pharaoh after Moses performs the signs? What does that tell us

about the human heart? How does God refer to Israel in verse 23? What plague is

announced on the Egyptians in this verse? Why were the other plagues not mentioned?

6. What happens when Moses stops at an overnight camp? How does Zippora respond?

Why was this an issue now and not before?

7. How does Aaron find out he has been tasked with helping Moses? How does he respond?

What does this tell us about Aaron’s faith?

8. Who explains to Aaron what they are supposed to do? Who do they meet with? How do

they respond when they hear what God has sent Moses and Aaron to do?

1. What do Aaron and Moses do after they met with the elders? What does their approach

indicate about God’s status? Were other subservient groups in Egypt allowed time to

worship their gods?

2. How does Pharaoh respond? Why would he have such a cavalier attitude toward this

command? How is this behavior modeled today?

3. What is the response from Aaron and Moses? Was this the exact command God had

given them? What concern do they express to Pharaoh? Is this out of self-preservation

or something else?

4. What does Pharaoh accuse Moses and Aaron of doing? Why would this be his response?

What does Pharaoh tell them to do?

5. What directive does Pharaoh give to the overseers? What is the purpose of this? What

does he accuse the Israelites of being? Why would the extra work cause the men to

forget God? Does this happen to people today?

6. What happens to the Israelite foremen? What do the foremen do? What answer do they

receive? What do the foremen do after receiving this word? What do they say?

7. How does Moses respond to this? What does Moses accuse The LORD of doing? What

is the problem from his vantage? Is this accurate? Why would God allow His chosen

people to go through this struggle?

8. What is Moses’s final word to The LORD in this chapter? Why would he feel this way?

What does this tell us about God’s timing? How does this help us today?

1. What is God’s response to Moses? Why will Pharaoh let the people go?

2. What does God tell Moses to give him further proof of who He is? Why would that be

necessary? Why would that comfort Moses? What does God do in our lives to remind us

of who He is?

3. What is Moses to tell the Israelites? What does God promise them? How will they know

that He is Yahweh?

4. Will they believe Him given the current circumstance? Why or why not? How do we

respond when things like this happen in our lives?

5. Why does Moses protest God’s direction? Does he have the right to argue back? Why or

why not? What does God’s response show us about Him?

6. Why are we given the genealogy of Moses and Aaron? Why is this important at this

point in the narrative?

7. Why is the line of Levi important? What are their responsibilities when the Israelites

enter the wilderness?

8. Who are the parents of Moses and Aaron?

9. What is Moses’s argument to God’s instruction? Why does he think Pharaoh will not

listen to him?

1. Moses complains about not being a good speaker in the earlier chapter. How does God

respond to his complaint? What does God mean by Moses’s and Aaron’s status to

Pharaoh? What are they supposed to tell Pharaoh?

2. What does God say He will do with Pharaoh’s heart? What is the point of the signs and

wonders?

3. Why will the Egyptians know that He is Yahweh?

4. How old were the brothers when they went to talk to Pharaoh? Why are they so much

more willing to speak with him now?

5. What does God say Pharaoh will demand? What is Aaron supposed to do when given the

command? What will happen?

6. How is this sign dismissed by Pharaoh? What does this tell us about occult practices?

What happens to the sign Pharaoh’s magicians performed?

7. What are Moses and Aaron supposed to do after this? How will this affect the Egyptians?

8. What happens to the water stored in other vessels? What does this tell us about God’s

power?

9. What does Pharaoh have his magicians do after this? What happens to Pharaoh’s heart

when they are able to do the same thing?

10. How did the Egyptians survive? Why would this water not have been affected?

1. The Nile turns to fresh water again after seven days. What does God instruct Moses to do

now? What is different about their approach? Should this have made Pharaoh more

willing to follow God’s direction?

2. What do Pharaoh’s magicians do? What does Pharaoh tell Moses and Aaron to do? Why

didn’t he just ask his magicians to do this? Is it possible that this plague was a natural

phenomenon resulting from the first sign performed by Aaron? Why or why not?

3. How does Moses respond? What is Moses indicating by responding this way? What is

Pharaoh’s response? What timeline is he really giving Moses?

4. What does Moses tell Pharaoh in response? What does that tell us about Moses’s faith at

this point? How does Moses approach God? How does The LORD respond?

5. What happens when Pharaoh sees that there is relief? Does this happen in our lives?

How can we prevent it?

6. What is the third plague? Do they tell Pharaoh about this plague or does it just happen?

What do the magicians tell Pharaoh about this plague? What does that tell us about their

faith? How does Pharaoh respond?

7. What is Moses instructed to do after the third plague? What will the fourth plague bring?

What does God say about the land of Goshen? What will that prove to Pharaoh?

8. What does Pharaoh tell Moses to do after the fourth plague? What is Pharaoh trying to

do here? How does Moses respond? What does Pharaoh agree to after that?

1. What does God tell Moses to do after Pharaoh’s heart is hardened? Should Pharaoh have

been more inclined to believe what Moses was saying, since the warning is so specific?

What happens with the Israelites? Does this change Pharaoh’s heart?

2. What is the sixth plague? What does Moses do to start the plague? What happens to the

magicians? Why could they not stand before Moses? What can we infer by their

inability to stand before Moses? Who hardens Pharaoh’s heart this time?

3. What does God tell Moses to do after the sixth plague? What is going to happen? Why

has God let Pharaoh live despite his refusal to follow God’s command? What does that

tell us about God’s grace and mercy?

4. What is different about the seventh plague? Are people given the ability to avoid it?

Why? Who is beginning to fear The LORD?

5. What does Pharaoh do when the plague hits Egypt? What does he say? Does he truly

mean what he says? What does Pharaoh tell them to do? When does he say they can

leave?

6. Can people repent sincerely, but then change their hearts and minds? Why does this

happen?

7. When will Moses ask for God to remove the plague? What does this tell us about Moses

and his development? What does Moses know about Pharaoh and his officials?

8. What was destroyed in this plague? What was spared? What does this tell us about the

timing of the plague? What does that tell us about God and His mercy?

1. The seventh plague brought hail that destroyed some crops. What does God tell Moses

and Aaron to do? What does God say about Pharaoh’s heart? Who is responsible for

Pharaoh’s condition? How do Pharaoh’s officials respond? What does this tell us about

their faith?

2. How does Pharaoh respond to their questioning? Who is he trying to placate here? What

does Pharaoh ask Moses? How does Pharaoh respond? What does he agree to?

3. What does the eighth plague bring? What does this do to the crops that were saved from

the seventh plague?

4. What brings in the plague? How does the land look when the plague hits? What does

Pharaoh do when the plague falls on the land? Do you think Pharaoh regrets his earlier

decision to not let them go? What does The LORD do?

5. What happens with the Israelites? What is Moses told to do? Does he tell Pharaoh what

is happening before he does it? Does that matter?

6. What does Pharaoh tell Moses to do? What must stay behind? How does Moses

respond? What threat does Moses receive from him? What did Pharaoh mean by his

demand of Moses?

7. How does Moses respond? Is that accurate?

1. None of the other plagues have gotten Pharaoh’s attention. What will the tenth plague

bring to Egypt? What does God guarantee will happen after this plague? If this plague

was so effective, why didn’t He bring this plague first instead of going through the other

nine?

2. How does God make the Egyptians view the Israelites? Who highly regards Moses now?

3. Who will be affected by the plague? What will happen when the plague hits? Who does

Moses announce this plague to? What does Moses say about the safety of the Israelites?

Who will bow down to Moses?

4. What does God command the Israelites to do? What if the household is too small? Why

is that significant? How long are they supposed to keep the animals? When are they

supposed to slaughter them?

5. Why do these animals have to be unblemished?

6. How must the animal be prepared? Why is that significant? What are they supposed to

do with any of the meat that is left over? How are they supposed to eat?

7. What are they supposed to do with the blood of the animal? What will happen when they

see the blood?

8. Why does God command that they have a memorial for this day? What do they do

during this memorial? What does Moses do?

9. How long are they to keep this command?

1. What does God command the Israelites to do? What if the household is too small? Why

is that significant? How long are they supposed to keep the animals? When are they

supposed to slaughter them?

2. Why do these animals have to be unblemished?

3. How must the animal be prepared? Why is that significant? What are they supposed to

do with any of the meat that is left over? How are they supposed to eat?

4. What are they supposed to do with the blood of the animal? What are they supposed to

use to apply the blood? Who will walk around in the land? What will happen when the

blood is scene?

5. Why does God command that they have a memorial for this day? What do they do

during this memorial? What does Moses do?

6. How long are they to keep this command? Why? Will this help in their remembrance?

Why are they supposed to eat only matstah bread?

7. Who strikes the firstborn of every Egyptian? How many households are affected? How

does Pharaoh find out? What happens? What do the other Egyptians do?

8. What do the Israelites collect from the Egyptians? Why would the Egyptians be willing

to give to them? Why do the people make the matstah bread?

9. How long had the Israelites lived in Egypt? What instruction does God give about the

Passover meal? Why would He have such restrictions on it? What must a foreigner do if

he wants to participate in the meal? Why would there be foreigners among them?

10. How did the Israelites leave Egypt? How many Israelites were there?

1. What does God command Moses to do? Is this the first time He has done this? Is there

significance to this command?

2. What does Moses tell the people to do? Why is that important? Where is God taking

them? What does that tell us about God and His promises? What are the people

supposed to do when they get there?

3. What are they supposed to tell their sons? Why is this important? Why are they to keep

this reminder? Why would God tell them to let it “serve as a sign on their hand and

forehead”?

4. What are the people to do when they arrive in the land of the Canaanites? How do you

think the people felt about this command?

5. What are they supposed to do with the firstborn donkey? Why?

6. What is the quickest route for the Israelites to get to Canaan? Which way does God

direct them? Why?

7. How did the Israelites leave Egypt? Why would they be in this formation?

8. What did Moses bring with him on the journey? Why did he do this? What oath had

been made? What leads the Israelites on their way?

1. Where are the Israelites told to camp? Which way are they supposed to face? What will

Pharaoh think about this?

2. What does God say He will do with Pharaoh’s heart? Why was there further need for

interaction with Pharaoh? Why will this bring Him glory?

3. What is Pharaoh told about the people? Why would a report go that they fled? Who let

them go in the first place? Why would Pharaoh’s mind change now?

4. What does Pharaoh do? How many chariots does he bring with him? How many of his

horses go with him to pursue the Israelites? Where do the Egyptians catch up with the

Israelites?

5. What happens when the Israelites see the Egyptians? What do they say to Moses? Why

would they be afraid now? Hadn’t God done enough for the Israelites to prove He was

taking care of them? Why or why not?

6. The Israelites claim that they told Moses to leave them alone while in Egypt. Did this

happen or are they fabricating this account?

7. What does Moses do? How does God respond? What moves from the front of the

Israelite camp to the back? What does the cloud do during the night?

8. What happens when Moses lifts his staff? What prevents the Egyptians from gaining on

the Israelites? What do the Egyptians say about this? Why do they not turn around?

9. What happens when the Israelites cross over on dry land?

1. Why would the Israelites take time to sing a song to The LORD? What event(s) does this

song describe? Why is there so much repetition in the song?

2. What do verses 14-16 indicate about The LORD’s fame? Who will hear about Him?

Why will these people be terrified?

3. Who is Miriam? What does she do? What title is she given? What has she done in the

past? Who followed her? What does she sing?

4. Where does Moses lead the people? How many days pass between the event at the Red

Sea and arriving there? What happens when they arrive at Marah? What does Marah

mean?

5. How long can a human survive without water? How long has it been since they have had

fresh water? Could this be a contributing factor to their grumbling? What do they say to

Moses?

6. What does Moses do? How do the people get fresh water? Why would God have Moses

go through this act rather than just make the water fresh?

7. Who makes a statute with the people? What are the people supposed to do and how will

it affect their lives?

8. Where do they go after God has given them this statute? What is there? Why are the

numbers significant?

9. Will the Israelites be able to keep this statute? Why do people tend to forget all of the

good that God has done when things do not go as they think they should?

1. When the Israelites depart Elim, where do they go? What landmarks does the text give us

to know the precise location?

2. Who is grumbling against Moses and Aaron? Why does Aaron draw their ire now? What

is their main complaint? Why?

3. What does God say He will do? How are the people to collect what God is sending

them? Why does He give such specific instructions?

4. Why will the people know that God is the One that brought them out of Egypt? Why

would Aaron and Moses make that distinction for the people?

5. Why does Moses promise meat? Who does Moses say they are really accusing in their

complaining?

6. What happens when Aaron speaks to the entire Israelite community? What does God tell

Moses?

7. What kind of meat is provided? Where does it come from? Why would this not be part

of their daily provision?

8. What do the Israelites find in the morning? What does Moses tell them about this strange

new substance? What happens for the people that gather more than they need? What

happens for the people that do not gather enough? What does that tell us about God’s

provision for us?

9. When do they gather? What happens when the sun comes out? Why are they allowed to

gather twice as much on the sixth day of the week? What happened if someone went out

to gather on the seventh day?

10. Why does Moses want two quarts to be stored in a jar? How long did they live off of this

substance?

1. Where do the Israelites go after they leave the Wilderness of Sin? What are they lacking

now? How is this different than at Marah? How is it similar?

2. How does Moses respond when they complain to him? Who does he accuse them of

testing? Is this accurate? How do the Israelites respond?

3. What does Moses do? What is he worried will happen?

4. How does God respond? Who is to go with Moses? Why would he be sent ahead of the

people? What is he supposed to take with him? Who will stand in front of the rock at

Horeb? What will happen after Moses follows all of His instructions?

5. What did Moses name the site? Why?

6. Who are the Amalekites? Where did they fight against Israel? What does Moses tell

Joshua to do? What will Moses do?

7. Who goes up to the top of the hill? What does Moses do? What happens when his hands

are up? What happens when his hands are down? What do they do with Moses’s arms

when they get heavy? Is that enough?

8. What does that event tell us about the need to support others?

9. What does God promise about the enemies of the Israelites? What does Moses do upon

their defeat?

1. Who is Jethro? How is he related to Moses? Who has been staying with him? Why

would they have been with Jethro and not Moses?

2. What does Gershom’s name mean? What does Eliezer’s name mean?

3. Where do they meet up with Moses? What does Moses do to greet Jethro? What does

that tell us about Moses? What does Moses tell Jethro? Who does he give the credit to

for all of his success?

4. How does Jethro respond? What does Jethro know about God almighty versus the other

gods of the nations? In Jethro’s opinion, what did the Egyptians do to earn God’s wrath?

5. What does Moses do the following day? How long does he work? What does Jethro say

about this? God is the One doing the work, so why would Jethro be concerned? Why

would Moses be in danger of burnout?

6. Can Christians get too bogged down with the work of the ministry and neglect their own

spiritual care? Can they become victims of burnout? Why or why not? What are some

ways to prevent burnout?

7. What is Jethro’s advice to Moses? What kind of men is Moses to find to help him out?

What will these men do?

8. What does Jethro promise Moses if he follows this advice? How does Moses respond?

9. Who handled the major cases? Who handled the minor cases?

1. When did the Israelites arrive in Sinai? Why would Moses put this detail into the

opening of the chapter?

2. What happens when Moses goes to the mountain to God? What is Moses supposed to tell

the people? Why?

3. What does God establish with Moses? What are the conditions? What does Moses do

when he comes down from the mountain?

4. What is the response of the elders? What does Moses do after he talks to them? What is

God’s response? What is the point in coming like this? What does He want the people to

understand?

5. What is Moses supposed to do with the people? Why is this important?

6. Why are the Israelites not allowed to go up on the mountain? What happens if someone

does go up? When can they go up the mountain?

7. What happened on the third day? What happens when the trumpet sounds? Why would

the people react in such a way?

8. What happens to Mount Sinai? How does God answer when Moses speaks?

9. What does God tell Moses about the priests? How does Moses respond? What does this

tell us about how God is to be approached? Who is Moses allowed to bring up the

mountain with him?

1. Moses receives the Ten Commandments. What is the first commandment and why is it

important?

2. What is the second commandment? Why is it important? What is an idol? Do we have

idols today? What does God promise about punishment? What does He promise about

blessing?

3. What is the third commandment? Why is it important to keep this one? How can this

commandment be violated?

4. What is the fourth commandment? What are we reminded of with this commandment?

Why is it important? How should this commandment be kept?

5. What is the fifth commandment? What is promised if we follow this commandment?

What does it look like to keep this command? Is blind allegiance required or is God

talking about something else?

6. What are the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth commandments? Why are they important?

Do you think these commandments be self-explanatory?

7. What is the tenth commandment? Why is this important? Are these commandments easy

to keep?

8. What do the people witness? How do they react? What do they say to Moses? How

does he respond? What kind of fear is Moses talking about?

9. What additional laws does God give Moses? Would an idol of silver or gold rival the

One true God? What are the rules regarding the altar that they are to make?

1. Why are there extra laws given that are not included in the Ten Commandments? How

are the people supposed to handle their servants? What happens to the servant’s wife and

children when the servant is given freedom? What should the servant do if he wants to

stay with his master? What does this tell us about how God expects us to treat people?

2. How are female servants supposed to be handled? What does “redemption” mean in this

case? What must the master do if he gives her to one of his sons? What must the master

do if he takes another wife? Why is there an expectation for her care and provision?

What happens if the master fails to provide these things?

3. Why does God command that someone who strikes a person must be put to death? What

if the person did not mean to cause harm to the individual? What happens to that person?

What is the modern-day equivalent of this law?

4. What does it mean to scheme? Why must someone that strikes his mother or father be

put to death? Why would a kidnapper be executed even if the victim is found? What

does this tell us about our value in God’s eyes?

5. What must a person do if he injures someone that loses work for a bit? What is the

modern-day equivalent to this law that God gave Israelites? What if a person beats his

servant to death?

6. What must be done in the event someone strikes a pregnant woman and she delivers the

child early, but the baby survives?

7. What should be done to an ox that gores someone? What happens to the owner if the ox

gores a second person? In the case of an ox that is in “the habit of goring”, can the owner

be spared the death penalty? How?

8. What must be done if a man digs a pit, does not cover it, and someone’s property falls in

it?

1. What is the penalty for stealing someone’s livestock? Why would the fine be so high?

What happens if a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten? Why would the time of day

be a factor?

2. Why is it wrong to let an animal graze in someone else’s field? What is the penalty for

it? Who is responsible to make restitution for things destroyed in a fire? What if the fire

was started by accident?

3. If borrowed property is stolen, who is responsible for it? Why would the case need to be

reviewed by judges? What happens if a person gives an animal to his neighbor to be

cared for and it dies?

4. What is a man required to pay for seducing a virgin? What can the father of the woman

do?

5. What constitutes capital punishment? Why would murder not be on this list?

6. How are they to treat foreign residents? Why? How are widows and orphans to be

treated?

7. Why are they not allowed to eat an animal they find mauled in the field?

8. Why is honesty important? Why is justice for the poor instructed?

9. How many years can they work the field? How long do they have to let the land rest?

What is the purpose of this instruction? How many times are they to have a festival in

God’s honor?

10. What is God going to send to lead them? What are they warned against? Why would

they be tempted to fall into worshiping false gods even though they have seen God

deliver on His promises?

1. How was a person to act on the witness stand? 

2. How were the animals of an enemy to be treated? 

3. What will God not tolerate? 

4. What does God think of bribes?

5. How were the Israelites to treat foreigners? 

6. What kind of rest did God want the Israelites to enjoy? 

7. What were the Israelites to be careful to do? 

8. What three feasts were the Israelites to celebrate each year? 

9. How were the offerings to be prepared? 

10. Whom did God send to the Israelites to guard them? 

11. What did God tell the Israelites about listening to the angel? 

12. Where was the angel going to lead the Israelites? 

13. What did God specifically tell the Israelites not to do? 

14. If the Israelites worshiped God alone, what would God do for them? 

15. What would God do to the enemies of Israel? 

16. Where were the borders that God would establish for Israel? 

17. Why did God tell the Israelites not to make covenants with other peoples? 

1. What does God tell Moses to do? What directions are given to the elders? Why are

Aaron and Nadab allowed closer than the elders, but not approach The LORD?

2. What does Moses tell the people? How do the people respond? Do they keep their

word? What words did Moses write down? How many pillars does he set up? Why?

What does Moses do with the blood from the sacrifices?

3. Why are the people sprinkled with blood? What does it mean to have a covenant?

4. Why is God referred to as the “God of Israel”? What is below His feet? What happens to

the Israelite nobles when they see God?

5. Who goes to the mountain with Moses? What does Moses tell the elders to do? Who

remains with them? What happens when Moses goes up the mountain? How long does

the glory of the LORD settle on Sinai? When does God call Moses up?

6. What does the glory of the LORD look like to the Israelites below? How long is Moses

on the mountain?

7. What does God instruct Moses to do first? Who is Moses supposed to take the offering

from to build the tabernacle and its furnishings? What purpose does the tabernacle serve?

8. Where did this traveling group of people get these materials to give as an offering?

9. What is the Ark? What is its purpose? What is the table’s purpose? What kind of wood

is it supposed to be made of? What is the lampstand made out of? Why would God tell

Moses to make sure these things are built the way He wants it? What does that tell us

about God’s expectations of us?

1. Where is the medallion to be placed on the turban? What does it represent? Who wears

it? What are the people supposed to bring for the consecration? What do Aaron and his

sons do to the bull brought to the front of the tent of meeting? What is the anointing oil

supposed to be used on? What instructions does God give about the incense?

2. Who does God appoint to lead the construction? How does God give him the knowledge

to do the work? What does God command about the Sabbath? What does the Sabbath

represent? Who inscribes the Ten Commandments on the two stone tablets?

3. What happens when the people see that Moses has been gone for a while? How does

Aaron respond to this odd request? What promise had they made in Chapter 24 regarding

following God’s commands? Where was the glory of the LORD at this point?

4. What does Aaron do with the gold he collects? What does he say when his work is

completed? What is Aaron’s next step when he sees how pleased the people are?

5. When do they begin celebrating the festival? What does God tell Moses to do? Why

would God wait until this point to stop it? What is God going to do when Moses leaves

Him? How does Moses respond?

6. What does Joshua think when he hears the people? What does Moses do with the tablets

when he sees the camp? What does he do with the god the people had made?

7. What is Aaron’s excuse? Who does he blame for the idol’s form? What does Moses do

when he sees that the people are out of control? What does he tell the Levites to do?

How many people are killed?

8. What does Moses tell the people the following day? What does Moses request from

God? Is this different than the first time he intervened for them? What does God do to

the people as punishment?

1. What does the LORD tell Moses to do? What does He promise? Why will He not go

with them? What do the people do in response?

2. What does Moses set up outside the camp? What was its purpose? What happens when

Moses enters the tent? What do the people do in response?

3. How does God speak with Moses? What does that tell us about Moses? What does that

tell us about the LORD? What does Moses say to God? Who is he concerned about?

4. What does Moses request God show him? What does God do to grant Moses’s request?

What does God say about a person that sees His face? What is Moses allowed to see?

5. What does God command Moses to do in the beginning of chapter 34? Who will write

the words? What time is Moses supposed to come up Mount Sinai? Who can go with

him?

6. How does God appear when Moses goes to Mount Sinai? What does the LORD declare

about Himself? What does that tell us about His character?

7. What does Moses request of God even though the people are stiff necked? What does

God promise? Who will God drive out? Will this be enough to keep the Israelites

faithful to The LORD? Why do people still fall away, even when God proves Himself

through answered prayer or signs and wonders?

8. What are the Israelites’ obligations in the covenant? What is the concern with the

Israelite sons taking brides from pagan nations?

9. How does Moses look when he comes down from the mountain? What does Moses do

when he is done speaking with the Israelites? Why?