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| a mountain peak in the rocky southern part of the Sinai Peninsula where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments |
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| an area that is today the country of Israel, the promised land where Moses was leading the Israelites |
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| an extraordinary event that is beyond human power and brought about by God |
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| a small bird God provided for the Israelites to eat during their journey |
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| an object the Israelites created to worship while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, a symbol that the Israelites weren’t making God the most important thing in their lives |
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| the fourth book of the Bible that mainly tells the story of the forty years the Israelites spent in the desert on their way to Canaan |
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| other gods besides the one, true God, the many gods other people believed in at this time in history |
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| a meeting tent where the people could gather to worship God |
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| a wooden box built to carry the Ten Commandments |
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| the metal serpent God asked Moses to make in the center of the Israelites’ camp, looking at it cured snake bites, a reminder that the Israelites should trust God to take care of them |
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| a sweet, bread-like substance that fell from the desert plants, God provided this so His people would have food to eat. |
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| a prophet the Israelites met on the plains of Moab, soon before entering Canaan, He predicts that Israel will be a great nation. |
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| a trusted Israelite general, God chooses him to become the leader after Moses, He leads the Israelites into Canaan. |
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| the third book of the Bible that tells more laws God gave to Moses |
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| The twelve pillars of Moses’ altar symbolize the twelve sons of Jacob, the twelve tribes of Israel, and Jesus’ twelve apostles. |
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| Moses built an altar. What do the twelve pillars of the altar symbolize? |
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| God made His presence known to the Israelites throughout their journey by leading them with a cloud. The cloud became fiery at night. |
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| How did God make His presence known to His people during their journey? |
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| God tested His people’s faithfulness to help His people grow. They learned about God, and they learned to love and trust God. |
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| Why did God test His people's faithfulness? |
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| After they escaped from Egypt, the Israelites sang because they were so happy that God had saved them from slavery. |
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| After they escaped from Egypt, why did the Israelites sing a song? |
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| God took care of His people during their journey by providing food for them. He also provided water for them to drink. He gave them the Ten Commandments. He led them as a cloud. He gave them Moses as a leader. God taught them about Himself and taught them to trust Him. He forgave them when they turned away from Him and built the golden calf. He forgave them when they complained about the food. |
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| How did God take care of His people during their journey? |
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| The new covenant was sealed with Jesus’ blood. |
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| The covenant between God and the Israelites was sealed with a bull's blood. How was the new covenant sealed? |
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