General Questions about Exodus and Early Israel History
Questions about Exodus
and Early Israel History
Q: How did Moses’ mother save him from
the Egyptian soldiers?
A: Put him in a basket in the river.
Q: What did Moses do after he killed an
Egyptian?
A: Ran away into the desert.
Q: Through what did God speak to Moses in
the desert?
A: A burning bush
Q: When Moses confronted the Pharaoh,
what did his staff turn into when he threw it
on the ground?
A: A snake
Q: What did Moses say God commanded
the Pharaoh to do?
A: Let the Israelite slaves go free.
Q: How many plagues did God send on
Egypt?
A: 10
Q: What was the final plague that convinced
Pharaoh to let the slaves go?
A: The firstborn son of all Egyptian families
died.
Q: When Pharaoh changed his mind and
sent his army after the slaves, where did
they meet at?
A: By the Red Sea
Q: What did God through Moses to save the
slaves?
A: Parted the Red Sea
Q: When the Egyptians tried to follow the
Israelites through the Red Sea, what
happened?
A: The water crashed on them and killed
them all.
Q: What did God send to feed the Israelites
in the desert?
A: Quail and manna
Q: Where did God give Moses the Ten
Commandments?
A: Mt. Sinai
Q: What golden image did the Israelites
make at Mt. Sinai?
A: A golden calf
Q: What did the spies sent into Canaan see
that made them scared?
A: Giants in the land
Q: Who were the only two Israelites
allowed to go into the Promised Land after
many years?
A: Joshua and Caleb
Q: What city did God make the walls fall so
Joshua and the Israelites could conquer it?
A: Jericho
Q: After they took over the Promised Land
and Joshua died, who ruled Israel?
A: Judges
Q: Who was the woman judge who led
Israel to victory?
A: Deborah
Q: Who was the judge who defeated the
Midianites with only 300 men using torches
and horns?
A: Gideon
Q: Who was the judge who took a Nazarite
vow from birth and fought against the
Philistines?
A: Samson
Q: With what did Samson kill 1,000
Philistines?
A: A donkey’s jawbone
Q: What Philistine woman asked Samson
what his power came from?
A: Delilah
Q: How did Samson die?
A: Pushing over the temple pillars, killing
himself and many Philistines.