Story 13: God's Covenant with Israel

Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. Where did God lead the Israelites after they crossed the Red Sea? *He lead them to a mountain called Sinai. [13-01]
2. What did God promise the Israelites that they would become if they would obey him? *They would be his prized possession, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. [13-02]
3. What signs accompanied God when he came down on Mount Sinai? *Thunder, lightning, smoke, and a loud trumpet blast. [13-03]
4. What would God do to the Israelites if they disobeyed his commandments? *He would punish them. [13-07]
5. What did God tell the Israelites to build for him? *He told them to make the Tent of Meeting. [13-08]
6. Who could enter into the room behind the curtain where God lived? *Only the high priest. [13-08]
7. How could the people cover their sin? *They could bring an animal for the priests to sacrifice. The blood of the sacrifice would cover their sin. [13-09]
8. Who did God choose to be his priests? *Aaron and his descendants. [13-09]
9. What did the people do when they got tired of waiting for Moses to return from Mount Sinai? *They asked Aaron to make a gold idol, and then they worshiped it and made sacrifices to it. [13-11], [13-12]
10. Why did God not destroy the Israelites when they disobeyed? *Because Moses prayed for them. [13-12]
11. What happened to the stones on which God had written the Ten Commandments? *Moses was angry and smashed the stones. [13-13]
12. What did Moses do to the idol? *He beat the idol into powder, threw it into water, and made the people drink the water. [13-14]
13. How were the stones with the Ten Commandments replaced? *Moses wrote the Ten Commandments on new stone tablets. [13-15]
14. Where did the Israelites go after Mount Sinai? *God led the Israelites toward the Promised Land. [13-15]

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