TEEN ZONE

WEEKLY LESSONS FOR TEENS                 

BY PAUL DITORO

 TZ-EX-12 ANSWERS
[Read chapter 12]

At the bottom of this lesson is one of the many charts that have been made to show how each plague illustrated the power of God over one of the "gods" of the Egyptians. Jehovah God defeated all of the false gods of Pharaoh. If the chart does not transmit through the email, you will find it on the TEEN ZONE website archives.

 1. The Lord marked the month of deliverance for the Israelites as the first month of the sacred year. What was the name of the first month? (Exodus 13:4) [This 30-day month corresponds to parts of our March & April.
 
Ans.: Abib.
 
 
2. This word means "an ear of corn." After the exile, what was this month called? (Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7).
 
Ans.: Nisan.
 
 

3. What were they to use as a sacrifice?
 
Ans.: A lamb.
 
 
4. What were the characteristics of this animal?
 
Ans.: Without blemish, male, of the first year, sheep or goat.
 
 
5. When were they to take this animal?
 
Ans.: On the tenth day of the month.
 
 
6. When Wow long were they What was it to be sacrificed?
 
Ans.: On the fourteenth day.
 
 
7. When was it to be killed?
 
Ans.: In the evening.
 
 
8. What were they to do with the blood of the animal?
 
Ans.: Strike it on the two side posts and the upper door post where they ate the sacrifice.
 
 
9 What purpose did the application of the blood serve?
 
Ans.: It was a token so that when the Lord passed over their houses where the blood was the plague would not be on them.
 
 
10. How were they to prepare the meat to eat, and with what were they to eat it?
 
Ans.: Roast it with fire east it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
 
 
11. What was this meal called?
 
Ans.: Passover.
 
 
12. How long did Israel dwell in Egypt?
 
Ans.: 430 years.
 
 
13. Bible research question: List as many similarities between the sacrifice used by the Israelites and the sacrifice available for people today in the New Testament. I'll star you off:
 
SACRIFICE FOR ISRAEL                                 SACRIFICE FOR PEOPLE TODAY
A lamb                                                                                           Jesus Christ
was killed                                                                     was killed
without spot                                                                sinless
male                                                                             male
blood caused punishment to pass over                     Christ is our passover
Israel delivered from bondage                                   Christians delivered from sin
 
 
14. For how long were the people of Israel to observe this Passover feast? (Exodus 12:24)
 
Ans.: Forever.
 
 
 
In the New Testament the Greek word for Passover is "pascha." It can be found in Acts 12:4 where it is erroneously translated "Easter" in the King James version.
 
 
 

PLAGUES FROM JEHOVAH VS. EGYPTIAN GODS

Plague #	Plague	Egyptian Diety Defeated	Illustrates power of Jehovah over false gods of Pharaoh
1	Nile River and waters to blood	Nile River - Egyptian life giver	Jehovah gives and takes away life
2	Frogs	Isis - fertility goddess	These givers of fertility were now dying, being piled up and stinking
3	Lice	Seth - earth god	Jehovah used their god to bring them misery
4	Flies	Beelzebub - prince of the air	Egyptian priests had no power to appeal to their god.
5	Murrain of cattle	Apis - sacred bull	All of their deities were sickened by Jehovah and could not withstand Him
6	Boils	Medical magicians	Represents punishment for sins. The Egyptian magicians could not heal them
7	Hailstorm	Weather magicians	The Egyptian weather magicians could not control this storm sent by Jehovah
8	Locusts	Agriculture magicians	Their magicians could not call upon their god to protect their crops
9	Darkness	Amen-Ra God of the air, gives breath of life	Their sun-gad could not shine.
10	Death of first born	Osiris - God of life, judge of the dead, is claimed he rose from the dead	The first-born was devoted to Jehovah. It represented the excellence of Egypt.

 
 
Primary sources Wikipedia
 
 
End TZ-EX-12 ANS

 

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