Exodus Chapters 14-16 Text-Dependent Questions

SUMMARIZING: Which of the following is the best summary for Exodus 14?

• Pharaoh was mad because the children of Israel left Egypt.

• The children of Israel were scared when they saw Pharaoh and his army.

• Moses used the rod to split the Red Sea.

• Pharaoh and his army drowned in the Red Sea after chasing the children of Israel with their chariots.

TEXT STRUCTURE: How does chapter fifteen build on chapter fourteen?

• Chapter fifteen is the song that Moses and the children of Israel sang after fleeing from Pharaoh in chapter fourteen.

• Chapter fourteen shows the commandment to split the Red Sea, and chapter fifteen shows how it was done.

• Chapter fourteen explains why the children of Israel were scared, while chapter fifteen explains why Moses was scared.

• Chapter fifteen gives a better and more clear summary of the events that happened in chapter fourteen.

CONTEXT CLUES: Which of the following is the best meaning of the word depths as used in Exodus 15:5?

• The armies

• The ground

• The waters

• The fields

CHARACTER TRAITS: Looking at Exodus 16:4-8, how did Moses feel about the children of Israel's murmurings against God?

• Mad

• Scared

• Excited

• Sad

What is the one commandment God gave the children of Israel in Exodus 16:22-26? Did they obey that commandment? Explain with evidence from the Bible.