Page 150 - Bible History

THE VELATION OF GOD'S LAW ON MOUNT SINAI 1
THINGS TO KNOW AND TO DO
1, MOSES RECEIVES THE MMANDMENTS D
1. Locate Mount Sinai on the map.
2. Describe the awful scene in which God gave the Command- ments. Why did God make the occasion so solemn?
3. What purpose did God have in giving the Commandments?
4. Who must observe the Commandments?
5. Why do we say that the Commandments make us free and
happy?
6. Give a oor talk in which you prove the power of prayer as
seen in the example of Moses.
7. Draw a plan of the encampment of the Israelites at the foot
of Mount Sinai like the one shown on preceding page.
2. Goo T LS THE ISR I . How WO H Hu,r
1. Why did the Israelites need a house of worship that could be moved?
2. Why did Moses. less all the furniture of the Tabernacle?
3. How did God prove that He was present in the Tabernacle? 4. Have your father help you build a small Tabernacle.
5. Compare the Tabernacle and the Church.
6. Why are frequent visits to the church helpful to boys and
girls?
7. What is the connection between the showbread and the Real
Presence of our Lord in the church? h
8. Read the Litany of the Blessed Virgin and see wether we
do not call her by a title mentioned here.
3. T PRIESTHOOD Is INSTITU
1. Why did God order that there should be priests?
2. Who o ered sacri ce to God before Moses appointed priests? 3. Tell if every Israelite could be a Levite and e lain the
meaning of the name.
4. Compare the duties of the priests of the Old Law and the
duties of the priests of the New Law.
5. Make a comparison between the vestments of the Jewish
priests and of the priests of the Church today. 6; Why should we honor the priesthood?
4. Goo APPOI FE T D S AND SACRIFICES
1. Why were the Israelites obliged to o er sacri ce?
2. Name the victims they usually o ered in sacri ce to God. 3. Of what great sacri ce were these only the gure?
4. Compare the fourfold end of Mass with the kinds of sacri ce
of the Old Testament.
5. Give a oor talk in which you show why we should try to
assist at Mass daily.
6. Why did the Jews have certain solemn feast days?
7. Which are the greatest feast days of the Catholic Church? 8. Explain why the scapegoat was a gure of our Lord.