Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 6 > Unit 5
Session 19: The Exodus Is the Central Event of the Old Testament
God worked many signs and wonders through Moses to prove to the Egyptians and the Israelites that He is the one true God.
God worked many signs and wonders through Moses to prove to the Egyptians and the Israelites that He is the one true God.
God inspired the Scriptures so that we could know the truth of salvation.
An important way to read the Bible is to look for all the ways that something in the Old Testament foreshadows something in the New Testament.
Through Moses, God leads the Israelites to freedom from slavery in Egypt by parting the waters of the Red Sea and destroying Pharaoh’s army.
The Gospel of John is very different from the other three Synoptic Gospels and is concerned with presenting Jesus as the Incarnate Word of God who has always existed with God.
Scripture is proclaimed at every Mass.
God’s Word is alive, able to cause change in those who hear it, and speaks directly to the “reflections and thoughts of our hearts.”
God called Moses and gave him the mission of freeing the Israelites from slavery, even though Moses was imperfect.
The Bible is organized into the Old Testament and the New Testament. There are 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament.
God has always desired that all of humanity be united in love with each other and with Him.
God entered a covenant with David and promised that his kingdom would be everlasting.
We study the history of the Church so that we can learn about our identity as Christians, why we are who we are, and to inform our future, built upon the successes, wisdom, and traditions of the past.
Ancient people offered animal sacrifices to praise God, to thank God, to mark new beginnings, and to show sorrow for their sins.
To read the Bible effectively, we must first know how to read it.
The sacrificial lamb was a sign of the Passover that saved the Israelites from the Angel of Death.