Take the Miracles in the Torah Quiz

Hi, I can and do say the same about myself, I also got 9 out of 10. I knew the answer to number 10 though it seems less likely that the first born male of every household would die in one night unless the blood of a lamb was seen on the doorposts and lintel I am a Gentile Christian Zionist that has always been interested in the Israelites, or Hebrews of The Bible. When we found out our grandfather was Jewish, we were stunned. Some of us were elated, to some it made no difference, and sadly to few it was bad news.
To me, it opens up an understanding of our family that was hidden most of my life. My grandfather was buried 20 years before we learned he was Jewish. It removed a fear from my life that I didn’t acknowledge; a fear of stepping on sacred ground, things I knew nothing about. It’s probably why I didn’t really take it to heart when I didn’t understand The Bible at any time. I tried to read it, but we heard parts of it on Sundays and in school. That seemed enough then. Reply

Read the question carefully:
What fell from the sky for the Israelites to eat each morning?
Quails neither fell from the sky, nor came in the morning. Reply

Sule, I also scored 9/10 and it was #10 that I missed as well. Reply

Yes,the lice got me too. Better that than for me to get them. Reply

Of the humans, only firstborn Egyptian males died, not Hebrews or others. I've heard scientific explanations that Egyptian firstborn got to sleep on pallets, "beds", while everyone else slept on the floor. Deadly fumes from a volcanic explosion killed those firstborn higher up, while others lower down safely slept. (Ignoring those who slept on their cooler roofs.)

The real catch is, however, that animal firstborn males were also killed. Some animals all sleep standing up, so the deadly fumes would have affected all, not just the firstborn. By the way, how do we know which animal of every the litter, for example, is the firstborn and a male? Only HaShem could know this in every case. An outright miracle
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According to some of the other sources, there were Israelites who did not make it out of Egypt. They either refused to take part in putting blood on their door posts, or just didn't believe that HaShem would, in fact, save them. It makes sense that, since the goal was for ALL Israelites to be out of Egypt, if they didn't participate in the passover, they would become its example. Reply

Our prayers every day include the declaration that we praise Hashem "...We shall thank you and relate Your praise - for our lives which are committed to Your power, and for our souls that are entrusted to You, *and for Your miracles that are with us every day*...". I would argue that everything that Hashem has done and everything He continues to do is evidence of His continual creation which is, in and of itself, a miracle, is it not? Reply

They look pretty miraculous to me.
You could try performing them - but you might have to do it without help from the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Blessings Reply

Jack, I find those the things that happen to us are outside the definition of miracles.

A miracle is an unusual happening that we cannot explain when our experience and knowledge tells us it would be. We speak about the miracle of birth, and it is indeed a great wonder to how our species has developed in common with other animals to give birth to our offspring. But strictly this is not miraculous since it is something we can expect as a very frequent occurrence.

I do not oppose the prayer but it is not a good means for proving the frequency of miracles.

A small miracle happened to me some years ago when walking along the same route for my shopping. I was thinking that it would be good thing if I said morning prayers. One day I found a hat laying in the footpath. The next week the same thing happened and also on the following week, when the hat was a kippah! Surely this was a miracle, being so unlikely an occurrence because one hardly ever finds a hat. So now I pray every day! Reply

HaShem knows how to reach each and every one of us. When we reach for Him, He is (miraculously) there. When we call out to Him, He answers. In the Amidah, one of the blessings is "Blessed is HaShem, who answers prayer"... What were the first two hats you found? What do you suppose they were there for? My guess would be you said to HaShem "I should think it would be a good thing to say shaccaris every day", and the Holy One, Blessed be He responded with "I am above your head" (Bedtime Shema). You repeated your thought the following week, and again, HaShem responded the same way. Then on the third week, you made the same declaration, and this time He provided you with a kippah, as if to say "well, ok, what's the holdup?" Yep - I'd say that would be a miracle. (*or a hat shop had an open window on a windy day 3 times in succession - :) ) Reply

Good afternoon Rita, Perfect score for me, for once! lol But I'm teachable! Ahmein

Shalom Reply

Hello, Andrew!

YES!!! Mazel Tov!!! I knew that you would do it!

L'chaim v'l' varacha 🥂 Reply

copy that - L'chaim v'l' varacha!

Shalom =)) Reply