Mosaic Decalogue In Ancient Israel
The Ancient Israelites settled in the land of Canaan sometime between 1300 and 1200 BC. The Israelites traced their descents to the father of many nations called Abram, several centuries before, who had migrated to Canaan from Mesopotamia (Britton,2017). From the beginning of time God had to deal with sinful ways from his chosen generation. God was not pleased for he gave them all they wanted but yet they were still unrighteous. God has a heart for all those who chose to live according to how he wants them or us to live, He also sits back to see what decision we chose to do rather it is right or wrong. When he sees that his children are living right then he will reward those. On the other hand, God will also punish those who chose to live a sinful life, without a change of heart.
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In this essay, one will see the measures God placed upon the Israelites to live right, from making a promise known as the Mosaic covenant, and it’s history, the Pentateuch literary themes found in three prophets, and how one prophet came into this world to implement a change in how the Mosaic covenant and the Decalogue in the critique of Israel in the New Testament. Just a little background of the Mosaic covenant. The reason why God implanted the covenant was to show the Israelites that he was a man of his word for he would always be with them from the beginning to the end of their lives. As well as the Israelites would keep the commandments in which God had enforced upon them. With this agreement between the God, the sovereign king and the Israelites they replied with “All that the Lord have spoken we will do”! (Exodus 19:8). The Mosaic covenant will be set apart of other nations as God’s chosen people and the father of many nations Abram. For example, God made a covenant with Adam, Noah, and the Palestine, but none to the level he made with his own people. The Israelites lived unrighteous in the sight of God, but he still blessed them to go through the wilderness, became free of the Egyptians, and was blessed to walk into the Promised Land full of milk and honey.
In this essay, one will see the measures God placed upon the Israelites to live right, from making a promise known as the Mosaic covenant, and it’s history, the Pentateuch literary themes found in three prophets, and how one prophet came into this world to implement a change in how the Mosaic covenant and the Decalogue in the critique of Israel in the New Testament. Just a little background of the Mosaic covenant. The reason why God implanted the covenant was to show the Israelites that he was a man of his word for he would always be with them from the beginning to the end of their lives. As well as the Israelites would keep the commandments in which God had enforced upon them. With this agreement between the God, the sovereign king and the Israelites they replied with “All that the Lord have spoken we will do”! (Exodus 19:8). The Mosaic covenant will be set apart of other nations as God’s chosen people and the father of many nations Abram. For example, God made a covenant with Adam, Noah, and the Palestine, but none to the level he made with his own people. The Israelites lived unrighteous in the sight of God, but he still blessed them to go through the wilderness, became free of the Egyptians, and was blessed to walk into the Promised Land full of milk and honey.