Of all the biblical laws and commandments , the Ten Commandments alone are said to have been “written with the finger of god”. The stone tablets were placed in the Ark of the Covenant.
The Israelites had been traveling in the desert for around 3 months when they came to Mount Sinai. The Israelites were going to stay there for a while plus they had an outstanding shelter from the mountain.
Moses got unpacked and decided to walk up the mountain to talk to God. Remember that this wasn't very easy for Moses, he was already over 80 years old.
God knew that Moses was coming so he spoke to Moses and told him to tell the Israelites to get ready. Moses came down to tell the people to wash up and to clean all their