One Year at Sinai - Exodus 19 - Numbers 10 - Part One
"You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles" wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.
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The year at Sinai was a preparatory period in Israel"s history as God positioned the nation for the fulfillment of the land promise to Abraham. Four basic things were accomplished during this period: 1). The law was given. 2). The pattern for the tabernacle was disclosed, and the tabernacle was constructed. 3). The pattern for the priesthood and sacrificial system was revealed. 4). The nation was numbered and organized.
This significant period in Israel"s life began with emphasis on two superlative truths to which every verse in the Bible is tied: God"s loving grace, and man"s obedience of faith, (Exodus 19:4-5[/b]). Biblical faith obeys God. That is it"s nature. Simply put, faith submits. A "thus saith the Lord" is the lifeblood of faith. "God said" is the foundation of faith (Romans 10:17[/b]), and when God speaks, faith builds upon that foundation. God"s grace is a manifestation of His love for man, and man"s faith is a demonstration of his love for God. Biblical faith is a "faith that works by love" (Galatians 5:6[/b]).
God gives the Ten Commandments to Israel as listed in Exodus 20:1-17.
1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make for yourself any graven image.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not kill.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet.
In Exodus 24 the covenant was read, received, and ratified, and a covenant meal was enjoyed by Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel in the presence of God on Mt. Sinai. Moses then ascended into the Mount to receive the two tables of stone, the pattern for the tabernacle and it"s furniture, and instructions regarding the priesthood. The blood of animals was God"s sacred seal of the Old Testament. The nation, the laws, the tabernacle and it"s furniture were all validated by animal blood. This act of confirmation secured the law given at Sinai and branded as sinful every law, or authority, or action performed extraneous to this blood-sealed covenant. Every unauthorized word was destitute of blood and was a high-handed, presumptuous act that called for the penalty of death (Deut. 18:20[/b]). When Nadab and Abihu got their fire from an unauthorized source, their lives were required.
Just as the Old Covenant was ratified by the blood of animals, the New Covenant was ratified and sanctified by the blood of Christ (Hebrews 9:14[/b]). Jesus said His blood was the "blood of the New Testament" (Matthew 26:28[/b]). Every letter in every word, in every verse, in every chapter, in every book of the New Testament has been validated by the blood of the perfect Lamb of God.
1. What four basic things were accomplished during the year the Israelites spent at Sinai?
2. What two great Biblical truths are emphasized during this period?
3. What characterizes Biblical faith?
4. What does faith do? How does that fact relate to the statement made about faith in Hebrews 11:6?
5. What is emphasized in the first four commandments?
6. What was the purpose of the Sabbath day?
7. What is demonstrated in the last six commandments?
8. With what did Moses ratify and sanctify the covenant and the people? Why?
9. Why was Nadab and Abihu"s sacrifice rejected, and what was the consequence of their action? Why?
10. Was God"s silence prohibitive or permissive under the Old Law?
How and why?
11. Is God"s silence permissive in the New Covenant?
12. What ratified and sanctified the New Covenant?
Very tough questions...because I know what denomination your from so I'm tempted to give a Church of Christ answer..butI won't .I'll instead answer from my heart. I'm on my break at school so I have no Bible helps so have mercy teacher and please grade me on classroom participation.
1. What four basic things were accomplished during the year the Israelites spent at Sinai? 1. Ten Commandments. 2. A serious discipline to those who were rocking around the golden calf. 3. Intercesson from Moses to God because God was goingto abolish Israel. 4.The law was established.
2. What two great Biblical truths are emphasized during this period? 1.Withiout the shedding of blood there remains noatonement for sin. 2. God sets up the order of worship.
3. What characterizes Biblical faith?obedience to God's Word.
4. What does faith do? How does that fact relate to the statement made about faith in Hebrews 11:6? Without faith it's IMPOSSIBLE to lease God.
5. What is emphasized in the first four commandments? These are commandments that emphasize a love and respect for God.
6. What was the purpose of the Sabbath day? A rest for man.
7. What is demonstrated in the last six commandments? Our relationship to one another.
8. With what did Moses ratify and sanctify the covenant and the people?Blood..and obedience ot the law.Why? God had commanded him to.
9. Why was Nadab and Abihu"s sacrifice rejected, and what was the consequence of their action?Strange fire.. Why? They were killed.
10. Was God"s silence prohibitive or permissive under the Old Law? I don't undrstand thequeston How and why? guess...becaus ehe chose to speak through prophets...and priest.
11. Is God"s silence permissive in the New Covenant? No..he speaks to us by His spirit in the heart and through His Word.
12. What ratified and sanctified the New Covenant? The finished work of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. c7
Thanks for posting Chuck! I don't think there are any "church of Christ" answers to these questions. They are all pretty straight forward. At least I think they are.
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Was God"s silence prohibitive or permissive under the Old Law? I don't undrstand thequeston
I'll try to explain this question. Once God had given His will on a certain subject that was it. No adding to or taking away from. The point being that His silence was prohibitive. If it wasn't the word of God then it wasn't God's will. God didn't tell Nadab and Abihu NOT to use that fire. But He had told them what fire to use. They chose to use a different fire than the one that was authorized, and they died for it. If God's silence was permissive the fire they used would have been fine.
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The nation, the laws, the tabernacle and it"s furniture were all validated by animal blood. This act of confirmation secured the law given at Sinai and branded as sinful every law, or authority, or action performed extraneous to this blood-sealed covenant. Every unauthorized word was destitute of blood and was a high-handed, presumptuous act that called for the penalty of death (Deut. 18:20[/b]).
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