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Describe the renewal of the Sinai covenant.

Describe the renewal of the Sinai covenant.

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Martin
- Renewal of the covenant was preceded by Moses" plea to God.
- Out of mercy and grace, God promised not to destroy the Israelites.
- God instructed Moses to cut two stone tablets and to take them with him to the mountain.
- He was to write the laws on the stone tablets once more.
- God then assured Moses of the renewal of the covenant. God gave the Israelites the following obligations:
a) To obey what God commands them;
b) Not to make any treaty with those who live in the land where they were going; c) Not to worship any other god;
d) To break down the altars, sacred stones and false gods;
e) Not to make cast idols;
t) To keep the feast of unleavened bread;
g) To rest on the seventh day;
h) To dedicate all their ?rstborn male children and ?rstborn male domestic animals to God;
i) To offer to god the first fruits of their crops.
- After the commands, God promised the Israelites to:
j) Protect and preserve them;
k) Bless them;
l) Make them prosper ie. God asked Moses to write these words in anew set of stone tablets. This showed that the covenant had been renewed.
marto answered the question on June 14, 2019 at 02:25

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