Ten commandments bible verse
You will be my holy nation.” That is what you must tell the Israelites. But you will be a kingdom of priests to serve me. If you do, then out of all of the nations you will be my special treasure. You saw how I carried you on the wings of eagles and brought you to Myself.’ ” Tell the Israelites, ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt. He said, “Here is what I want you to say to my people, who came from Jacob’s family. The Lord called out to him from the mountain. They camped there in the desert in front of the mountain. After they started out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai. Say: Read with me, beginning in Exodus 19:1Įxactly three months after the people of Israel left Egypt, they came to the Desert of Sinai. Moses led the great Exodus (or “exit”) out of Egypt into the Promised Land. God sent Moses to deliver them from slavery. Years after Abraham died, the Israelites became slaves in the land of Egypt.
God said that Abraham’s famly, called the Israelites, would be His people and that they were to live as an example to the rest of the world. God promised that through Abraham’s children everyone on earth would be blessed. God also made a covenant, a forever promise, with Abraham.
God promised that He would send a Deliverer to crush Satan (Genesis 3:15). The covenant stated that God wanted a relationship with the people, but in order to have this loving relationship, they had to turn away from their sin. A covenant is a promise from God that can never be broken. Say: Ever since Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, God’s desire has been to restore the broken relationship between God and people. Props: 2 pieces of identical clothing – one that is filthy and one that looks brand new Background/Review The law simply shows us how sinful we are. Main Point: God gave us His Law to show us our complete need for Him.įor no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands.