covenant of Sinai Flashcards
in jewdasm what is a covenant
a relationship with God there are promises on both sides
what is decalogue
10 sayings of 10 commandments
SOWA
In exodus God gives Israilites 10 commandments to follow - if they do , he will look after them- a covennant God makes through Moses w
who did God make covenants with before covenant of Sinai with Moses
Isaac, Jacob Abraham
why is Moses seen as the founder of the jewish faith if it existed before him
the written law comes from Moses
that is when the organised religion began
what was gods side of the covenant
what was Moses and the Isralites side of the covenant
God (5)
lead Isralites to the promised land
he will be their God they his chosen people
he will never abandon them
bless and take care of them if they keep the commandments and punish them if they did not
Isralites (3)
be obedient and keep commandments
lead a good life and show love for God and each other
worship God
How are thoughts of covenant divergent for progressive and orthodox
orthodox believe Torah was written by Moses and is inspired word of God
progressive believe Moses received it
orthodox believe mitzvot are commandments from God and don’t single out commandments
progressive consider commandments at the heart of law and should obey some mitzvot but others are not relevant today
what does brit olam mean
everlasting covenant - jews believe God will not break his covenant but from time to time they do not fulfill their obligation and break the law
what is the nature and the history of the covenant at Sinai with Moses
Moses grew up in Pharoah’s palace but fled when he found out he was a israelite
God spoke to him at the burning bush and sent 10 plagues upon Egypt
Pharaoh surrendered and let Moses lead israelite from Egypt where they had been slaves
Pharaoh’s men chased Moses as he crossed the Red sea to Mount Sinai
At mount Sinai a new covenant was given - it said those who didn’t follow it would be punished
it identified jews as the chosen people of god
the 10 commandments were given
Moses was given the rest of the Torah and the oral Torah which was later written as the Talmud
Jews believe every jewish soul was present at Sinai and agreed the terms of the covenant
why is the covenant still important today (4)
law of torah is still followed
Torah read in synagogue every sabath and kept in Ark
study of Torah is an important part of jewish life
It was made clear obedience is blessed disobedience punished
