Jul. 17, 2022

Why Sinai?

1. God was choosing His people.

2. God was giving His people a purpose.

3. God was preparing His people for their purpose.

Why the Ten Commandments?

1. They were/are not a pathway for salvation.

2. They were/are not intended to be only a moral/ethical code.

3. They were/are a means for God to reveal Himself.

4. They were/are a way for God to develop the identity of  His people.
5. They were/are designed to be more relational than performative.
6. They were/are an invitation to a better way of living.

7. They were/are God’s plan for His people to be “God to the world.”