God brought the Israelites out of Egypt and into a covenant relationship with Him. He called Moses and the elders to Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments and laws. The Israelites agreed to obey God fully. God instructed them to build an altar and offer sacrifices to commemorate the covenant. He gave Moses tablets with the law written on them to teach the people. The Israelites reaffirmed their commitment to obey God's instructions.
The Father's Covenant of Grace - Brent Lokkerrfochler
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He said of his father and mother,
‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
and guarded your covenant.
God gave us His Word for a purpose. God wants us to be with Him in heaven. To do this we must change from serving Satan to serving God. God gave His Word so we would know how to live our lives. God gave His Word so we would change.
He said of his father and mother,
‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
and guarded your covenant.
God gave us His Word for a purpose. God wants us to be with Him in heaven. To do this we must change from serving Satan to serving God. God gave His Word so we would know how to live our lives. God gave His Word so we would change.
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Lesson 7 | Cornerstone Connections | Sabbath School | Second Quarter 2015
1. CORNERSTONECONNECTIONSCORNERSTONECONNECTIONS
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“‘This is what you are to . . . tell the
people of Israel: “You yourselves
have seen what I did to Egypt, and
how I carried you on eagles’ wings
and brought you to myself. Now
if you obey me fully and keep my
covenant, then out of all nations you
will be my treasured possession.”’”
(Exodus 19:3-5, NIV)
keytextkeytext
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“The law was not spoken at this time exclusively for the benefit of the Hebrews. God
honored them by making them the guardians and keepers of His law, but it was to be
held as a sacred trust for the whole world. The precepts of the Decalogue are adapted
to all mankind, and they were given for the instruction and government of all. Ten pre-
cepts, brief, comprehensive, and authoritative, cover the duty of man to God and to his
fellow man; and all based upon the great fundamental principle of love” (Patriarchs and
Prophets, p. 305).
the covenant of lovethe covenant of love
Scripture Story: Exodus 19–24.
Commentary: Patriarchs and Prophets (or Beginning of the End),
chapters 27, 29, and 32.
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2. Rank the following Ten Commandments in order of the way
they impact your daily life (1 being the most and 10 being the least).
____ “You shall have no other gods before me.”
____ “You shall not make for yourself an image. . . . You shall
not bow down to them or worship them.”
____ “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your
God.”
____ “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it
holy.”
____ “Honor your father and your mother.”
____ “You shall not murder.”
____ “You shall not commit adultery.”
____ “You shall not steal.”
____ “You shall not give false testimony
against your neighbor.”
____ “You shall not covet . . . anything that
belongs to your neighbor” (Exodus
20:3-17, NIV).
hen Moses and the
Israelites were attacked
by the Amalekites, the
Israelites were winning
as long as Moses held his
hands up. The Hebrew “ki yad al kas yah”
literally says, “a hand was on
the throne of the Lord.” Even
though Moses had assistance
(Aaron and Hur, and a couple
of stones), his experience was
described in the New Testament in
Hebrews 4:16: “Let us then ap-
proach God’s throne of grace with
confidence, so that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help us in our
time of need” (NIV).
whatdo you think?
INTO
THE
STORY
“Then the Lord said to Moses,
‘Come up to the Lord, you and
Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and sev-
enty of the elders of Israel. You are
to worship at a distance, but Moses
alone is to approach the Lord; the
others must not come near. And the
people may not come up with him.’
“When Moses went and told the
people all the Lord’s words and
laws, they responded with one
voice, ‘Everything the Lord has said
we will do.’ Moses then wrote down
everything the Lord had said.
“He got up early the next morning
and built an altar at the foot of the
mountain and set up twelve
stone pillars representing the
twelve tribes of Israel. Then he
sent young Israelite men,
and they offered burnt of-
ferings and sacrificed
young bulls as fellow-
ship offerings to the
Lord. . . . Then he
took the Book
of the Covenant
and read it to the peo-
ple. They responded, ‘We will
do everything the Lord has said; we
will obey.’
“Moses then took the blood, sprinkled
it on the people and said, ‘This is the
blood of the covenant that the Lord has
made with you in accordance with all
these words.’
“Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu,
and the seventy elders of Israel went
up and saw the God of Israel. Under
his feet was something like a pavement
made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as
the sky. But God did not raise his hand
against these leaders of the Israelites;
they saw God, and they ate and drank.
“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to
me on the mountain and stay here, and
I will give you the tablets of stone with
the law and commandments I have writ-
ten for their instruction.’
“Then Moses set out with Joshua his
aide, and Moses went up on the moun-
tain of God. He said to the elders, ‘Wait
here for us until we come back to you.
Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone
involved in a dispute can go to them.’
“When Moses went up on the mountain,
the cloud covered it, and the glory of
the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For
six days the cloud covered the moun-
tain, and on the seventh day the Lord
called to Moses from within the cloud.
To the Israelites the glory of the Lord
looked like a consuming fire on top of
the mountain. Then Moses entered the
cloud as he went on up the mountain.
And he stayed on the mountain forty
days and forty nights.”
(Exodus 24, NIV)
did you
know?
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“‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied: ‘“Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love
your neighbor as yourself.” All the Law and the Prophets hang on these
two commandments’” (Matthew 22:36-40, NIV).
“For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant
Abraham. He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen
ones with shouts of joy . . . that they might keep his precepts
and observe his laws” (Psalm 105:42-45, NIV).
“This is the covenant I will make with them after
that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their
hearts, and I will write them on their minds”
(Hebrews 10:16, NIV; see Jeremiah 31:33).
“Hear me, you who know what is right,
you people who have taken my instruction
to heart: Do not fear the reproach of mere
mortals or be terrified by their insults. . . .
But my righteousness will last forever, my
salvation through all generations” (Isaiah
51:7, 8, NIV).
“We ought not to be weary
of doing little things for the
love of God, who regards not
the greatness of the work, but
the love with which it is per-
formed.”—Brother Lawrence, 17th-century
Carmelite lay brother.
“I know the power obedience has of
making things easy which seem impossi-
ble.”—Teresa of Avila, 16th-century Spanish mystic, writer, and
monastic reformer.
OUT
OF THE
STORY
Circle the different characters mentioned in this story.
Read the story and underline three to five key points in the
story that are interesting to you.
What part of this story do you wish you could see? Why?
What are some questions you have about this story that don’t seem to be
answered in the text?
A covenant is a legally binding relationship contracted between two parties.
Where in this story do you see some elements of a covenant? Check the Punch
Lines and Key Text as well.
Why do you think this story of God giving His law to people is significant
today?
When the children of Israel were given God’s law to live by, they had
already been delivered from Egypt and liberated from their oppres-
sors. How would you describe the relationship between salvation
(being redeemed by God’s grace) and obeying His law?
other
eyes
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