Revelations at Sinai
As a Jewish individual, there are some accounts in history that you just remember since there are imbedded into your mind as a staple or the foundation for your religion and even as part of your culture. In the Tanakh, Deuteronomy 6:1 says that "And this is the instruction-the laws and the rules. - That the LORD your G-d has commanded [me] to impart to you, to be observed in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy..."(Deuteronomy 6:1). If you were to read this as a stand-alone statement, you cannot assert any explanation to what this means. However, if you were to use this as a complimentary statement to tie in Exodus 19-24, it would make sense. The reason why this statement makes so much contextual sense is that we are told the story of the Jewish peoples escaping from Egypt as well as their journey to the promise land in Exodus. Through this story, we begin to learn of the laws, the expectations, and the commands G-d gives his people.The essentials are explained in the next few sentences. On their journey, Moses gets to Mount Sinai and is told by the holy one to climb the mountain. At this time, both he and G-d are supposedly writing the five books. Moses is also given the Ten Commandments. Now, to examine exa
An example of rule follows the above statement. In Exodus 23:13, we read, "Be on guard concerning all that I have told you. Make no mention of the names of other G-ds; they shall not be heard on your lips." This statement is both a rule and a law. The rule is just making sure you are actively aware of your surroundings and the actions of other people. G-d does not say you must do it. He just says it would be for your benefit that you do this. This can be extracted from the statement: Be on guard concerning all that I have told you. " However, G-d then makes the mention that at the same time you shall not do the following:" Make no mention of the names of other G-ds; they shall not be heard on your lips. He says essentially: you must at the same time not believe in or mention the name of another figure of worship because if you do, then you void his identity and you no longer are apart of his people. Therefore, by examining the language of law verses rule has a clear boundary because its directness is shaped much differently. One example of a law is: "Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day, you shall cease from labor in order that your OX and your ass may rest, and that your bondman, and the stranger may be refreshed. (Exodus 23:12) Whenever you here the word "shall" with very explicit instructions, it usually suggests that G-d requires a person to do that action. This instance simply says that a person should worship G-d on all day but o
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