Being the "Chosen People", the Hebrews gave absolute obedience to God in accordance with the covenant's system of divine rewards and punishments. God contracted the Hebrews to the Covenant, where as long as they obeyed all his set commandments “blessings shall come upon you and overtake you” (Deuteronomy 28, line 2), they would be blessed in all of which they did and protected by his guiding hand. On the other hand, should they disobey his given commandments, “curses shall come upon you and overtake you” (Deuteronomy 28, line 15), they would be cursed and destroyed. Aware of God's’ true might displayed when he had annihilated the Egyptian army, they had reason to believe that blessings and punishment were absolute. Furthermore, in Deuteronomy
