The Mosaic Covenant was referred to as the Sinai Covenant, but because Moses was the divine leader of Israel at the time, it is commonly referred to as the Mosaic Covenant. The Covenant is similar to other ancient covenants, such as the one God made with Abraham, in that the agreement is between a superiority figure (God) and a subject(s) or people (the people of Israel at Mount Sinai). However, the Mosaic Covenant was different from other ancient covenants, because it was conditional, in which both parties, God and the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai, agreed to fulfill their obligations. In this Covenant, God reminds his subjects of their obligation to abide by his laws. For instance, among the laws he imposes, the people shall not commit
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The other party is not obligated to do anything, although, in the Abrahamic Covenant, Abraham was asked to perform tasks in order to show that he was committed to God. Like all other covenants, the Abrahamic Covenant was between a superiority figure (God) and a subject(s) (Abraham). God makes a promise to a prophet, Abraham, “‘To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Euphrates, the land of the Kemites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites…’” The first reference of the covenant is much earlier, although this dialogue shows the unconditional nature of the …show more content…
For instance, the Hebrews “shall not covet [their] neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to [their neighbor].” This command argued against one’s desire of anything that does not belong to them. This was because coveting can lead to the violation of other commandments, such as murder, theft and adultery, and interfere with an individual’s rights to life, property and marriage. The consequences that would follow served as a driving force to not commit the aforementioned sins. The Hebrews followed a law of retaliation that stated that “If any harm follows, then [they] shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth…” In other words, the perpetrator would be penalized to the same degree as the wrongful action committed to them. The most severe punishment would be
The other party is not obligated to do anything, although, in the Abrahamic Covenant, Abraham was asked to perform tasks in order to show that he was committed to God. Like all other covenants, the Abrahamic Covenant was between a superiority figure (God) and a subject(s) (Abraham). God makes a promise to a prophet, Abraham, “‘To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Euphrates, the land of the Kemites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites…’” The first reference of the covenant is much earlier, although this dialogue shows the unconditional nature of the …show more content…
For instance, the Hebrews “shall not covet [their] neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to [their neighbor].” This command argued against one’s desire of anything that does not belong to them. This was because coveting can lead to the violation of other commandments, such as murder, theft and adultery, and interfere with an individual’s rights to life, property and marriage. The consequences that would follow served as a driving force to not commit the aforementioned sins. The Hebrews followed a law of retaliation that stated that “If any harm follows, then [they] shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth…” In other words, the perpetrator would be penalized to the same degree as the wrongful action committed to them. The most severe punishment would be