Ancient Israel Research Paper

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The history of ancient Israel was influenced by the covenant between God and Moses. The covenant was established as priests that would work for the Kingdom of God, and the Israelites would show other nations how awesome and powerful the true and living God is in their personal life. God knew the task of following the Ten Commandments or the Decalogue would be hard to follow that is why he placed Moses to be the head of the nation. The Decalogue consists of Exodus 20:1-17 "You shall have no other gods before Me," "you shall not make for yourself a carved image," "you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain," "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy," "Honor your father and your mother," "You shall not murder," "You shall not commit …show more content…

It would be quite a challenge but God would be with Israelites as they walk close to him daily. Just thinking about the times when the Israelites became disobedient to God by worshipping idol gods, and always complained to Moses for what they wanted but could not have it. God took notice that the Israelites were going against their agreement with God. Since the disobedience was growing rapidly in the Israelite community, they wandered the wilderness for forty years compared to the 240 miles it took to the Promised Land. Another example of ancient Israel was influenced by the Decalogue was to see the anger of God be upon them if they chose not to follow the Ten Commandments. The 2nd chapter of Lamentations speaks how the anger of God being placed upon the people who have decided to go against the will of God. God’s anger will destroy temples, walls, the strength of those who were once strong, and even enemies destroying the Israelites. This passage of scripture shows that if anyone would be bold enough to go against the will of God intently then God will bold enough in his

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