. Bible manual. Introductory course on the Bible, for teachers training classes and Bible classes . y ground, but the pursuing Egyptians perished in the Israel journeyed along the eastern coast of the Red Seaunto Mount Sinai. 6. The Giving of the Law. Israels sojourn at MountSinai marks the beginning of another epoch of sacred covenant of God, which until now had been a covenant ofpromise, became the covenant of law, when God gave his lawto the people. This giving of the law was a consecration ofthe people, by which Israel became Gods chosen people aboveall nations. For th
. Bible manual. Introductory course on the Bible, for teachers training classes and Bible classes . y ground, but the pursuing Egyptians perished in the Israel journeyed along the eastern coast of the Red Seaunto Mount Sinai. 6. The Giving of the Law. Israels sojourn at MountSinai marks the beginning of another epoch of sacred covenant of God, which until now had been a covenant ofpromise, became the covenant of law, when God gave his lawto the people. This giving of the law was a consecration ofthe people, by which Israel became Gods chosen people aboveall nations. For this reason the sojourn at Sinai is one of themost important items of sacred history. Furthermore, at Sinaithe Israelite form of worship was definitely fixed. (Taber-nacle, priesthood, sacrifices, feasts, ceremonial laws.) 7. Journey in the Wilderness. At the beginning ofthe second year after the exodus, Israel came to the boundaryof Canaan. Discouraged by the greatly exaggerated reportsof the spies, the unbelieving people refused to enter the prom- CHRJR|N OF ISRAELEGYPT TO CMAAM. \> r *v o t. 7# tM ,~Jt 101 102 BIBLE MANUAL. ised land. Therefore God punished them by compelling themto wander in the wilderness for thirty-eight years until allthat were twenty years old and upward when they left Egypt,had died. Only Joshua and Caleb were spared. Yet in allthese years God did not forsake his people. He gave themManna to eat and water out of the rock to drink, thoughthe people continually rebelled against the Lord and his serv-ant Moses. 8. The Death of Moses. At last the people came intothe country east of Jordan and took possession of it. Hereaccording to the word of the Lord, Moses was to die. So heonce more solemnly impressed upon the people the law of God,and consecrated Joshua to be his successor. Then he went upinto Mount Nebo, and after beholding the promised land, diedat the mouth of Jehovah, and God buried him; but no manknoweth his sepulchre unto this day. QUESTIONS AND
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