Instead of hearing from God on a mountain, the people hear from Moses on a flat plain; These were not God's "best" laws

1. Hardness of Israel's hearts; Men could not live up to the Sinai standard

Instead of hearing from God on a mountain, the people hear from Moses on a flat plain; These were not God's "best" laws. Instead, these were laws made for the ___, for example, Divorce.; Divorce is not mentioned in the Sinai laws but is allowed here because (____)

2. Herem warfare

____ is mandated (to protect the Israelites from falling into idolatry) The Israelites do not wipe out the people and do end up falling back into idolatry

3. Not good

The prophet Ezekiel says that these laws were "___" - meaning that these laws assume that Israel will sin and is meant to minimize the harm they can do to themselves or others by their sin

4. Second law

Moses dies after giving Israel this "___."

5. Promised Land

He can see the ___ but he cannot enter it.

6. Secret grave

God Himself buries Moses in a ___.

7. The Israelites would be a kingdom of priests, a model for all the nations & would then lead the rest of the world in following God & living as He wants us to. It would be their covenant relationship with God that would guide them, not a multiplication of laws & regulations.

Once God rescued his people from Egypt, what was His plan for them?

8. We sin & our relationship with God is weakened. If you can't behave on your own, someone will have to make you & give you rules.

How does this very same dynamic take place in our lives as individuals & as societies?

9. The Israelites will break this new law; Israel will break apart.

As Moses gives the people the "Second Law" in the Book of Deuteronomy, what two prophecies does he make?

10. Because of the hardness of the peoples' hearts

Why did Moses make concessions regarding God's law?