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The Desert Covenant: From Chains to Commandments

Following their miraculous exodus from Egypt, the people of Israel embarked on a transformative journey through the wilderness toward Mount Sinai. This period was a divine "boot camp" where God proved His providence through miracles—turning bitter water sweet at Marah, providing Manna and Quail for food, and drawing water from the Rock at Horeb. The climax occurs at Mount Sinai, where the relationship shifts from rescue to Covenant. Amidst thunder, lightning, and a thick cloud, God descended upon the mountain to deliver the Ten Commandments (The Decalogue). This wasn't just a set of rules, but a constitutional foundation for a new nation. Through Moses, God established laws for civil justice, social mercy, and religious worship. The Covenant was solemnized in a powerful ceremony where the people pledged, "Everything the Lord has said, we will do," and was sealed with the sprinkling of blood, marking Israel as a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation" set apart for God’s purpose.