God Gave The Law

Moses was camped in the desert with the people of Israel. Moses was leading the people to a special land God had promised to give the people after they left Egypt. One day God told Moses to leave the camp and walk up a mountain. God wanted to talk to Moses. God said, “Moses, tell the people to obey Me. Tell them to keep My commandments and I will make them a special people.” God told Moses that God had chosen the Israelites to be God’s own people. God gave Moses important commandments for the people to obey. The commandments would help the people know how to treat one another and love God as they should. God said that if the people would do what He said, God would remember them always and they would be His special people forever. Moses went back down the mountain. He told the people what God said. The people listened. Moses told the people God’s commandments. Some of the commandments were: Love Me. I am your God. Love your mother and father and do what they tell you to do. Do not take and keep anything that belongs to someone else. Always tell the truth. The people said, “We will do everything God said.” God loved the people. He gave the commandments to the people so they would know how to obey God and please Him.