Dictionary of Bible Themes The mountain in the Sinai peninsula (probably present-day Jebel Musa), also called Horeb in the OT, where God made a covenant with Israel, establishing them as his people and giving them his laws. In the NT Sinai is seen as symbolising the old covenant. Exodus 3:1-10Mount Sinai and the call of Moses See also Acts 7:30-34Most scholars agree that the names Horeb and Sinai are used interchangeably of the same mountain, although some see them as referring to separate peaks within the same range. Exodus 19:1-2God reveals himself to Israel at Mount Sinai The people of Israel arrive at Mount Sinai three months after leaving Egypt Exodus 19:3-6God promises to make Israel his people See also Exodus 19:10-15,20-24God calls for holiness among his people Exodus 19:16-19See also God appears in a theophany Deuteronomy 4:10-12Hebrews 12:18-21 Exodus 20:1-17 God gives his laws to Israel on Mount Sinai God gives Israel the Ten Commandments See also pp Dt 5:6-21 Exodus 20:18-21Israel responds with fear to God's revelation Deuteronomy 5:23-27; 18:16Exodus 20:22-23:19 God gives Israel the Book of the Covenant These laws, largely an expansion and exposition of the Ten Commandments, are called "the Book of the Covenant" in Ex 24:7. Exodus 24:4-8God establishes the covenant with Israel on Mount Sinai Moses performs the ceremony establishing the covenant Exodus 24:9-11Moses and other leaders ascend Mount Sinai to seal the covenant with a meal before God Exodus 24:12-18Moses ascends Mount Sinai further to receive the stone tablets and the requirements of covenant worship See also Leviticus 7:37-38; 26:46During Moses' 40 days on Mount Sinai, God revealed to him the requirements of covenant worship, as outlined in Ex 25:1-31:18. Exodus 32:19Moses descends Mount Sinai and discovers Israel's idolatry See also Exodus 32:1-6,21-35Deuteronomy 9:8-21 Psalms 106:19-23 Exodus 33:1-6,15-16 God commands Israel to move on from Mount Sinai Exodus 34:1-4God calls Moses up Mount Sinai again Moses is commanded to prepare new stone tablets Exodus 34:5-7God reveals his nature and name to Moses See also Exodus 34:10-28God renews his covenant with Israel Exodus 34:29-35Moses descends Mount Sinai, his face radiant Numbers 1:1-4; 3:14-16The people of Israel prepare to move on from Mount Sinai God commands Moses to take a census of Israel in the Desert of Sinai Numbers 9:1-5The Israelites celebrate the Passover at Mount Sinai Numbers 10:11-13The Israelites leave Mount Sinai Deuteronomy 1:6-8The Israelites had been at Mount Sinai for almost a year (see also Ex 19:1) Judges 5:5Later generations look back to God's revelation on Mount Sinai See also 1 Kings 19:8-9Ascribing the title "the One of Sinai" to God, Deborah acknowledges the great importance of his revelation at Mount Sinai. Nehemiah 9:13-14Psalms 68:7-8; 106:19-23 Elijah's return to Horeb, the mountain of God, shows his need to hear God clearly again Malachi 4:4Acts 7:37-38 Galatians 4:24-31 Mount Sinai seen by NT writers as a symbol of the old covenant Hebrews 12:18-29See also Hagar, Mount Sinai and the present city of Jerusalem stand for the old covenant and bondage to the law, while Sarah and the new heavenly Jerusalem stand for the new covenant and living by faith 1045 God, glory of1065 God, holiness of 1240 God, the Rock 1349 covenant at Sinai 1443 revelation, in OT 1454 theophany 4254 mountains 4303 metals 5101 Moses 5377 law, Ten Commandments 8270 holiness, set apart 8769 idolatry, in OT |
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