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nant agreement which centuries later came to be known as the "Old Cove-
nant." (The Covenant with Israel at Mount Sinai was a type and forerunner
of the NEW COVENANT. The latter will be made with the New Testament
ECCLESIA, which is physical and spiritual Israel.

14. Once the covenant was ratified, what material blessings did YEHOVAH
promise Israel -- if they would obey His commandments? Deuteronomy
28:1-14; Leviticus 26:1-13.

15. Did YEHOVAH God also promise that Israel would become a great na-
tion if they obeyed Him? Deuteronomy 4:5-8.

16. Would Israel thus have been an example for all nations on earth to fol-
low? Same verses.

COMMENT: If Israel kept YEHOVAH’s commandments, every imaginable

material blessing would have been theirs. And other nations would have
seen their example and blessings, and would have wanted to obey
YEHOVAH God too!

17. But what curses would result if Israel disobeyed YEHOVAH
God? Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Leviticus 26:14-39.

18. Was Israel commanded to choose -- material blessings and long life on
the one hand, or curses and death on the other? Deuteronomy 30:15-20.

COMMENT: YEHOVAH God laid everything out before Israel. He gave
them His law which they were to obey and detailed exactly what would
happen if they chose to obey or to disobey. If they would obey His laws and
submit to His government, He would prosper them, making them the
wealthiest and most powerful of nations.

But notice in all this that YEHOVAH God promised only national and mate-
rial blessings. There was no promise of eternal life. He did NOT offer them
spiritual salvation!

Israel Makes the Wrong Choice

Now let’s look at what Israel did once the knowledge of YEHOVAH’s way of
life was given to them and they agreed to obey YEHOVAH God.

1. After the covenant between YEHOVAH God and Israel was ratified,
YEHOVAH called Moses up to Mount Sinai where he stayed for 40 days.

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