The Ten Commandments

"Thou heardest His words out of the midst of the fire." Deut. 4:36

When the Israelites had left Egypt, God told Moses to lead them to Mount Sinai. This was a high, rocky mountain in the wilderness. God told Moses to put a boundary - like a fence - around the mountain so that no one could touch it. It was a holy place. The people were to pray around it and wait. God covered the mountain with a dark cloud and smoke. The ground shook and they heard thunder and saw lightning from the sky. Then they heard God's voice speaking to them adn they were afraid. 

God spoke out of that cloud to Moses and gave him the Ten Commandments and the rest of the laws the people needed to obey. God wrote the commandments himself on two tablets of stone. 

God wants us to obey the commandments just like the Israelites needed to obey them. They are His words and should be kept. When we pray, we can ask for strength and help to obey them.

 QUESTIONS

1. Where had the children of Israel come from ?

2. Who was leading them ?

3. Where did God tell Moses to take them ?

4. What wonderful sight did they see on Mount Sinai ?

5. What did they hear ?

6. Who spoke out of the cloud?

7. What did God speak ?

8. How many Commandments?

9. Do you know the first commandment?

10. On what did God write them?

11. To whom did He give them?

12. Did you promise to keep them?

13. How can you be helped to do as they tell you?

14. How do you ask for God's help ?