RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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Why did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?
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To help Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt
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To provide the Israelites with ethical laws
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To prepare the Israelites for their escape from slavery
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To guide the Israelites to the Promised Land
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On the sixth day of Sivan 6, some 3, 500 years ago, Moses climbed up Mount Sinai. During his 40-day stay on the mountain, according to popular Jewish tradition, God dictated to him not only the Ten Commandments but the whole Torah, as well as the Oral Law.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jews believe they are God’s chosen people and that they must set an example of right behaviour to the world. Everything they do is based on the Ten Commandments, also known as the Ten Sayings. Jews believe that God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on two tablets of stone at Mount Sinai.
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