The Summit - Sinai: The Mountain of Identity

Why Sinai?1. God was choosing His people.2. God was giving His people a purpose.3. God was preparing His people for their purpose. Why the Ten Commandments?1. They were/are not a pathway for salvation.2. They were/are not intended to be only a moral/ethical code.3. They were/are a means for God to reveal Himself.4. They were/are a way for God to develop the identity of  His people. 5. They were/are designed to be more relational than performative. 6. They were/are an invitation to a better way of living.7. They were/are God’s plan for His people to be “God to the world.”