What was the setting for the giving of the Law?
The setting was Mount Sinai, after Israel came out of Egypt under Moses. They camped around the mountain, which was on fire with smoke, and God called Moses up into it. Moses remained there 40 days and 40 nights while God wrote the Ten Commandments on tables of stone.
Les teaches that the setting for the giving of the Law was Israel's departure from Egypt under Moses. Moses was led to take them down to Mount Sinai, and they camped around the mountain. God called Moses up into the mountain, which was on fire with smoke and everything else. Moses stayed up there 40 days and 40 nights, and during that time God wrote the Ten Commandments on tables of stone. This is what is referred to as the law, the moral law—the Ten Commandments. Les points out that no other nation has ever experienced anything like that.
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
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What is 'the giving of the Law' that Paul mentions in Romans 9:4?
The giving of the Law in Romans 9:4 is the Sinai event where Israel, after leaving Egypt under Moses, camped at Mount Sinai and God called Moses up the burning, smoking mountain.
What does 'the giving of the Law' refer to in Romans 9:4?
The 'giving of the Law' mentioned in Romans 9:4 refers to the event at Mount Sinai where, after Israel came out of Egypt under Moses, God called Moses up into the mountain that was on fire and covered with smoke.