The Mosaic Covenant In The History Of Ancient Israel

Examining areas of the history of ancient Israel, one can see how the influence of the Mosaic covenant is seen “as a legalistic covenant, in which you are saved by keeping the laws” (Shepherd, 2000), and the Decalogue dictated the boundaries God was setting for His Nation, where there is no room for doubt or defiance being tolerated. The literary theme from the Pentateuch emerges in the writings of Isaiah, Micah and Jeremiah as prophetical books which were written relating to the spiritual issues of the southern kingdom of Judah (Israel). These three prophets used these Mosaic covenants and the Decalogue in their critique regarding the rebellion of Israel.
The Nation of Israel was God’s chosen nation in which the people were under the theocratic rule where the rules and promises were dictated to the people within the Mosaic covenant and the Decalogue. But the people of Israel were a rebellious nation, full of sin and revolt. They were to be God’s chosen people who were given simple guidelines, within the covenant God
Firstly, all biblical covenants were promulgated by the divine Suzerain on behalf of His vassal-people. The authority of the covenants resides in Him and Him alone—He is Lord. Secondly, the covenants appear to have been promulgated at times of crisis or change when God’s people were upon the threshold of the unknown” (Barrick., 1999). The Pentateuch contains revelations, and foundations which God set forth through chosen prophets to communicate with the people. In these books we can see how God set up the structure of a theocratic society which the Latter Prophets and Minor Prophets follow up with correction and the promise of redemption from