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<ol> <li> <i> Date </i> . <ol> <li> It was (2083) two thousand and eighty-three years from the creation of Adam to the death of [[Terah]] or Abram's entrance into [[Canaan]] (&nbsp;Genesis 5:3-32; &nbsp;Genesis 7:6; &nbsp;Genesis 11:10-32; &nbsp;Genesis 12:1-4; &nbsp;Acts 7:1-4 ), </li> <li> and it was (430) four hundred and thirty years from these events to the exodus (&nbsp;Exodus 12:40,41; &nbsp;Galatians 3:17 ). </li> <li> It was (50) fifty days from the exodus to to proclamation of the law (&nbsp;Exodus 12:37; &nbsp;Exodus 16:1,2; &nbsp;Exodus 19:1-25; &nbsp;Exodus 20:1-17; &nbsp;Numbers 33:3 ). </li> </ol> </li> <li> <i> The Ten [[Commandments]] </i> . These commandments were proclaimed by the Lord, in person, from Mount [[Sinai]] (&nbsp;Exodus 19:1-25; &nbsp;Exodus 20:1-17; &nbsp;Hebrews 12:18-20 ). They, <ol> <li> required strict submission to the one true and living God; </li> <li> prohibited idolatry in all forms; </li> <li> prohibited the taking of the name of the Lord in vain; </li> <li> required the keeping of the Sabbath; </li> <li> required the people to honor their parents; </li> <li> prohibited murder; </li> <li> prohibited adultery; </li> <li> prohibited stealing; </li> <li> prohibited the bearing of false witness; </li> <li> and prohibited covetousness (&nbsp;Exodus 20:1-17 ). </li> </ol> <p> These commandments were subsequently given to Moses on tables of stone In order that he might teach them to the people (&nbsp; Exodus 24:12 ), and preserve them (&nbsp;Exodus 31:18 ). These tables were deposited in the ark of the Lord for safekeeping (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 10:1-5; &nbsp;Hebrews 9:4 ). These commandments were called </p> <ol> <li> "the words of the covenant," because they constituted the basis of the covenant between the Lord and his people (&nbsp;Exodus 20:1-17; &nbsp;Exodus 34:28 ); </li> <li> "the testimony," because they constantly testified to the fact that the Lord had spoken to them (&nbsp;Exodus 20:1-17; &nbsp;Exodus 25:16 ); </li> <li> "the tables of the covenant," because the words of the covenant were written upon them by the finger of God (&nbsp;Exodus 31:18; &nbsp;Exodus 32:15,16; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 9:7-11 ). </li> </ol> </li> <li> <i> Laws Given Previously </i> . The law proclaimed by [[Jehovah]] from Mount Sinai was the first law that was ever given for a whole nation. Laws had previously been given to individuals only: <ol> <li> the law prohibiting the use of the fruit of the three of life (&nbsp;Genesis 2:16,17 ); </li> <li> the law of marriage (&nbsp;Genesis 2:24 ); </li> <li> the law of sacrifice (&nbsp;Genesis 4:1-7; &nbsp;Hebrews 11:4 ); </li> <li> the law against eating blood, and murder (&nbsp;Genesis 9:4-6 ); </li> <li> and the law of circumcision (&nbsp;Genesis 17:1-14 ). </li> </ol> <p> Two reasons are given for the keeping of the sabbath day: </p> <ol> <li> the resting of the Lord on the seventh day; </li> <li> the deliverance of the Hebrews from bondage (&nbsp;Exodus 20:8-11; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 5:12-15 ). </li> </ol> </li> </ol>