When God spoke the Ten Commandments, did He reveal something entirely new to the Israelites and through them, to the gentile nations and peoples of the world?

ometime around 1400 to 1500 B.C., God spoke directly to the Israelites from Mt. Sinai, located in a desert region south and west of modern-day Israel. Exodus chapters 20 through 24 chronicle the establishing of a covenant, or agreement, between God and the descendants of Abraham; his son, Isaac; and grandson, Jacob.

God gave the Ten Commandments, and He spoke from the mountain directly to the people. They were so frightened by the sound that they pleaded with Moses for God not to speak to them, but that they would hear from Moses what God wanted.

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Table of Contents that includes "Were the Ten Commandments Known Before Mount Sinai?"
Other Articles by Ken Graham-Sr.

God's law, before Moses:

• _Man's Natural Hostility Toward God
• _Did Abraham Keep the Same Commandments God Gave to Moses?
• _Did the Ten Commandments Exist Before Moses?
• _Few Have Ever Accepted God's Calling

• _Partitioning Morality
• _Don't Worry, You Won't Miss the Parade
• _Connecting the Dots
• _Written in Stone or on the Heart? The Controversy Over the Ten Commandments
• _Are Things Really Better Than We Think?
• _The Church of God Today
• _Follow Jesus Christ's Example of Commandment Keeping
• _What Is 'Corban'?
• _Promises to Abraham
• _The Ten Commandments: Keys in a Law of Love
• _How Can We Obey God's Commandments?
• _Jesus Christ and the Sabbath
• _Was God's Law Abolished in the New Testament?
• _The Ten Commandments in the New Testament
• _Practicing Giving Rather Than Getting
• _A Foundation for Success
• _What Is Our Greatest Priority?
• _Key to a Relationship With Our God
• _Grace, Faith and Law
• _Christ's New Commandment
• _A Royal Law of Love
• _Does the New Covenant Abolish the Commandments?
• _Truth as a Way of Life
• _What Is God Like?
• _Life Is a Precious Gift
• _True Righteousness Comes From the Heart
• _How Should We Treat Parents Who Are Difficult to Honor?
• _Chapter 3: God's Law and the New Covenant
• _Chapter 1: Preaching the Gospel
• _Must We Obey God's Commandments?
• _The Foundation of True Values
• _The Letter and the Spirit of Law
• _Which Commandments Did Jesus Break?
• _Did Jesus Christ Abolish the Law?
• _Does It Really Matter What You Believe?
• _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 1997
• _Covetousness is Idolatry
• _Is God's Law Bondage?
• _Adultery: No Longer Sinful or Shameful
• _How Can You Find the Right Church?
• _Profiles of Faith: Matthew - From Serving Mammon to Serving God
• _Could Jesus Christ Be Elected President?
• _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2001
• _Questions and Answers - Jul/Aug 2002
• _The Sabbath in the Scriptures
• _God's Test Commandment
• _Is It Anti-American to Criticize the Moral Conduct of the United States?
• _Is the United States Still a Moral Nation?
• _The Spread of Freedom: Foretaste for the Entire World?
• _How Did Jesus Treat His Parents?
• _If Everyone Kept God's Commandments
• _Posting the Ten Commandments Is Not Enough
• _Written by the Finger of God
• _Only 17: Broken Laws--Broken Dreams
• _Who Determines Right From Wrong?
• _What's at the Heart of National Problems?