Module #7:  The Demands of the Covenant

Academic Year 2020-2021

 
Finals – Module #7:  The Demands of the Covenant
Activity # 1: 

1. What we have in common with Israelites is our faith with God despite of challenges.
At first the Israelites were shaken because of the disasters they encountered. Just like
us, we were also shaken by our problem but because we accept God, we eventually
trust God’s plan. Our faith strengthens our relationship with God. Our relationship
with God is not perfect actually. We are tested with a lot of challenging things to shake
our loyalty and faith to Him. While on the desert Israelites encountered different
problems but and the end of the day they still believed in God despite those.

2. The deeper meaning and the significance of the “desert experience” of Israelites is that
it tells us that when our faith to God is lighter, it was difficult for us to survive when
there are challenges. Our life is full of obstacles and challenges but by building and
strengthening our faith to God we will able to surpass those difficult times. It was a
time of not only great difficulty but also grace and blessing because it was when God
poured miracles to those who believed in Him. It was the time of people who lack
spiritual faith but those who believed in God will receive blessings and abundant life.
Activity # 2

A. God commanded Moses to sprinkle blood to the altar and the people. It was the blood
of sacrifice. It symbolized not only dedicating of lives of the Israelites to God but a
holy covenant to God. It is the sealing of the covenant between the Israelites and God. It
stands as the commitment of Israelites with God.
B. Yes, it is necessary for Israelites to know God and love Him. Through knowing God,
Israelites would know the true meaning of salvation and they can obey Him. If they
knew and God loved, they will understand the pain they went through. They will what
is their purpose and what is the purpose of their difficulties.
C. 1. Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, "This is the blood of
the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words."
2. And the Lord has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession
as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands.
3. To this people which He had acquired for Himself, He so manifested Himself through
words and deeds as the one true and living God that Israel came to know by experience
the ways of God with men.

Activity 3

A.

First Commandment: Demands

I am the Lord thy God and thou shalt not God demands from us that we should have no
have strange gods before me. other gods but only Him. This means that we
should avoid worshipping someone or things.
Second Commandment: Demands
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord God demands from us that we should keep His
thy God in vain. name Holy. We should not speak ill things or
use God’s name in blasphemy or cursing.
Third Commandment: Demands
Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day  We should attend Sunday’s mass.

B. As a young Josephinian-Vincentian, I can obey and practice the three commandments by of

course living it and giving importance to its values. First, accepting and acknowledging God as
the Supreme Being, this means that I should stop idolizing or worshipping someone who is not
God. Second, I should always keep God’s name holy by respecting it and not using it through
 blasphemy or perjury. Third, attending the mass on Sunday and avoid being lazy in attending
even in an online mass.

C.
  An example for each showing how the person’s
State the Commandment dignity s respected and protected
4th - Honor thy Father and Caring, loving our parents and respecting them.
Mother.
5th - Thou shalt not kill. Protect human life by valuing it through self-love.
6th - Thou shalt not commit  Protect marriage by being faithful to your husband or
adultery. wife.
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7  - Thou shalt not steal.  Respect the property, and needs of others.
8th - Thou shalt not bear false  Avoid deceiving or lying to anyone.
witness against thy neighbor.
9th - Thou shalt not covet thy  Stay away from the sexual temptation.
neighbor's wife.
10th - Thou shalt not covet thy Don’t be jealous of the things your neighbors have,
neighbor's goods. instead be contented on what you have.
Activity 4
1. I think Moses’ face radiant with the glory of God because a new covenant was made. It was
God’s way of giving Israelites another chance so that Israelites could repent with their sins. It
is significant because it shows how deeply God loves us despite of our shortcomings. The old
covenant was gone, but God made a new and better covenant, therefore God’s mercy has
extended.

2.

God’s Promise God’s Demand

God will drive out before thee the
Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the
Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the
Hivite, and the Jebusite." God
promised to move all these people out
so that the children of Israel could
inhabit the land with no problems.
  Israelites should follow His commands.
The Israelites are commanded to destroy
every monument of idolatry. They should
decline friendship or marriages from
idolaters and all idolatrous feasts. And
not to make any images again.