Theological

literacy
5.5 God’s Covenant with Moses at Sinai Theological
Covenant Numeracy
Descendant Lesson objectives: Exodus 3:11-15
Moses Exodus 12:14,
Sacrifice Explain the importance of the covenant with Moses at
Exodus 20:2-14
Sinai.
God gave the Torah to Moses around 1312
BCE Thinking Point-
2. The Torah Is Engraved on Every Jewish Soul .. 1. What is the festival of SHAVOUT ?
2. ‘Every Jewish soul was present when God gave
Moses the Torah at Sinai’.
Explain the meaning of this.
3. Discuss why the Torah is important to Jews
today.
British FUNDAMENTAL values' are:
1. Democracy
2. The rule of law
3. Individual liberty
4. Mutual respect
5. Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for
those without faith
How can we connect our lesson today with British values?
Theological
literacy
5.5 God’s Covenant with Moses at Sinai Theological
Covenant Numeracy
Descendant Lesson objectives: Exodus 3:11-15
Moses Exodus 12:14,
Sacrifice Explain the importance of the covenant with Moses at
Exodus 20:2-14
Sinai.
God gave the Torah to Moses around 1312
BCE Thinking Point-
2. The Torah Is Engraved on Every Jewish Soul .. 1. What is the festival of SHAVOUT ?
2. ‘Every Jewish soul was present when God gave
Moses the Torah at Sinai’.
Explain the meaning of this.
3. Discuss why the Torah is important to Jews
today.
1. The Jewish Holiday of Shavuot commemorates the British FUNDAMENTAL values' are:
receiving of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. 1. Democracy
2. The rule of law
3. Jews believe They believe that the Torah shows how God wants 3. Individual liberty
Jews to live. It contains 613 commandments and Jews refer to the ten 4. Mutual respect
best known of these as the ten 10 statements. Torah The name given 5. Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for
those without faith
to the Five Books of Moses that come at the very beginning of the How can we connect our lesson today with British values?
Hebrew Bible.
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NUMERACY - Use the numeracy activity to help you answer the questions below.

1. Ishmael 2.Isaac 3. Esau 4. Israel 5. 613 6. Noah

7. Judaism 8. Abraham 9. Sinai 10. Joseph 11. Mitzvot 12. Moses

A. 2(5+1) = God gave the ten commandments to this person.

B. (128 + 4) ÷ (10 + 8 + 4) = God asked him to build an ark.
C. 44 x 0.25 = The Jewish word for commandment.
D. 7(11 + 5) ÷ 14 = The Spiritual father of Judaism.
E. (275-160) ÷ 23 = The number of commandments there are in Judaism
F. 6+21-18 = The mountain hat God gave the Commandments to Moses
G. (48 ÷6) x 0.5 = Jacobs name was changed to this by God.

A B C D E F G
NUMERACY - Use the numeracy activity to help you answer the questions below.
1. 2.Isaac 3. Esau 4. Israel 5. 613 6. Noah
Ishmael
7. 8. Abraham 9. Sinai 10. Joseph 11. Mitzvot 12. Moses
Judaism

A. 2(5+1) = God gave the ten commandments to this person.

B. (128 + 4) ÷ (10 + 8 + 4) = God asked him to build an ark.
C. 44 x 0.25 = The Jewish word for commandment.
D. 7(11 + 5) ÷ 14 = The Spiritual father of Judaism.
E. (275-160) ÷ 23 = The number of commandments there are in Judaism
F. 6+21-18 = The mountain hat God gave the Commandments to Moses
G. (48 ÷6) x 0.5 = Jacobs name was changed to this by God.
Can you explain the significance of the story of Passover with the covenant that God made
with Moses at Sinai?
 Can you explain the significance of the story of Passover with the covenant that God made
with Moses at Sinai?

1 2 3 4

Activity:
Discuss the events of the story from the burning bush to Covenant
at Sinai.
Stretch:
5 Draw a timeline using these events to explain what happened.. 6

Challenge:
Can you link to Exodus 3:11-15, Exodus 14:21, Exodus 12:14,
Exodus 20:2-14?

Stretch:
Include they following words in your response-
Covenant, Lamb, blood, Angel of Death, sacrifice, faith, slavery,
plagues, Torah, Soul, promised land , Ten commandments,
Decalogue, Promised land .
 Put the events of the story in order (just write the
numbers)
1. The last plague is the Angel of death
2. Pharaoh agrees to let the Hebrews go
3. Pharaoh refuses to let the Hebrews go
4. Moses is called by God to lead the Hebrew
people out of slavery
5. God sends 10 plagues
6. The Hebrews put the blood of a lamb on
their doorpost and the angel of death passes
over their home
Put the events of the story in order (just write the
numbers)
1. The last plague is the Angel of death
2. Pharaoh agrees to let the Hebrews go
3. Pharaoh refuses to let the Hebrews go
4. Moses is called by God to lead the Hebrew
people out of slavery
5. God sends 10 plagues
6. The Hebrews put the blood of a lamb on
their doorpost and the angel of death passes
over their home
Put the events of the story in order (just write the
numbers)
1. The last plague is the Angel of death
2. Pharaoh agrees to let the Hebrews go
3. Pharaoh refuses to let the Hebrews go
4. Moses is called by God to lead the Hebrew
people out of slavery
5. God sends 10 plagues
6. The Hebrews put the blood of a lamb on
their doorpost and the angel of death passes
over their home
Put the events of the story in order (just write the
numbers)
1. The last plague is the Angel of death
2. Pharaoh agrees to let the Hebrews go
3. Pharaoh refuses to let the Hebrews go
4. Moses is called by God to lead the Hebrew
people out of slavery
5. God sends 10 plagues
6. The Hebrews put the blood of a lamb on
their doorpost and the angel of death passes
over their home
4) Moses is called by God to lead the Hebrew
people out of slavery

3) Pharaoh refuses to let the Hebrews go

5) God sends 10 plagues

1) The last plague is the Angel of death

6) The Hebrews put the blood of a lamb on their

doorpost and the angel of death passes over
their home

2) Pharaoh agrees to let the Hebrews go

 A mountain…….
Label and annotate Exodus 3:11-15
11 
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to
Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
12 
And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the
sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have
brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on Human language is not capable of
this mountain.” describing who God is….
13 
Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and
say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’
and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell
them?”
14 
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you
are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 
God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The
LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God says he is the God of Moses’
God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever, fathers. This is important….
    the name you shall call me
    from generation to generation.
 A mountain is symbolic of being closer to
Exodus 3:11-15 God (it’s closer to Heaven!) God is telling
Moses he has heard the Israelites cry for
11 
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to help, and he would help defeat the Pharaoh
Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” and get the Israelites out of Egypt!
12 
And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the
sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have
brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on Human language is not capable of
this mountain.” describing who God is – any human
13 
Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and description would take away from the
say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ perfection of God. God identifying
and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell himself, by his Jewish name - in Hebrew
them?”
the word for God sounds like I am.
14 
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you
are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 
God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The
LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God says he is the God of Moses’
God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever, fathers. This is important, as they are
    the name you shall call me all important religious figures in
    from generation to generation. Jewish history, and therefore, show
that Moses will be important too.
Exodus 3:11-15
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to
Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign
to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have
brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on
this mountain.”
13 
Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and
say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’
and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell
them?”
14 
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you
are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 
God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The
LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
    the name you shall call me
    from generation to generation.
Exodus 3:11-15
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to
Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign
to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have
brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on
this mountain.”
13 
Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say
to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and
they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell
them?”
14 
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are
to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 
God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The
LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
    the name you shall call me
    from generation to generation.
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2 8

Activity: Exodus 20:2-14

3 P- Outline in ORDER each of the Ten
9
Commandments
E- Explain the importance of each
commandment
E- Link the commandment to who it
concerns – God OR Humans.
4 6 10
Success Criteria
In your answer refer to :
A.Sources of Wisdom and Authority
B.Specialist vocabulary
C.Knowledge an Understanding
D.Influence of beliefs
(c) Explain why Moses is important in
Judaism. [8]
 
Moses is important in Judaism because God
made a covenant with him. Moses was the
first in his family to believe in one God. God
made a promise to him. God promised him
that his followers would be God’s ‘Chosen
People’. Moses is important because some
Jews believe that they are his descendants
and he is the founding father of their
religion.
(c) Explain why Moses is important in Judaism. [8]
 
Moses is important in Judaism because he was the greatest of all
Jewish prophets. He was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of
slavery in Egypt after God spoke to him in the form of the Burning
Bush. He is also the greatest prophet because during the forty year
Exodus in the desert, he received the Torah on Mount Sinai which
forms the basis of the laws and obligations (mitzvoth) that Jews
follow to this day. The Ten Commandments are the ten most well
known laws of Jewish faith and form the basis of laws all around the
world e.g. 'Do not murder', 'Do not steal' etc. Furthermore, Moses
continued the Covenant that God had already made with Abraham
many years before, when he promised the Israelites a land of their
own. Moses led them back to this 'promised land' though he died
before they finally got there.
Activity –
Use the success criteria to mark these responses. Give marks
and explain why.
Starter sentences….
I HAVE AWARDED THIS RESPONSE ____________ MARKS BECAUSE
IT CONTAINS THE SKILLS…………
 (c) Explain why Moses is important in Judaism. [8]
Explain why Moses is important in Judaism. [8]
 
Moses is important in Judaism because God
made a covenant with him. Moses was the
first in his family to believe in one God. God
made a promise to him. God promised him
that his followers would be God’s ‘Chosen
People’. Moses is important because some
Jews believe that they are his descendants
and he is the founding father of their religion.
 
Some accuracy but the candidate appears to
have confused Moses with Abraham. The
response is not 'highly detailed' – 3 marks.
Moses is important in Judaism because he was the
greatest of all Jewish prophets. He was chosen by God
to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt after God
spoke to him in the form of the Burning Bush. He is
also the greatest prophet because during the forty
year Exodus in the desert, he received the Torah on
Mount Sinai which forms the basis of the laws and
obligations (mitzvoth) that Jews follow to this day. The
Ten Commandments are the ten most well known laws
of Jewish faith and form the basis of laws all around
the world e.g. 'Do not murder', 'Do not steal' etc.
Furthermore, Moses continued the Covenant that God
had already made with Abraham many years before,
when he promised the Israelites a land of their own.
Moses led them back to this 'promised land' though he
died before they finally got there.
 Success Criteria
In your answer refer to :
A. Sources of Wisdom and Authority
B. Specialist vocabulary
C. Knowledge an Understanding
D. Influence of beliefs
An excellent understanding
of how belief influences
how individuals act and
why this is important.
Scripture is accurately and
appropriate.
Explain the importance of the ten commandments
for Jews today (8)
Paragraph 1:
P=POINT
wide range of religious/
E=EXPLANATION
specialist language, terms
E=EVIDENCE
Showing knowledge and I= INFLUENCE OF BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
understanding of religious
idea, belief, practice,
teaching or concepts.
Paragraph 2:
P=POINT
E=EXPLANATION
E=EVIDENCE
I= INFLUENCE OF BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
/8
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KEY STAGE FOUR ASSESSMENT GRADING SKILLS

Teacher / Peer / Self Assessment
Feedback Sheet
POSITIVE (Explain the skill you have 9
achieved….)
 
PROMPT (To make progress
towards the next stage I must…)
Assessment –
succeed!!! Progress!!
8
7
6 SELF/peer ASSESSMENT TASKS:
5 LITERACY CODES (SPaG) Self assess the EVALUATION part question.
4  
3 • Use the mark scheme criteria what mark
2 have you achieved?
1
• Give yourself a mark , convert to a

REACT (Consolidating my learning I Have you used in your learning percentage and link to you’re 1-9 attainment.
have…) 'fundamental British values'… • How does this compare to your TMG? Have
  1. Democracy
  2. The rule of law you made progress in the lesson?
    3. Individual liberty
4. Mutual respect • Consolidate learning by giving yourself a
5. Tolerance of those with
different faiths and beliefs and for
POSITIVE, PROMPT, REACT to show how you
those without faith. have met the lesson objectives.
 PLENARY - Learning over time – Retrieval Grid/Light box activity- Paired activity- What’s your
T L
score ?
R Do this in pairs- Do it in fours……. Can your response beat the teachers response- Get a student to E
A be the REFEREE. A
F R
Give a definition of the word Give the quote of 2 Outline the FOUR natures of Discuss the difference in N
F ‘Messiah’. Chronicles 7:1 God in Judaism. worship between orthodox
I and reform Jews.
C O
F
L F
Explain the Sabbath law and What is the Shekhinah and Outline the meaning of Give the three covenants
I link to Exodus 20:8. give an example of TENAKH. that God made with with
G The Shekhinah in Judaism. Abraham.
H (Ex 25:8)
H
T E
What is the Messianic age? Give four points of the types What is a covenant? Link the
Explain two items of worship of Messiah that the Jews covenant to the mitzvot. A
L that Jews need to pray and were expecting. D
E their importance to Jews.
V 2
E
L H
S Who got the highest score in each row- target students for a learn off E
A
Last Lesson/ Last Week (2) Two weeks ago (3) Further back (4)
D
this lesson (1)
Jews should consider the 10 commandments the most important. Discuss this statement
and show you have thought of more than one point of view. (15)

The ten commandments are…

Some Jews would consider the 10 commandments the
MOST important.
They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because..
Secondly, They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because…
Lastly They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because…
Other Jews would consider the 10 commandments ARE NOT
the most important
They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because…
Secondly, They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because…
Lastly They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because…

Non religious people might argue…

They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because…
…
Secondly, They think this because…
This argument is/ is not valid because…

In conclusion….