At Mt Sinai God's spells out the promises, claims, and obligations of His covenant with Israel. The requirements are summed up in the great command to love God with all your heart and soul, and loving your neighbors as yourself. They are explained with more specific detail here in the Ten “Words” (commandments). These principles are then applied to a wide variety of life situations in the 601 laws that make up the rest of the covenant. If we want to walk in fellowship and communion with God, then we must learn what it means to live out these principles in everyday life, just like the Israelites.
