Exodus and the Wilderness
The Covenant at Sinai
1446 BC (approx.)Israel receives the law at Mount Sinai and is established as God's people.
Historical background
Three months after the Exodus, Israel received the Ten Commandments and the law at Sinai and entered a covenant with God, called to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. The tabernacle was established so that God would dwell among his people.