The 10 Commandments [Mosaic Covenant]

A lesson designed for a 50-60 mins typical length lesson for a Year 9 class.
This resource includes an overview of the influence of the 10 commandments in Judaism, the importance of the ten commandments in significantly changing Jewish society, defining the Kingdom of Israel, the sabbath, and an exploration of each commandment in detail. The Golden Calf is explored too as a symbol and story of disobedience towards God before the commandments came into effect.

Follows on nicely from the Story of Exodus detailing Moses’ role in leading the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt with God’s (YHWH’s) assistance.

• Includes a 5-mark exam-style question: “Why is the Covenant with Moses important to Jewish people?” (5 marks)
• Includes a “who, what, when, where, why” task for arranging information about the covenant into these categories.
• Includes a ‘motives’ task where students can place information into each column to determine the benefits for God/Israelites in the covenant (agreement).
• An interpretative art task, where students are asked to list the events circled in the painting of Moses on mount Sinai, with the Israelites in the foreground.
• Has an exploration of ‘Ethical monotheism,’ with accompanying video.