The Old Covenant

Q What is meant by a covenant with God?

A A covenant is a relationship initiated by God, to which a body of
people responds in faith.

Q What is the Old Covenant?

A The Old Covenant is the one given by God to the Hebrew people.

Q What did God promise them?

A God promised that they would be his people to bring all the nations
of the world to him.

Q What response did God require from the chosen people?

A God required the chosen people to be faithful; to love justice, to
do mercy, and to walk humbly with their God.

Q Where is this Old Covenant to be found?

A The covenant with the Hebrew people is to be found in the books
which we call the Old Testament.

Q Where in the Old Testament is God's will for us shown most clearly?

A God's will for us is shown most clearly in the Ten Commandments.