History · 21 · Yhwh and His People
A Hittite treaty with Ugarit
A late second-millennium treaty recounts how the Hittite overlord rescued Ugarit's king from invaders, then lists the vassal's obligations.
History first, then demands.
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The biblical covenant follows the same pattern: God rescued Israel from Egypt, therefore obey.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 345
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