Lasted from the deliverance out of Egypt until the Appointment of kings
Exodus 19:4-6; 1 Samuel 8:7
WAS ESTABLISHED ON The right of redemption
Exodus 6:6,7; 2 Samuel 7:23; Isaiah 43:3
The right of covenant
Deuteronomy 26:17-19
CONSISTED IN HIS Promulgating laws
Exodus 20:1-23:33
Directing the movements of the nation
Exodus 40:36,37; Numbers 9:17-23
Proclaiming war
Exodus 17:14-16; Numbers 31:1,2; Joshua 6:2,3; 8:1
Appointing civil officers
Exodus 3:10; Numbers 27:18,20
Appointing ecclesiastical officers
Exodus 28:1; 40:12-15
Being the supreme judge
Numbers 9:8-11; 15:34,35; 27:5-11
Exercise of the prerogative of mercy
Numbers 14:20; Deuteronomy 9:18-20
Distribution of conquered lands
Joshua 13:1-7
Exacting tribute
Exodus 35:4-29; Leviticus 27:30; Deuteronomy 16:16; 26:1-4
The tabernacle designed as a royal residence for God during
Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 26:11,12
The emblem of the divine presence appeared over the Tabernacle during
Numbers 9:15,16
Guilt of Israel in rejecting
1 Samuel 2:17