9.3 The Nature of God: God as Lawgiver and judge; the divine

• How many Mitzvot are there?

  613
• What are the first ten mitzvot?

  The Ten Commandments
• When do Jews believe they're judged?

  • During the Rosh Hashanah - God judges their past year and decides their year to come
  • After death
• What was Shekhinah?


  The Divine Presence of God
• Where did Jews believe the divine presence of God was in the early days?

  Tabernacle - Portable temple similar to a tent, carried on the journey to Canaan
• Where did Jews believe the divine presence of God was after the conquering of Canaan?

  • The Solomon Temple in Jerusalem - central place of Jewish worship, several people felt his presence (Isaiah)
• What does the Tenakh describe in terms of the divine presence of God?

  Describes how Jews were guided by a pillar of fire or a cloud on their journey to Canaan, and were thought to be appearances of God that demonstrated his power and glory