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Comparative Nature of Revelation … M.A Shafizadeh and S. As'ad / 23

               beings    face    during    their            -  Explain Ethical Issues
               lifetime.  Events  that  involve      The  Books  of  “Deuteronomy”,
               the  salvation  and  deliverance      “Leviticus”,  and  “Exodus”  have
               of  God.  Accordingly,  such          repeatedly  stated  that  there  is  a
               events  have  mysteries  that         strong  emphasis  on  help  the
               human  beings  are  not  able  to     disabled,  treatment  of  workers
               see; But God has revealed the         and  widows  and  orphans  and
               secret to the prophets. (Book of      neighbors, keeping their promises
               Isaiah: 11)                           and respecting their parents.
                                                        Amos  (Prophet)  severely
                      -  Life Plan or Rulings        attacks the priests who trample
               After  the  migration  of  the        on these issues and tells them:
               Israelites  and  their  deliverance   “You hate the righteous judges,
               from Pharaoh, the Jews needed a       you  hate  those  who  tell  the
               religion  and  rules  of  life;  to  this   truth, you trample on the rights
               end,    God    gave    the    Ten     of the poor, and etc”. (Book of
               Commandments to Moses so that         Amos,  5:  11-10;  Quoted  by
               he could teach them to the people.    Parcham, 2004: 286)
                  The revelation contained the
               rules  and  regulations  of  life            -  Worship of God
               and encouraged people to obey           Worship of God has been one
               them as long as they followed           of  the  important  issues  of
               the commandments of the law .           revelation    in    the    Old
                  Blessing will come to them in        Testament that God commands
               the property and wealth of many         Moses  in  ten  commandments
               tribes  and  individuals,  and  they    to build a tent of worship with
               will overcome the enemies, and          certain characteristics.
               they  will  be  strengthened  and         There     are   also    many
               approved by God. There will be          instances  in  the  “Psalms  of
               plenty  of  rain  and  crops  and       David” that call to worship God:
               other    benefits.    (Book    of            “O  God!  O  my  king!  I
               Deuteronomy, 6: 13-20; Quoted                will  cherish  you  and
               by Parcham, 2004: 285)                       praise  you  forever,  I
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