Preparing a People for Himself

After the children of Israel reach Mt Sinai, God begins His preparation of them to be a holy nation by giving them the Law and establishing the Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 19 - Leviticus 27). The generation that came out of Egypt did not trust God resulting in them wandering in the wilderness for 40 years (Numbers). The Moses gives the second generation their history and a recounting of the law in preparing them to conquer the promised land.