Exodus 29:1-46
1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and puta the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caulb that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
15 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.
18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:
23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wavec them for a wave offering before the LORD.
25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part.
27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.
29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
30 And that sond that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.
39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.
43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.
44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
45 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.
Exodus: *Israel becomes a nation
God’s instructions to Moses
Exodus Chapter s 19 to 40
Hilda Bright and Kitty Pride
Chapter 29
The priests’ preparation – verses 1-37
This preparation was very important. So it lasted for 7 days, which is a complete week. Only a priest brought special gifts to God. And God gave them that job. They had to *represent the people in front of him. There were 6 parts to their preparation for the job.
1. The priests must wash and prepare – verses 1-9
v1 The *LORD continued to speak. ‘I have chosen these men to serve me as priests. This is how you must separate them for me. Find 1 young *bull and 2 male sheep that are perfect. v2 Use flour of good quality that you make from wheat. And make bread without *yeast. Shape some mixture into large loaves. And mix some mixture with oil to make smaller cakes. Also make some mixture into very thin long biscuits. Paint oil on their tops. v3 Put all this bread in a basket. Then give it to me as a gift together with the *bull and the 2 male sheep.’
v4 ‘Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent where you meet me. Wash them with water. v5 Then dress Aaron in the special shirt that he wears underneath. Dress him in the special shirt, the *ephod and the *breast-piece. And fasten the *ephod on him. Use its belt that the worker made especially for it. v6 Put the special cloth on his head. Take the gold plate with the special words on it. And attach it to the special cloth on his head. v7 Then take the special oil and pour it on his head. This will separate him from other people for me.’
v8 ‘Dress Aaron’s sons in their special shirts. v9 Put the special cloths on their heads. Then put the belts on Aaron and his sons. The priests’ work belongs to them. And this law will last for all time to come. You must separate Aaron and his sons from the other people in this way. Then they can serve me.’
Verses 1-3 Verses 10-28 describe how the *Israelites used those animals and the bread during that event. They were the special gifts that the priests must give to God at that time. They must be perfect animals. *Yeast is the substance that makes bread rise. But the *Israelites must make that bread without *yeast.
Verses 4-6 It was necessary for Aaron and his sons to wash themselves completely. This showed that God had forgiven them. Then they received their priests’ clothes. In Exodus 30:17-21 we read about the *bronze basin. They must wash in that basin.
Verse 7 God told Moses to pour oil on Aaron’s head. The *Israelites called that act ‘to anoint’. It showed that God had chosen a person for a special duty. A priest would pour the special oil on someone’s head. It was God’s *sign to identify a priest or a king. Jesus was the Christ. The name Christ means this. ‘The person whom I have chosen and I have anointed’ (Isaiah 61:1). Jesus used that title for himself (Luke 4:16-21). He lived in a perfect way. This showed that God had chosen him to be both a priest and a king. He was the perfect, most important priest. We can approach God because Jesus gave himself to God in our place. Jesus was like a perfect gift (Hebrews 10:19-22). And Jesus is the King of kings who deserves all our honour. So we should *worship him.
Verses 8-9 As soon as Aaron and his sons had received their clothes, they had become priests. God had chosen their family and the *Jewish priests always belonged to Aaron’s family.
2. The animal that Aaron and his sons gave to God because of *sin – verses 10-14
v10 ‘Bring the *bull to the front of the tent where we meet. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on its head. v11 Kill the animal at the entrance to the tent. Kill it in front of me v12 Take some blood from the animal. Paint it on the *horns of the *altar with your finger. Pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the *altar. v13 Then take all the fat from round the inner parts of the animal. And take the internal parts called the liver and the kidneys together with the fat. Burn this on the *altar. v14 But burn the *bull’s meat, its skin and other internal parts outside the camp. You are giving this to me because of the priests’ *sin.’
Verse 10 Aaron and his sons put their hands on the head of the animal. This was a *sign that they put their *sins onto the animal.
Verses 11-12 The *horns of the *altar were the parts that stuck out at the four corners (Exodus 27:2). The animal’s blood showed that the animal had died. It died because of Aaron’s and his sons’ *sins. Because of the animal’s death, God would forgive Aaron and his sons.
Verses 13-14 Moses burnt on the *altar only the animal’s internal parts. These parts are called the liver and the kidneys. And he burnt the fat round them. He had to burn the rest of the animal, and its skin, outside the camp. He moved the animal’s body outside the *Israelites’ camp. That was a *sign that God was removing the priests’ *sin. In a similar manner Jesus died outside Jerusalem as a *sign. He was the perfect gift that removed people’s *sin (Hebrews 13:11-12).
3. The gift to God that Aaron and his sons burnt – verses 15-18
v15 ‘Take one of the male sheep. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on its head. v16 Kill this animal and throw its blood against all the sides of the *altar. v17 Cut the animal’s body into pieces. Wash its inner parts and the legs. Put them with the head and the other pieces. v18 Then burn the whole animal on the *altar. You are giving this animal to me as the fire burns it. And it has a pleasant smell that pleases me.’
Verses 15-18 Aaron and his sons put their hands on the male sheep’s head. They were showing that they wanted to give it to God as a gift. They killed it and they prepared it carefully. Then they burnt the whole animal on the *altar. They would please God when they *worshipped him in that way. It was a *sign that they desired to serve God completely.
4. Aaron and his sons gave the other male sheep to God – verses 19-25
v19 ‘Then let Aaron and his sons place their hands on the other male sheep’s head. v20 You must kill it, and put some blood on Aaron’s right ear. You should also put some blood on his right hand’s fattest finger, and on his right foot’s big toe. Put blood on his sons’ right ears in the same way. And put blood on the fattest fingers on their right hands. And put it on their big toes on their right feet too. Then splash blood against each side of the *altar. v21 Take some blood from the *altar. And mix it with some special oil. This special mixture shows that I have chosen Aaron and his sons as my servants. Put some special oil on Aaron and on his clothes. Then put some special oil on Aaron’s sons and on their clothes too. They are separate. And they must wear these special clothes always when they serve me.’
v22 ‘At this event you are preparing the priests for my service. And this male sheep is part of the event. So, remove its fat, its fat tail and the fat round its inner parts. Also remove some internal parts called the liver, and both kidneys. Remove them with the fat round them. Also remove the right upper leg. v23 And take one of each kind of the special bread without *yeast that you gave to me. Take from the basket one loaf and a cake that you made with oil. Also take a thin biscuit. v24 Give this bread and all these parts of the male sheep to Aaron and his sons to hold. They will wave them in front of me as they give this gift to me. v25 Then take all these things from them. And burn these things on the *altar. Burn them with the other gifts that you burn there for me. You are giving it all to me in the fire. And it has a pleasant smell that pleases me.’
Verses 19-21 Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the male sheep’s head. That showed that the sheep *represented them. Blood on their ears showed that they would listen to God. And they must obey him. Moses put the blood on the lower part of the ear. When a master freed a slave, the slave may choose to stay with him. Then the master would make a hole in the slave’s ear. That showed everybody that the slave wanted to remain with that master (Exodus 21:5-6). The short fat finger opposite the other fingers on the hand is very important. We cannot hold something, or pick up something without it. So the blood on this fat finger shows that the priests’ hands would serve God. The blood on the big toes meant service to God too. The priests should always walk where God wanted them to walk.
Moses had to mix the blood with the special oil. Then he must put some on Aaron and his sons and on their clothes. This showed that God had chosen them. They were completely separate from other people so that they served only God.
Verses 22-25 There are still sheep with very fat tails in the Middle East and North Africa. Aaron and his sons would raise those food gifts. And they would wave them in front of the *LORD. They would thank him for all his gifts to them. Then they would burn them on the *altar.
5. The priests’ share – verses 26-34
v26 ‘Take this male sheep’s front part. Raise it up as you wave it in front of me. This will be your share of the meat. v27 Aaron and his sons waved the animal’s front part and its leg in front of me. In that way they gave it to me as a gift. So keep those parts separate for them to eat. v28 When the *Israelites give friendship gifts to me in the future, those parts will be the priests’ share always. This is the people’s gift to me.’
v29 ‘Aaron’s special clothes will belong to his *descendants after he dies. Then each of them can wear the clothes when you pour the special oil on his head. You will prepare him to serve me as priest. And he will wear those special clothes. v30 The son who comes after Aaron as priest must wear the clothes for 7 days. He will come to the tent where we meet. And he will serve me in the Holy Place.’
v31 ‘Take the male sheep that you will kill in front of me. This is a part of Aaron’s and his sons’ preparation to serve me. So you must cook the meat in a holy place. v32 Aaron and his sons must eat the male sheep’s meat. And they must eat the bread that is in the basket. They must eat these things at the entrance to the tent. That is where we meet. v33 They give these things to me. And with these things they are asking me to forgive their *sins. They must do this at the time when you separate Aaron and his sons for me. This meal is a part of their preparation to serve me. So, only Aaron and his sons can eat this food. No other person has the right to eat it. v34 Suppose that they do not finish the meat and bread. Perhaps they leave some until the next morning. You must burn it. You must not eat it, because it is holy.’
Verses 26-28 Aaron and his sons must receive the meat from the front of the animal. And they must receive meat from its back leg. That was their share. God was providing their food. This meat came from the animals that people gave to God. They gave them for friendship and for peace. The front of the animal and the back leg were good parts of the meat. People were giving those animals as gifts to the *LORD. So the priests must wave those gifts in front of the *LORD first. We should always give our best things to the *LORD.
Verses 29-30 When Aaron died, his oldest son received Aaron’s holy clothes. And when he died, his oldest son received the holy clothes. The special clothes for the priest showed his official job as the *LORD’s servant. And ‘7 days’ *represents a perfect time for the priest’s preparation to serve God. The priest served God in the Holy Place.
Verses 31-34 The meat and the bread was part of the special event. This was Aaron’s and his sons’ preparation to serve as priests. So that food was holy. God said that only Aaron and his sons had the right to eat it. They must burn any pieces of the meat or the bread that they left until the next morning. This food was holy. Therefore the priests should eat it at that special event only.
6. How to separate the *altar for the *LORD – verses 35-37
v35 ‘Do everything for Aaron and his sons that I have ordered you. Do it each day for 7 days. That will separate them for my service. v36 Kill a *bull each day and give it to me. This animal’s death will pay for *sin and it will make the *altar pure. You must also rub that *altar with *olive oil to make it completely holy. v37 Do all this each day for 7 days. Then the *altar will become completely holy. And everything that touches it will be holy.’
Verses 35-37 It was necessary to give that gift to God for the *altar. Perhaps God associated *sin with that *altar because people had made it with tools. So the *altar was not *clean. It was not holy. It was different from the *altar of stone. God did not allow them to build that *altar with tools (Exodus 20:25).
The priest’s daily work in the tent where the *Israelites met God – verses 38-46
The gifts that the priests should give to God every day – verses 38-43
v38 ‘Every day kill 2 young sheep that are a year old. Give them to God on the *altar. v39 Give 1 young sheep in the morning. Give the other young sheep when the sun goes down. v40 With the first sheep give 2¼ pounds (a kilo) of flour of good quality. You should mix this flour with 1¾ pints (1 litre) of pure *olive oil. And pour out 1¾ pints (1 litre) of wine that you give as a drink. v41 Kill the other sheep when the sun goes down. Give it with the same amount of flour, oil and wine as you did in the morning. Its pleasant smell will please me as the fire burns it.’
v42 ‘For all time to come the priests must give young sheep like this daily. They must burn them in front of me every day. They must kill them at the entrance to the tent where we meet. I am the *LORD. And I will meet you there, Moses, and I will speak to you. v43 I will also meet with the *Israelites there. My wonderful bright light will shine and it will make the place holy.’
Verses 38-43 These verses describe the gift that the *Israelites gave to God daily. It was an important part of how they *worshipped God. And it continued daily, even when they had the *Temple in Jerusalem. When Jesus was born, there were men in the fields near Bethlehem (Luke 2:8). Probably they were looking after the young sheep. The priests had the sheep there ready to give them as gifts to God every day. The *Israelites needed more than 700 young sheep each year. They used them only for that gift. And the priests burnt them in front of God each day. The daily gift included bread, meat and wine. Jacob was the first person in the Bible who gave drink to God (Genesis 35:14-15). Perhaps the food that the people gave to God was like an ordinary *Israelite meal. They were thanking God for their daily food. Today, such gifts have a special meaning for Christians, because Christians are priests to God (1 Peter 2:5).
The bread reminds us of Christ, who is the ‘bread that causes people to live’ (John 6:35).
- The wine *represents Christ’s blood (Mark 14:24).
- To God, Jesus was the perfect young sheep. So he was called the ‘Young sheep of God’ (John 1:29). Christians receive bread and wine when we have the *LORD’s Supper (also called Holy Communion or the Eucharist). This reminds us about Jesus Christ and his death. He died so that God could forgive our *sin.
The priests looked after the fire on the *altar. They must never allow that fire to go out (Leviticus 6:9-13). So the fire continued to burn the gifts daily in front of God.
The *LORD’s purpose – verses 44-46
v44 ‘So I will separate for myself the tent where we meet and the *altar. I will separate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. v45 Then I will live among the *Israelites. I will be their God. v46 And they will know that I am the *LORD, their God. I brought them away from Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the *LORD, their God.’
Verses 44-46 God had promised Abraham to be his God. And God promised to be the God of his family for all time (Genesis 17:7). The tent where the *Israelites met God was special. The priests burnt gifts on the *altar there. These gifts, together with the priests, *represented that special relationship with God. They showed that the whole nation was separate for God himself. The *Israelites must serve God as priests. And they must be a holy nation (Exodus 19:6 and 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9). God had freed them from Egypt so that he could live among them. ‘I am the *LORD your God.’ These words were at the beginning of God’s 10 *commandments also (Exodus 20:2). And the same words follow many laws that are in Leviticus chapter 19. The statement emphasises God’s power and his purpose. His purpose was to make the *Israelites into a holy people.
Israel ~ the nation of people from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the name of the country that God gave to that nation.represent ~ when a person acts on behalf of someone else; or you put something in place of something else.
LORD ~ God gave this special name to himself. It translates the word ‘Yahweh’ in the Hebrew language. It links to the words ‘I am’; it means that God has been here always.
Lord ~ a name for God. It translates the Hebrew word ‘Adonai’, which means ‘my ruler’. The word ‘lord’ (without a capital letter) means an ordinary ruler.
Hebrew ~ the language that the Israelites spoke. A Hebrew is a Jewish person or an Israelite
Israelite ~ a person from the nation called Israel. Israelite is another name for the Jews. Anything that has a relationship with Israel.
Jewish ~ a word that describes a Jew or anything that belongs to the Jews.
Israel ~ the nation of people from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the name of the country that God gave to that nation.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
bull ~ male farm animal; (the female is called a cow). The Israelites made a metal image of a bull, which they worshipped as an idol.
Israelite ~ a person from the nation called Israel. Israelite is another name for the Jews. Anything that has a relationship with Israel.
worship ~ when people show honour to God, or to a false god. People may sing or pray. Or they may kneel down or give a gift to God.
idol ~ an object that people worship instead of God; an object made out of wood, stone or metal that people worship.
Israel ~ the nation of people from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the name of the country that God gave to that nation.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
yeast ~ a substance that people use to make bread. Yeast makes the bread rise. Without yeast, bread is flat and hard.
ephod ~ one of the priest’s special clothes that he wore over his other clothes. It was like a short coat without sleeves. The workers made it from white linen and they sewed beautiful designs onto it.
linen ~ a special kind of cloth of good quality. People make it from the plant called *flax.
'breast-piece ~ it covered the front of the upper part of the body. They made the priest’s breast-piece from cloth.Israelite ~ a person from the nation called Israel. Israelite is another name for the Jews. Anything that has a relationship with Israel.
Israel ~ the nation of people from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the name of the country that God gave to that nation.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
yeast ~ a substance that people use to make bread. Yeast makes the bread rise. Without yeast, bread is flat and hard.
bronze ~ a kind of metal that people make out of copper and tin.
sign ~ a signal; a mark to show that something is special; a powerful act.
worship ~ when people show honour to God, or to a false god. People may sing or pray. Or they may kneel down or give a gift to God.
Jewish ~ a word that describes a Jew or anything that belongs to the Jews.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
sin ~ the wrong things that people do against God or against other people; or, not to obey God.
horn ~ animals like cows and goats have horns (usually 2) that grow out of their heads. The horns stick out and end in a point. The Israelite priest used male sheep’s horns as musical instruments. They blew into them to make a loud sound. And today people call certain instruments ‘horns’. Also the altar in God’s special tent had pieces that stuck out at the altar’s 4 corners. These pieces are called horns.
Israelite ~ a person from the nation called Israel. Israelite is another name for the Jews. Anything that has a relationship with Israel.
altar ~ a table on which people give gifts or *sacrifices to God or to a false god.
Israel ~ the nation of people from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the name of the country that God gave to that nation.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
altar ~ a table on which people give gifts or *sacrifices to God or to a false god.
descendant ~ a child, grandchild, and so on; a person in your family who lives after you are dead.
olive ~ a fruit tree; people press its green or black fruit to obtain olive oil. People use the oil for cooking and for fuel in their lamps. The Israelites gave it to God as one of their gifts to him.
Israelite ~ a person from the nation called Israel. Israelite is another name for the Jews. Anything that has a relationship with Israel.
Israel ~ the nation of people from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the name of the country that God gave to that nation.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
clean ~ good in thought and in action. But, in the Old Testament, many things could make a person unclean towards God. For example, if they touched a dead body, that would make them unclean. And the Israelites must not eat animals that God called unclean.
Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible, it tells about the history and the beliefs of the Israelites. The Jews’ holy book.
Israelite ~ a person from the nation called Israel. Israelite is another name for the Jews. Anything that has a relationship with Israel.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
Israel ~ the nation of people from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the name of the country that God gave to that nation.
temple ~ the special building in Jerusalem where the Jews worshipped God. King Solomon built the first temple.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
worship ~ when people show honour to God, or to a false god. People may sing or pray. Or they may kneel down or give a gift to God.
commandment ~ a rule or an order that God gave to the Jews. The 10 rules that God gave to Moses on the mountain called Mount Sinai (or Horeb); an order from someone who has authority.
Jew ~ a person who is from the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
Mount ~ another name for mountain.