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How Do Hittite Treaty Forms Resemble the Mosaic Covenant?

Compare Hittite suzerainty treaties to Exodus covenant structure—see legal parallels over time.

Timeline Focus: 1446 BCE

✨The Surprising Reality

When Moses delivered the law around 1446 BC, its structure matched Hittite treaties used by regional superpowers.

🤔The Context Question

But here's what most people don't realize: covenant elements like preamble, stipulations, and witnesses mirror Hittite diplomatic norms.

📚What We Know

Texts from Boghazkoy show standard treaty formats echoing biblical legal sections. Exodus uses similar patterns in sequence. But seeing this requires exploring parallel document comparisons across the app's ancient legal corpus.

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Jump to 1446 BC and see exactly how treaty formats influenced Mosaic law—discover what this says about divine kingship and covenant theology.

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📖Biblical References

📜Exodus 20📜Deuteronomy 5

Scripture references supporting this historical context

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