God gave it.
The Torah, together with its ancient commentary (the Talmud) is the basis of Israelite law.
The kohanim (priesthood) came after the Torah was given. It is mentioned in Exodus 28 and elsewhere in the Torah. Before that, there was an ancient priesthood consisting of the firstborn Israelite males of all the Israelite Tribes. This ceased when the kohanim began serving.
The Israelite nation, to whom he gave the completed Torah-scroll before he died. See also:How did the Torah take shape?
It marked the Israelites' transition from a family into a nation; and it was the prologue to the Giving of the Torah.
The Torah answers this explicitly (Exodus ch.2): "And he went out to his brothers". He knew that he was an Israelite, and he was concerned for them, as we see when he saved the Israelite from the Egyptian taskmaster.
If you're asking about Isaac in the Torah (Bible), the answer is yes. He continued Abraham's traditions and was one of the Patriarchs of the Israelite (Jewish) people. His son Jacob fathered the twelve Israelite tribes.
Jewish tradition holds that the Torah was given by God (Exodus 24:12) and was conveyed to the Israelite (Jewish) people by Moses (Deuteronomy 31:24).
No. The Hittites were idolaters. The Torah vehemently forbids idolatry and names the Hittites as wicked people. The Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Bible were written by Israelite prophets as commanded by God. See Deuteronomy 31:24.
They, like all loyal Jews, believed in the entire Torah and its accompanying oral tradition. See also:Basic Jewish beliefsWhat is the Torah for?The purpose of the Israelite prophets
God speaking to the Israelite forefathers, and creating a covenant with them God taking the Israelites out of Egypt The Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai God promising Canaan to the Israelites God setting the Israelites straight whenever they strayed in any way All the laws of the Torah
Judaism is based on national revelation. This refers to how every Israelite received and accepted the Torah during the Exodus.
The answer that you are looking for is: Any Israelite prophet who spoke against social injustice, such as Isaiah. See also the Related Links.Link: Jewish social ethicsLink: Israelite prophecy