Public prayer, public Torah-study, and authoring Torah-works of piety and belief. This continues; so the past tense need not be used.
Yes, the chosen people or 'God's chosen people', as said in the Bible, are another name for the Israelites. -S.M.M. ;)
When you can trust him and believe in him. New answer- MATTHEW 28;19,20
faith in one god
The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred chest that held the stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God. It symbolized God's presence among the Israelites and was carried with them during their journey in the wilderness. The Ark was a central religious and political symbol for the Israelites, representing their covenant with God and serving as a focal point for worship. Its significance lies in its role in connecting the Israelites to God and in guiding them in their faith and obedience.
Because in doing this it strengthen their faith. Faith gets stronger in times of trial. It would have been very easy for the Israelites to believe that God would save them if He had done it instantly. But in taking so long God tested their faith and made the wait well worth it. This applies not only to the Israelites but to us and our everyday life and walk in faith.
True Christians share their faith by spreading the Word of God and by works of charity/kindness. I recommend visiting incmedia.org, a website where truth meets you.
They lacked their faith in God. They didn't listen to anything he said (..... the whole 40 years in the dessert thing?)
No, G-d did not say this. And in fact today, 30% of Israeli citizens are not Jewish.
Love for one another, and the faith in GOD.
Yes it was only God that saved the Israelites in the forty years of wandering.
It shouldn't at all. When the Israelites came out of Egypt, "strangers" (likely other slaves from foreign nations) came out with them. Eventually, they were accepted among the Israelites as Israelites. It is believed that these strangers who were graffed into Israel are a picture (or a type) of those who by faith in Yehoshua (Jesus) are graffed into the household of God as per Romans 11 and Eph. 2.
God cursed the Israelites to wander the wilderness for 40 years as a consequence of their lack of faith and disobedience. This period served as a time of purification and repentance for the Israelites before entering the promised land.