Which of these statements accurately describes a major development in Judaism? A. Moses's beliefs convinced his followers to practice polytheism. B. Moses's leadership of the Israelites led to their enslavement in Egypt. C. Abraham's covenant with God led him to write the Ten Commandments. D. Abraham's covenant with God led his followers to practice monotheism.

The Scripture clearly shows that the covenant that God made with Abraham is the same covenant with Israel. When God made His covenant with Abraham He did it also with his offspring (Genesis 17: 7), and when God established His covenant with Israel he made it clear that He was only keeping the covenant He had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Exodus 3: 15-16).

The Jewish people were chosen twice. The second time was when God took them out of Egypt, the sea was broken and the people received the Torah at Mount Sinai. These transcendental events cemented the relationship between God and his people for all eternity.

However, it was another event that laid the foundation for this election. This event was the election of the person who would be the progenitor of the Jewish people: Abraham. But the parallel with the Jewish exile and the redemption of Egypt does not seem complete: nowhere in the Torah do we find a series of events so surprising that they precede the election of Abraham.