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The Book of Exodus and The Sermon on the Mount, both depicts God’s relationship with the Hebrew people. However, although each reading reflects the ways God taught the Ancient Hebrews and early Christians to follow Him; there is vastly different method of teaching that he used. God interaction with His people affected the ways in which He spoke to them, the different levels of fear between the ancient Hebrews and early Christians, and His display of power and almightiness. The first major difference between The Book of Exodus, and The Sermon on the Mount, is the way God spoke to His people. In The Book of Exodus, God gives Aaron and Moses (the prophets for the Hebrew people around thirteenth century B.C.E.) the Ten Commandments. These Commandments are the laws in which His people must live by. The method in which God presents these laws is by speaking directly to Moses, and Moses must report back to the people God’s Word. Moses talks to God in regards to God only speaking to him, and not the rest of the people; Moses says, “‘The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for thou thyself didst charge us saying, ‘Set bounds about the mountain and consecrate it.’” God replies to Moses, “‘Go down,