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The biblical book of Exodus tells us that the next fundamental event after the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt was the conclusion of the Covenant with God, receiving the Ten Commandments and the Torah on Mount Sinai. This event is annually celebrated by the Jews in the Feast of the giving of the Torah - Shavuot, or Pentecost.
The Kiev Jewish Adventist community "Beit Shalom" prepared a special flash mob for this holiday, inviting representatives of dozens of peoples and nationalities from different continents to take part.
The project began with the idea to create a video with the reading of the Commandments of God in several languages, spoken by members of the community. But the number of possible languages and participants began to grow so rapidly that the project went beyond the community and even the city, and grew to an international multilingual scale.
This was not difficult because the Seventh-day Adventist Church is worldwide and has nearly 22 million members across the globe. In addition, it should be noted that not only Adventists have joined the project, but also their friends and acquaintances from different parts of the world belonging to other faiths and religions.
So, in addition to the widespread European and Asian languages, the project also contains quite rare ones, including Tahitian from the island of Tahiti in the Pacific Ocean; Tereo, the language of the Maori people of New Zealand; the languages of the indigenous population of North and South America and Oceania, as well as countries such as Ukraine, Armenia, the U.S., the Netherlands, Ireland, Cyprus, Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Peru, and the Philippines. And this is only a few of the countries whose representatives took part in the flash mob project.
It is important to note that the most ancient (Semitic) languages of the world are also used in the video: Amharic, Tigrinya, and Aramaic, as well as Hebrew, in which the Torah is written, and from which the proclamation of the Decalogue begins in the hall of the community.
Unfortunately, not every nation, people or tribe has the Word of God translated into its own native language -- a language that speaks to the heart. Some people read the Bible only in translation of a non-native tongue, and many languages are not yet available. But, of course, billions of people know the Ten Holy Commandments that reveal the universal imperatives - the principles of love for God and for one's neighbor.
“This project, expanding the geography of the participants, became vivid evidence of the universality and greatness of the Law of the Most High, the beauty of his creation: people, their nations, and languages,” say the authors of the project. “The law of God is known both in large metropolitan areas of the New World and on remote oceanic islands. Indeed, the name of our flash mob reflects the deep meaning of this phenomenon: One World - One Law.”
The search for participants and their languages became a real challenge, and it inspired and united many caring people. The team would like to thank everyone who helped bring their vision to life because together they collected local languages from almost all continents.
The creators of the project claim that the project expanded their horizons (and this is not only about geography), and in a few weeks helped them to make an exciting trip around the world and dive into unknown linguistic depths. And most importantly, they were allowed to admire the inspired, sincere proclamation of the Word of God and relive the experience that the Israeli people went through, standing under Mount Sinai.
The project participants responded with joy and inspiration to the proposal to record short videos by reading 3-5 words from a certain commandment. And when they saw the finished video, a breathtaking panorama opened in front of them, in which dozens of people united, proclaiming a single text of the Testament of Love of the Almighty. According to the feedback from the participants themselves, everyone felt the importance and beauty of the project, and the happiness of the opportunity to join it.
“The Decalogue is a worldwide force, and trying to comprehend it in this way is very powerful,” writes Svetlana. “Glory to the Almighty for his unchanging love.”
“Great job! This is the first time I have seen such an original idea of the biblical story, so successfully embodied in life!" says Sergey.
“Thank you for the opportunity to be part of such a great video,” Elena writes.
"Great job!” declares Stephanie. “When you watch this video, you feel such greatness of the law and the amazingness of our world. I am delighted.”
Pastor Vitaly Obrevko noted: “At Sinai, God addressed the representatives of all nations who came out with the Jews from Egypt to emphasize that his law belongs to all mankind. In addition, the gift of the Holy Spirit on the feast of Pentecost was another manifestation of God's love for the early Judeo-Christian church, thanks to which she was able to bring the message of the Savior to all the nations of the world."
If you want to join the flash mob to proclaim the Decalogue, the Beit Shalom community invites you to record your own video with the Ten Commandments in your native language. Publish the video on your social media pages by adding the hashtag #1world_1law.
Source: Beit Shalom Community
https://www.facebook.com/Beit.Shalom.SDA.Kyiv/posts/4587846674576957
Links to videos
YouTube: https://youtu.be/vVFTWVD4hjE
Facebook: https://fb.watch/5ysniHjJ_P/
This article was originally published on the Euro-Asia Division’s news site.