Lasted from the deliverance out of Egypt until the Appointment of kings
  Exodus 19:4-6; 1 Samuel 8:7  
 WAS ESTABLISHED ON   The right of redemption
  Exodus 6:6,7; 2 Samuel 7:23; Isaiah 43:3   
 The right of covenant
  Deuteronomy 26:17-19   
 CONSISTED IN HIS   Promulgating laws
  Exodus 20:1-23:33   
 Directing the movements of the nation
  Exodus 40:36,37; Numbers 9:17-23   
 Proclaiming war
  Exodus 17:14-16; Numbers 31:1,2; Joshua 6:2,3; 8:1   
 Appointing civil officers
  Exodus 3:10; Numbers 27:18,20   
 Appointing ecclesiastical officers
  Exodus 28:1; 40:12-15   
 Being the supreme judge
  Numbers 9:8-11; 15:34,35; 27:5-11   
 Exercise of the prerogative of mercy
  Numbers 14:20; Deuteronomy 9:18-20   
 Distribution of conquered lands
  Joshua 13:1-7   
 Exacting tribute
  Exodus 35:4-29; Leviticus 27:30; Deuteronomy 16:16; 26:1-4   
 The tabernacle designed as a royal residence for God during
  Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 26:11,12  
 The emblem of the divine presence appeared over the Tabernacle during
  Numbers 9:15,16  
 Guilt of Israel in rejecting
  1 Samuel 2:17