# Moses ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The leader chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of their exile in Egypt. To him God revealed the divine name (Yahweh) and the law on Mount Sinai (including the Decalogue), by which he sealed the covenant with his people Israel ([[1.1.2.1.pg#^ccc-62|62]], [[1.2.1.1.p16#^ccc-204|204]]). As lawgiver, Moses was a type of Christ, the lawgiver of the New Law.