Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.”Moses came and told theContinue reading “Exodus 24: 1-8 The Mosaic Covenant.”
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Exodus 23: 9-17….For the future.
“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.Laws About the Sabbath and Festivals“For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor ofContinue reading “Exodus 23: 9-17….For the future.”
Exodus 20:22-21:6….Laws under the Constitution begin.
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. An altar of earth you shall makeContinue reading “Exodus 20:22-21:6….Laws under the Constitution begin.”
Exodus 20: 12-21….The Constitution Continued.
Point 4. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Point 5. “You shall not murder.Point 6. “You shall not commit adultery.Point 7. “You shall not steal.Point 8. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.Point 9. “You shall notContinue reading “Exodus 20: 12-21….The Constitution Continued.”
Exodus 20: 1-11….Another Look.
Comment: As I said yesterday there were no numbers in this list in the original text. I am suggesting (in no way to change the meaning or implications) a different way of numbering this. I said yesterday that I think of ‘the ten commandments’ as a ‘Constitution’ for Israel which the rest of the BibleContinue reading “Exodus 20: 1-11….Another Look.”
Exodus 20: 1-11: The Constitution written by God for Israel!
And God spoke all these words, saying,“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.“You shall have no other gods before me.“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that isContinue reading “Exodus 20: 1-11: The Constitution written by God for Israel!”
Exodus 19: 17-25….A dramatic call to meet God!
Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountainContinue reading “Exodus 19: 17-25….A dramatic call to meet God!”
Exodus 19: 9-17….Prepare yourselves – God is Holy.
And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.”When Moses told the words of the people to the LORD, the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them todayContinue reading “Exodus 19: 9-17….Prepare yourselves – God is Holy.”
Exodus 19: 1-9b….Moses meets with God.
On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, while Moses wentContinue reading “Exodus 19: 1-9b….Moses meets with God.”
Exodus 18: 19-27….Sound advice lifts a heavy load.
Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. Moreover,Continue reading “Exodus 18: 19-27….Sound advice lifts a heavy load.”