It’s time to set God’s word down in stone again. Most of what Moses writes here was given to him earlier by God. But now it is his time to inscribe it into the stone. The last time Moses was on the mountain top with God much of the focus was on the tabernacle that […]
Moses is going to get that encounter he asked for the last time we were together. But the people are going to get something too; God’s written commands. We are not told how long it was between Moses coming down from the mountain and finding the children of Israel celebrating another god and when he […]
Moses intercedes again on behalf of the people. And he uses God’s own words as his ammunition. God was so angry with the children of Israel that He wanted to wipe them out over their searching after another God. Moses stepped up and pleaded on their behalf. God relented but that didn’t end the issue. […]
This tent had s SPECIAL purpose. This is where Moses, and anyone else searching for the Lord, would go to meet with Him. This tent is NOT the Tabernacle that would be constructed later. Moses received elaborate plans for constructing God’s house. God gave these to him personally but it wasn’t time to put those […]
God is still hurt and angry at Israel’s behavior but He is faithful even when man is not. He will keep His promise to Abraham but there need to be some changes along the way. When I first started thinking about today’s reading I was angry with Israel for being so prideful. The main reason […]
