In Exodus chapter thirty-three, verse seventeen, God answered Moses’ prayer because He respected him, considered him a friend, and was pleased with Him. Moses found favor even though Aaron and the nation disobeyed God: he remained loyal to the Lord and mediated between the Lord and Israel. The Lord said to Moses, “I will do […]
In Exodus chapter thirty-three, verse thirteen, Moses responds to God about Him not continuing with His people to the promised land. He briefly explains to God regarding the journey up to this point with the Israelites and asks if He could show him the way. Moses recalls following in obedience when God gave him instruction
In Exodus chapter thirty-three, verse twelve, Moses responds to the Lord in the tabernacle. God, who spoke to His servant from a cloudy pillar, descended at the door of the tabernacle. They converse face to face as a man speaks to a friend. Moses begins to say some things to the Lord concerning him and
In Exodus chapter thirty-three, verse eleven, God considers Moses close to Him with whom He could talk face to face. This relationship is unique because Moses was sincerely devoted to God and His cause, purposes, and desires. Moses was one with the Spirit of God to such an extent that he shared the very feelings
In Exodus, chapter thirty-three verse three, God tells Moses that He will not go up with them. God stated that an angel would take His place on the way to the promised land. However, Moses, not wanting to accept this decision, once again interceded with God, as he had just done. Notice the sequence of
In Exodus chapter thirty-two, verse thirty-two, Moses addresses God on behalf of the Israelites regarding their sin. He realizes that they did something wrong to provoke the anger of the Holy One. Moses begins to intervene with God for the Israelites that remain after they made gods of gold, already breaking the first commandment, which
In Exodus chapter thirty-two, verse twenty-nine, Moses instructs the people to consecrate themselves to receive the blessing from the Lord. This instruction from Moses came after he descended from the mountain to discover the sinful activity among the Israelites. He confronts the people to ask, “who is on the Lord’s side? After the sanctification of
In Exodus chapter thirty-two, verse twenty-six, Moses said, “Who is on the Lord’s side?” as he stood at the gate in the camp. Moses came down from mount Sinai after being with God for roughly forty days. He saw the golden calf and the people dancing, which made him wax hot with anger and cast
In Exodus chapter thirty-two, verse eleven, Moses begs the Lord His God, simply asking, “why are you so mad with the people you brought out of Egypt with power and a mighty hand?” The mediation of the people of Israel reveals that God answers the prayers of His faithful servants and allows them to share
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In Exodus chapter thirty-two, verse ten, the Lord was speaking to Moses about the Israelites about the apostasy and sin they committed and wanted to punish them for their actions. God openly declares the intention to destroy and raise another nation through His servant Moses. In the last three verses of this chapter, before verse
