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
In Exodus chapter thirty-two, verse six, the people of Israel began to indulge in sensual dancing and sexual immorality. Verse twenty-five indicates the Israelites became ungovernable and made themselves naked. In this manner, the sin of the Israelites may have involved exploring others’ nakedness for sexual play and pleasure, which in God’s law strictly prohibits
In Exodus chapter thirty-two, verse four, Aaron as a leader, seriously compromises God’s standard by making a molten calf to please the people he served. He gave into the godless pressure of the Israelites and violated the second commandment. Only Moses’ intercession saved him from God’s wrath and death. Originally God did not intend to
In Exodus chapter thirty-one, verse three, where God was speaking to Moses about a specific person getting filled with His Spirit. The idea of being “filled with the Spirit of God” means spiritual equipping and enabling service to God and teaching others. It is appropriate under the new covenant to pray that the Spirit will
In Exodus chapter twenty-three, verse twenty-four, God connected the removal of sickness among His people with their wholehearted devotion to Him and their separation from the ungodly influences around them. However, the ailment of the individual does not necessarily indicate they have conformed to the wicked ways of society. This passage does not suggest that
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In Exodus chapter twenty-three, verse twenty-four, God sends a message to the Israelites about not bowing down or following the way of life by the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, Canaanites, and the Jebusites but rejecting it. God commanded the people not to adopt the religions or to conform to the morals or societies around them.
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In Exodus chapter twenty, verse twenty, the sights and sounds cause the Israelites to become afraid and to back off to the opposite side of the valley. Moses told them to stop being fearful with cowardly fear. God was using this display of power to inspire in them a godly fear and reverence that would
