Exodus 19-20
It’s quite awe-some and awe-ful to read Exodus 19 before reading Exodus 20!
I mean, of course, that we’ve heard and learned and often memorized the Ten Commandments (the BIG TEN) in some form or another again and again. But it’s important to remember that how God delivered these commandments and the setting in which God sent them. No, God didn’t send an email, post a memo, or scribble them on a napkin.
God led them back to Mount Sinai (where God had first appeared to Moses in the burning bush). God called Moses up the Mountain to warn him about what was next: the dense cloud of God’s presence was coming! The people needed to ready themselves. And on the third day…
It must have been like July Fourth, a massive thunderstorm and the Chicago fire all wrapped up in one. This put the proverbial “fear of God” into the people of God, and did a mighty fine job of getting their attention, too.
Now let’s re-read Exodus 20, as though we had just been stunned by an exploding mountain!
Until Monday,
Pastor Gary
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