Exodus
34 – The Ten Commandments Renewed
The
first tables were broken by Moses when he descended Mount Sinai and found that
the children of Israel had made a golden calf and were worshiping it. He now comes back to the mount with blank
tables of stone. God proclaimed His name to Moses, and He wants the Israelites
to remember their experiences with Him since they left the land of Egypt.
God
does not extend mercy by shutting His eyes to the guilty. God by no means clears the guilty. The sacrifices Israel made in that day did
not take away sin, but they pointed to that “Perfect sacrifice”, the Lord Jesus
Christ, who, when He did come, put away sin by His death on the Cross. If we
only turn to Him, we will find mercy.
God made a covenant before all the people; it
was part of the shield of God that He was putting around His people. They would have been devoured by the enemy if
He had not done this. God said that He
will drive out all their enemies. If
they made a covenant with the Canaanites, it would become a snare to them and
lead them back into idolatry. God is a jealous God and does not want to share
His honor and glory with false gods. The land of Canaan was covered with
idolatry. Israel was to either destroy
them or drive them out of the land. The
reason is because God was protecting His own from idolatry. Israel disobeyed God and did not completely
clear the land of these people and suffered the sad consequences. Finally, God sent Israel, disobedient and
corrupt, into Babylonian captivity.
Next
God is preparing Israel to enter the land by reestablishing the feasts and
sabbaths. The Israelites were to put God
first! God works for us, but he expects us
to walk with Him. He will keep His
covenant, but we must not compromise with evil.
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read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
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