Exodus 34:1-35:9
Exodus 34:6-7
God is slow to anger and forgiving, but at the same time there are consequences for sin and rebellion. Some would say if there are consequences, there is no forgiveness, When we think of a holy God, if there was no forgiveness, then the consequence would always be death, so I am thankful that our God is a forgiving God.

Exodus 34:8-9
Moses stood in the gap for the people, notice he says 'we' even though he had not sinned like the people.

Exodus 34:10
After the molten calf incident, God says He will do miracles for Israel, that is forgiveness!

Exodus 34:11-26
There were stipulations for the miracles to take place-the nation of Israel needed to be obedient.

Exodus 34:21
God was serious about the 7th day Sabbath. Each Sabbath was a reminder to the people that God is their Creator.

Exodus 34:28-35
It must have been tough on Moses to not eat or drink for 40 days, but look at the reward of his sacrifice-the glory of God was on Him and he had daily communion with the Lord.

Exodus 34:1-3
Isn't it interesting that the first words out of Moses mouth is about the Sabbath out of all the other commandments.

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Exodus 32:1-33:23
Exodus 32:3-5
Notice Aaron shaped the calf and built an altar before the image-to spiritualize their sin

Exodus 32:11-13
We can move (or still) the hand of God with our intercessory prayers.

Exodus 32:24
A flat out lie. This bold lie came from Moses 'right hand man' who had seen God move many times. He allowed people to sway him more than God.

Exodus 32:27-28
This seems harsh, but if Moses had not dealt with the rebellion in a very direct manner, there would have ultimately been anarchy-many more would have died.

Exodus 32:31-35
Moses interceded for the people again. However, there is judgment against sin,

Exodus 33:4-6
Some use this as an argument that jewelery should not be worn. Must always read the Bible in context. It was the jewelry that they used to make the calf. This was God's way to try and prevent a repeat of the molten calf event.

Exodus 33:12-23
Moses was crying out for intimacy and assurance from God.

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Exodus 30:11-31:18

All of these ceremonies and rules were to remind the nation of Israel that God is holy.

Exodus 31:1-11
These workmen were given special abilities and skill.

Exodus 31:12-18
The Sabbath was a reminder of creation. The Sabbath was obviously important to God to the point of violators being put to death. So, did God do away with the Sabbath?

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Exodus 29:1-30:10
There were exact details to be followed. The priests had a choice if they would obey or not. We will find out later that disobedience could lead to death.

Matthew 26:14-46
Matthew 26:25
Judas knew Jesus knew it was him, yet he still betrayed Jesus. Of course, many speculate that Judas assumed that Jesus would not die, that instead Jesus would establish His kingdom on earth.

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Exodus 26:1-27:21
God gave specific details. You can be assured that the Israelites did not do a shabby job. How many Christians do a shabby job at work, volunteering, etc.

Matthew 25:1-30
Matthew 25:1-13 There are different interpretations of this parable. Regardless of the interpretation, the main point is that we need to be ready.
Matthew 25:14-30 We need to be faithful with want God gives us.

Psalm 31:1-8
God will be on our side if we hate what he hates, vs 6

Proverbs 8:1-11
We should seek wisdom

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Exodus 23:14-25:40
Exodus 23:20-24
What a promise-God will destroy all of Israels enemies if they will obey Him. Of course they did not obey Him. What about else? Many times the problems we have is because of our disobedience so God allows things to happen to us.

Exodus 23:25-31
Notice the promises required total obedience. God requires total obedience from us and He will give us the ability to obey. Yes, we will fall short, but if our heart is sincere, God's mercy and grace covers our shortcomings.

Exodus 23:32-33
This is why they were to totally destroy their enemies.

Exodus 24:3,7
The people had no idea what they were saying-they were making a covenant they could not keep because they were going to do it on their own strength.

Exodus 25:1-7
The contribution of these items to help build the sanctuary can be seen as a burden or a privilege. What is your mindset in regards to helping support ministry with your finances?

Exodus 25:8-40
God gave precise instructions on how to build the ark of the covenant. What if the people had said, 'it really don't matter'? God gives us precise instructions on how to live and how to treat our body and we say, 'it don't matter'. How dare us.

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