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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Thursday, August 19, 2021
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Covenant is Renewed Bible Verse:Exodus 34:10-35 (ESV) "Then the Lord said: “I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. . . .” When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them. Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the words the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai. When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord. [Verses 11-28, which we studied extensively in the Ten Commandments discussion earlier (starting here), are omitted. See Exodus 34.]" Message:
The complex symbolism of God’s face is continued by having Moses’ actual face become the visible symbol of his unique importance; Moses is the messenger of God. He carries the Word of God to the Hebrews, both physically, on two stone tablets, and mentally: in his memory and from his continuing conversations with Yahweh in the tent of meeting.
God gives Moses the Ten Commandments
Moses’ face has become “radiant” in the literal sense of the word: His face gives off rays. It shines with more than simply reflected light. Seeing such a person would be terrifying, and the Hebrews (including even Aaron) are so stricken with fear that they cannot bear to look at him. So, only when he is speaking with God or relaying God’s words to the people does Moses show them his face; at other times, he covers it with a veil. This indicates that he is “just plain Moses” instead of a person possessed by a supernatural gift.
Just as Moses cannot gaze upon the face of God, the people cannot gaze upon the face of Moses when it reflects God. The phenomenon is a diminished representation of the relationship of God to Moses.
One might imagine that Moses’ credibility as God’s messenger becomes unquestionable, which is, no doubt, part of God’s purpose in creating this frightful radiance in Moses’ face.
Our study of Exodus is nearly done. The bumpy road to the covenant between the Jews and Yahweh has reached its milepost, for the covenant has been made. Keeping it will prove to be another matter, and the Hebrews’ successes and failures will fill the rest of the Old Testament. But here, the covenant has been finalized at last; the rest of the Book of Exodus will consist of Moses, with his shining face, executing the detailed construction and organization needed for worship.
Meditation : Prayer : Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever......Amen |
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