Charles (Chuck) Kensinger

Jehovah’s chastisement of the Israelites continues in Exodus 33.  He will allow them to enter the land of Canaan and subdue the people as He had promised before, but Yahweh will not travel with them.  An angel or messenger will go with them and clear their enemies.

God met with Moses in the tabernacle on a regular basis.  Joshua was the only one who went in with Moses.  He agrees to go with the Jews and Moses requests to see the Glory of Jehovah.  He is only allowed to view Go

Back up the mountain in Exodus 34 with two stone tablets for the law.  The Jewish leader watches God as He moves away.  Verses six and seven are Jehovah’s description of Himself.  His love, faith, and grace are expounded.  Moses throws himself on his face to worship his Lord.

A promise is made to show miracles even greater than He has performed to this point.  God’s presence will be seen and felt.  He asks them to again keep themselves separate from those who now occupy the promised land.  The covenant law is given again as God writes it on the tablets.  God challenges them as He does Christians today knowing that humans cannot obey as they are asked to.

Exodus 35 begins with more instructions on the Sabbath observance.  Why is breaking this law punishable by execution?  Modern science tells us how important rest is to the human body.  With this information we still do not follow this instruction and many die prematurely because we do not get enough rest.

The collection of offerings for materials and building of the tabernacle begins.  The instructions given to Moses are repeated, demonstrating how important the place of worship is for the Israelites.  As Christians, we are the temple of God.  How careful are we to care for His dwelling?

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