The Patience Of Providence (Exodus 19:2-9)
Rev. Leland Beaudrot, June 18, 2017Part of the Morning Worship at North Greenville Church series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
This passage is a prelude to the giving of the Ten Commandments. The eagle is a common picture of God and His mighty acts. God was leading the Israelites to be a holy, separated people through whom the Messiah would come. Likely, the 70 elders were to spread the word to the more than one million people in the wilderness. The covenant made with Abraham was repeated, and the people accepted the covenant. God responds with the tremblings of Mt. Sinai. The people soon realized they could not keep the whole law, and the sacrificial system soon took front stage over keeping the law. Later on, the prophet Isaiah proclaimed against the empty sacrifices. The blessing instituted with the Passover in Egypt was a sign of the Christ to come. His blessing rests upon us, and our task is to proclaim reconciliation with God through Christ.
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Exodus 19:2–9 (Listen)
2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 3 while Moses went up to God. The LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: 4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
7 So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him. 8 All the people answered together and said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD. 9 And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.”
When Moses told the words of the people to the LORD,
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