Things You Need to Know... from Exodus

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Exodus 19:9–20 ESV

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, 10 the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments 11 and be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. 12 And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death. 13 No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.” 14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people; and they washed their garments. 15 And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.” 16 On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. 18 Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. 19 And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder. 20 The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

Birth of Moses: 1-2 Call of Moses 3-6 Conflict with Pharaoh 7-10 Exodus from Egypt 11-12 Red Sea Crossing 13-15 Journey to Sinai 16-18 Law and Ceremonies 19-24 Tabernacle Blueprint 25-31 Gold Calf 32-34 Tabernacle Dedication 35-40

Deliverance from Oppression: 1-18 Preparation for Worship: 19-40

Getting Israel out of Egypt: 1-18 Getting Egypt out of Israel: 19-40

(1) We always think Moses but we need to think Worship

True worship, pure worship, the lure of false worship

The commandments, the golden calf, the tabernacle

(2) We need to see the God who wants to be known

What to do to be right. What to avoid to be blessed.

(3)The Lord is a God of details. We are a people of shortcuts.

Six weeks have passed since the people made their solemn vow of fidelity to God. Concluding that Moses has died on the mountain, they insist on creating a replica of an Egyptian god and worshiping it. DWSB

The Golden calf

(4) Those who come to Jesus can approach the throne of grace with confidence

No longer a mountain, now there is a throne

Exodus 19:21–22 ESV

21 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord to look and many of them perish. 22 Also let the priests who come near to the Lord consecrate themselves, lest the Lord break out against them.”

John 4:20 ESV

20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”

John 4:21 ESV

21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

John 4:22 ESV

22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

John 4:23 ESV

23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.

John 4:24 ESV

24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Hebrews 4:16 ESV

16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Are you looking for a shortcut? Are you trusting in the God who says I am the way, the truth, the life?