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All right.

Welcome to episode 8 of the plan.

The plan is our cemeteries were going through this school year that focuses on the story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation the entire story of scripture that is also our story and we're focusing on the plot points that unite the whole thing together because that is where we find our place in God's story.

Once we understand what the whole story as we know that we have a role in that we can also invite others into that story.

And what we found is, we've been studying through Genesis in the first half of Exodus.

Is that the story of the Bible is God's plan to establish a Place full of people who live out their purpose in his presence, at every stage, in the Bible from beginning to end.

This is what God is working through.

And so, we saw, when he created the world in Genesis, when he created the universe, he put his people there, he put human beings there and call them to rule on his behalf.

And then, on the seventh day, he filled the Earth with his presence.

He came to live with them, and that was the design and then human being Messed it up and we saw in the garden in Genesis 3, that they were separated from God.

His presence was, especially there in the garden and they were exiled and ever since we've been kind of a part from God's presence.

But then in Genesis 12, God chooses, one family to put in one place to follow through two calls into a special purpose and he promises that he will be their God.

Now.

That's the part that we're still missing use the way that God's presence is going to be with his people, but we've seen how he has chosen to focus in on one group and establish the plan through them and somehow that is going to bless the rest of the world and bring the plan to the rest of humanity.

And last week we reach this turning point where Moses is on the Mountain of God and he discovers God's presence or rather God Reveals His presence to Moses and and he says go and bring the Israelites out and come back to this mountain because this is where God has chosen to put his presents.

And so it's kind of like in The Chronicles of Narnia that Aslan is on the move.

Again, God is here and there's an opportunity for him to live with his people.

Again until God, sends Moses to Egypt and he frees the Israelites and brings them to mounts.

And that's where we left off the story last week, that the Israelites are the base of Mount Sinai and God is at the top and Moses goes up to meet with God.

And so we see we're on the verge of this reconciliation that we've been looking for since Genesis 3, they are so close humanity.

And God is so close together and we have a chance to have the plan restored for the first time since

So this is where we're going to pick up the story of the exact same passage where we left off.

And I'm going to read the beginning of Exodus 19 and I want you to use this passage for your to find your coordinates.

Remember?

We're looking for for things to set up.

A story people.

Who is the story about place.

Where is their home presents?

How can they meet with God and purpose?

What does God tell them to do?

Those are the four parts of the story?

The four coordinates that we find so that we can then read the rest of the story and track with the plan.

So Exodus 19 1 through 6 on the first day of the third month after the Israelites left, Egypt on that very day.

They came to the desert is Sinai after they enter the desert of Sinai and Israel Camp there in the desert in front of the mountain.

Then Moses went to God and the Lord called him from the mountain and said, this is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob.

And what you are to tell the people of Israel.

You yourself have seen what I did to Egypt and how I carried You On Eagle's Wings and brought you to myself.

Now, if you obey me fully and keep my Covenant, then out of all Nations, you will be my treasured possession.

Although the whole earth is mine.

You will be for me, a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.

I saw this passage sets sets the stage for what's going to happen really through the next book and a half.

So let's start with people who is the story about

It's about Moses and the Israelites same people as less last week.

So the Israelites are the people of God.

He is working through the whole body of people that God has also chosen Moses for the special role, where most represents the Israelites to God and then he represents God to the Israelites.

So he has this kind of common point this point of overlap.

He goes back and forth between them.

And so Moses has the special role that other Israelites don't have to start the story about Moses.

Now, where is their home?

This part isn't explicitly stated in the store in this specific passage, but we should know this pretty well by now their where is their home?

Where they supposed to end up?

The promised land they are still on their Journey to the promised land sign.

I was never the place.

They're supposed to end up this last week was the first time we really heard about it, but ultimately God has given them Canaan and that's where they're going to go to live.

Presence.

How can I meet with God?

The newest God on the mountain.

However, if you continue reading into 19, you'll find there's actually a little bit of a wrinkle with this Arrangement.

Because as you read, God, starts laying down some rules for this conversation about to have and rule.

Number one is no one, but Moses goes on the mountain.

In fact, if anyone touches the mountain, if any animals touch the mountain, you stoned them.

You stole them because you're not even supposed to touch them when you execute them, because nobody goes on the mountain.

But Moses, he actually even tells Moses, I put up barriers even so that nobody will even try to get up a mountain.

Only Moses goes on the mountain.

So we can tell is this is not everything isn't completely back to normal.

Right?

This isn't God and Israel run into each other in slow motion.

In a field of daisies reunions, right?

This is a they're still figuring things out.

And so there's complications or Cincinnati to be overcome, but at least Moses, now has the ability to go up on the mountain and meet with God.

Now.

What did God tell them to do?

What did he say in that passage about what they are meant to do to be his people?

Tell them to keep the Covenant.

Keep the company.

Now at this point, the only Covenant we really heard details about is the Covenant with Abraham, but they are there to receive a New Covenant.

So God says keep the Covenant and you will be Tamiya king of priests a holy nation and we'll move forward with the plan.

Obviously.

The next thing they need to do is figure out what the Covenant is.

So, Moses goes back up the mountain.

I need some god-sized laying out in the first section of the Covenant, he's going to give it to them in chunks throughout the next three books, but he gives him the first chunk the set of rules.

And the first section is a set of 10 rules that kind of set the stage for the whole thing.

So I'm going to redo all of them.

And I'm going to redo all the first 10, but I will read you the first two because they're clearly very important.

As an example of the kinds of things that are in the Covenant.

God spoke all these words.

I am the Lord your God who brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

You shall have no other gods before me.

You shall not make yourself for yourself.

An image in the form of anything in Heaven above, or on the earth beneath, or in the waters below.

You shall not bow down to them or worship them for I the Lord your God, am a jealous God.

Punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my Commandments.

Then he goes on.

He was still another 8 to round out the top 10 and then he couldn't in use on them because the more rules and Moses comes down and tells all of these to the Israelites, but those first two are are really important and you can tell because God underlines them with this last passage is it has, hey, pay attention to these two because I am a jealous God.

And what he's basically telling them in this section.

Is that how you handled this command will determine how I treat you for Generations?

If you get this one wrong, there will be consequences for three or four generations.

60-80 years.

I've worked for a long time.