Sermon Tone Analysis

The God We Need!

Text: Exodus 34:1-17

Introduction

Have you ever attended a marriage renewal service (maybe have been divorced or not)?

They truly are a beautiful thing.

What is taking place is even though there have been past mistakes, hurt feelings, failure, like of affection, total commitment, etc., there stands a couple who are willing to re-center themselves on their original vows and move forward remaining true to their covenant.

What we witness here is God graciously and willing to renew His covenant to a people who had severely cheated on Him.

Along with witnessing His desire to renew, He will clarify once again His full character.

In so doing, it would be apparent to them, and us, that He is the true God we need today!

1) God Renews His Covenant

As a result of the need for Israel to know in the fullest way that they had broken God’s law, Moses broke the first tablets at the idol, ground the idol down, mixed it with water and made them drink it.

There is now a need to have God’s covenantal law written again for the people to know more fully the God you loves them.

Quote: According to Umberto Cassuto, the new tablets showed that Israel had broken the former covenant.

He compares this to the second wedding of a couple that has been divorced.

When they get remarried, the husband and wife take the same vows they made to one another the first time, but somehow it’s not quite the same.

[Ryken, P. G., & Hughes, R. K. (2005).

Exodus: saved for God’s glory (p.