Wednesday 01/31/18 Message – God Proclaims His Name Series: Thru the Bible – Exodus 34 ***Video is HERE*** New Tablets… a New Way Exodus 34:1-2 Moses has to cut the tablets this time – though God still wrote upon them. Exod. 20:25, “And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it.” No reason is given for why hewn stone was acceptable for the commandments and not for the altar – yet many are suggested by commentators. The only […]
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Rebellion & Intimacy
Wednesday 01/24/18 Message – Rebellion & Intimacy Series: Thru the Bible – Exodus 32-34 ***Video is HERE*** Rebellion & Intimacy Exodus 31:18 God gives Moses two tablets of stone with the law, written by His Own finger. Exodus 32:1-6 Rebellion, Idolatry and infidelity Aaron participates in rebellion and leads Israel in it In their rebellion they attributed God’s deliverance from Egypt to the power of the golden calf and they called it their ‘god’. Aaron built an altar unto this calf and proclaimed a feast day the next day to their new “Lord”. Their rebellion took the form […]
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Tabernacle in the Wilderness Pt. 1
Wednesday 01/17/18 Message – Tabernacle in the Wilderness Pt. 1 Series: Thru the Bible – Exodus 25-27 ***Video is HERE*** Tabernacle in the Wilderness Exodus 25 God had Moses tell Israel to give towards the construction of the tabernacle as they feel led within their hearts. (Echoed in 2Cor. 8 & 9 for the Gentiles to give towards the needs of the church in Jerusalem and Judea who were in famine – specifically 2 Cor. 9:5-8) God was specific concerning what was allowed to be given: gold, silver, and bronze blue, purple, and scarlet yarn fine linen […]
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God Explains the Law
Wednesday 01/10/18 Message – God Explains the Law Series: Thru the Bible – Exodus 21-24 ***Video is HERE*** God Explains the Law These are some difficult laws to get through but it is important to realize even as I said last week – that all of these laws are given DIRECTLY from God and are not the result of various cultural influences. To think these are the product of natural cultural influences is to rob the Word of God from it’s source and inspiration being God Himself and reduce it to nothing more than a collection of human […]
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The Giving of the Law
Wednesday 01/03/18 Message – The Giving of the Law Series: Thru the Bible – Exodus 19-21 ***Video is HERE*** The Giving of the Law Exodus 19 Vs. 1-6 They departed from Rephidim and came to the Wilderness of Sinai. Israel camped before the mountain. God uses the “fear of the Lord” as a basis for Israel’s obedience. God uses His mighty acts as the basis for Israel’s respect (fear). Special Treasure – The primary meaning of the word theologically is its designation “unique possession.” God has made Israel His own unique possession (Exod. 19:5). Israel holds a special […]
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