1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: And shewing mercy into thousands of them that love me 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: and keep my commandments. Exodus twenty six. Lord, I will 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: make intentional time to worship and spend time in your 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: presence to day. As I look upon your greatness, I 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: will not miss my opportunity to experience your power like 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: the children of Israel did. As I spend time in 7 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: your word, I thank you that your commandments and principles 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: are actually stepping stones for me to experience your divine 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: love and unending grace as I follow your lead. Give 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: me the strength to always follow your ways than to 11 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: live in alignment with your desires. I praise you for 12 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: making me your prized possession and for continually giving me 13 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: opportunities to experience you on a personal level. Allow me, 14 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: Holy Spirit, to honor God's word so that I may 15 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: live long and prosper on this earth. My sight is fixed, 16 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: my heart is focused, then my footing is secure. I 17 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: will not be moved because your word and ways are unmovable. Lord, 18 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: I declare that it is a time for me to 19 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: go higher than I am ready to level up in 20 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: Jesus name. Amen, thank you for making prayer a priority 21 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: in your day. To learn more about the Bible. Stay 22 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: tuned for today's story, brought to you by Bible in 23 00:01:44,959 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: a Year dot com The Ten Commandments. In our last story, 24 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 1: we learned about God's continued provision as he quenched Israel's 25 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: thirst for water. We learned about God's protection as he 26 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: gave them victory over their first battle against the Amalekites. 27 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: Now we will learn about God's continued blessing over his 28 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: people and his promise to never leave them as he 29 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: gives them the Ten Commandments and instructions for the Tabernacle 30 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: as inspired by the Book of Exodus. Hello, I'm Jack 31 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: Graham with today's episode of the Bible in a Year. 32 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: In yesterday's episode, we learned of the first military victory 33 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: of the Israelites. God was giving them further proof that 34 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: there was no limit to what they could do as 35 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: long as they trusted in Him and his power. Today, 36 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: we'll join them in the wilderness once again. Three months 37 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: since they exited the land of Egypt and escaped Pharaoh. 38 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: They've been through a lot already, and today we'll hear 39 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: God once again confirm his promises to them. They are 40 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: about to be a holy nation set apart from all others. 41 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: We will see how God gives them and us rules 42 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: for living the Ten Commandments. Let's listen now to today's story. 43 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: Three months had passed since the exodus from Egypt. God 44 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: had brought the people. Through hunger, thirst, and battle. The 45 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: galvanizing force of God united the people of Israel. They 46 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: had made it to the wilderness of Sinai, a grazing countryside, 47 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: lush and uninhabited. There they camped at the base of 48 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: the mountain. There, God called Moses and beckoned him to 49 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: the top of the mountain. God spoke to Moses on 50 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: top of the mountain and said, tell the people of 51 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: Israel that I have bore them on eagles wings to 52 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: save them from the Egyptians. If you obey my commands 53 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: and keep my promises, you will be my treasured possession 54 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: among all groups, for all the earth is mine, and 55 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: you shall be my holy nation. So Moses went down 56 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: and told the elders of God's promises. They consecrated themselves 57 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: and flocked to the base of the mountain to worship God. 58 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: On the morning of the third day, thunder emanated from 59 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: the peak of the mountain, and lightning lit up the skies. 60 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: Surrounding the top. A thick cloud surrounded Sinai, and a 61 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: bellowing trumpet could be heard from the top. The people 62 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: trembled in awe and fear. Smoke could be seen at 63 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: a distance, and Moses knew God had come and fire. 64 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: The mountain shook, and the sound of the trumpet grew 65 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: louder and louder. Moses began to speak, but was interrupted 66 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: by thunder. Moses took a deep breath, looked back at 67 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: the people, and ascended up the mountain. There God spoke 68 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 1: with great power and authority. With lightning surrounding the mountain 69 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: and the earth shaking, God poured forth his commandments. He 70 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: spoke saying, I am the Lord, your God. I am 71 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: the one who delivered you out of slavery from the 72 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: land of Egypt. You shall have no other gods but me. 73 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: You shall not make any idols, no carved images of 74 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: anything that is below or above the earth. Do not 75 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: bow to them or serve them, for I alone am 76 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: your God. I am a jealous god, showing myself to 77 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: generations of those who hated me. But I show steadfast 78 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: love always, and show love to those who keep me 79 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: and my commandments. You shall not take my name in vain, 80 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: for I am the Lord, and I will hold him 81 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: guilty if he takes my name in vain. Remember the 82 00:05:55,480 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: Sabbath day, keep it special and holy. Labor. Work hard 83 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: for six days, but on the seventh day you should 84 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: rest sabbath and rest in for me. Enjoy me. You 85 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: know your children, servants or live stock should labor. For 86 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: I created all things in six days, and on the 87 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: seventh I enjoyed the fruit of my labor. Honor your 88 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: father and your mother. If you do, your days shall 89 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: be long in the land I have given you. You 90 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery. You shall 91 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: not steal. You shall not lie against your neighbor and 92 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,239 Speaker 1: bear false witness. You shall not covet and seek after 93 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: your neighbor's possessions or relationships. God's commands held weight, and 94 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: the people feared and respected him enough to listen, for 95 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: there was still thunder echoing from the mountain. It was 96 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: always God's desire to dwell with his children since the garden. 97 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 1: He desired to walk through life with he loved, So 98 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: he told Moses to have them build a tabernacle so 99 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: he might live among them. A holy place for the 100 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: spirit of the Lord to dwell among his people. So 101 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: the Israelites did as the Lord said and built him 102 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: a tabernacle, a tent for him to travel alongside them 103 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: in the wilderness. Though God was not confined to a tent, 104 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: this would be a holy place for him to meet 105 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: with them and be in their midst. The tabernacle was 106 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: constructed with great care and instruction. It included the ark 107 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: of the Covenant, mercy seat, table of showbread, the golden lampstand, 108 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: the altar of burnt offering, the altar of incense, and 109 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: the bronze layer. All these would serve as a picture 110 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: of God's faithfulness, and each would represent an aspect of 111 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: their relationship with the Lord. We opened the day's reading 112 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: with the Israelites a writhing at Sinai. It's been three 113 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: months they escaped Pharaoh and his armies. God's presence and 114 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: provisions was never far away. He provided water, he sent 115 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: bread from heaven and quailed for them to eat. And 116 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: God delivered them in a ferocious battle against the Amalekites. 117 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: Now they've arrived at a beautiful place, a lush pasture 118 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: near the foot of a mountain. It was time to 119 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: rest for a while. God gave Moses a message to 120 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: remind the people of all that he had done for them, 121 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: how he had delivered them from the Egyptians, carrying them 122 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: on eagles wings to safety. It's a beautiful and powerful message. 123 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: The promises He's made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were 124 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: surely known to these people, but it had been many 125 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: generations by now, and God reminds them that they are 126 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: His chosen people, blessed in a very special way. But 127 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: this blessing was conditioned upon their trust and obedience. If 128 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: they followed his commands and kept the covenant relationship with him, 129 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: they would be a holy nation set apart from all others. 130 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: Moses delivered the message, and the people responded by flocking 131 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: to the mountain to worship for all their past failures 132 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: and grumblings and unfaithfulness. Their response was exactly what God 133 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: desires and demands. Our right response to God his promises, 134 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: his provision is gratitude and praise, worship and adoration. God 135 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: was going to come down and the people would hear 136 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: him speak with a voice like thunder. But we also 137 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: heard a reminder of God's holiness and purity and how 138 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: in our own power, we cannot approach him. God wants 139 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: his children to draw near, but because of his sin, 140 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: we are separated from God. It is only through the 141 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: blood of Jesus Christ, God's son, who would die on 142 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: the cross for our sins and rise again, that we 143 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: are able now to approach the throne of God, the 144 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: presence of God in his holiness with boldness. The foot 145 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: of the mountain was as close as the people could come, 146 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: but Moses and Erin were called up higher up to 147 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: the top of the mountain to receive a very special 148 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: message that was to become the guiding set of principles 149 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: for God's people in every generation. There on top of 150 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: the mountain, God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, rules for 151 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: a right relationship with God. God's law, the law of 152 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: God is so very important, so significant in the scripture. 153 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: This is the way we walk with God. This is 154 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: the way we have a relationship with God by keeping 155 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: his commandments. The Ten Commandments have been given not only 156 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: to the Israelites, but for every generation. This is the 157 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: law of God, and the law of God is vital 158 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: to our spiritual, physical and emotional health. God instructed the 159 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: people to build a tabernacle to worship him. This dwelling 160 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: place for God on earth would represent God's presence with 161 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: his people, and the tabernacle would be carried every where 162 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: they would go on their long journey. This was not 163 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: a permanent home, but a temporary tent, a dwelling that 164 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: would one day be replaced when God's spirit would come 165 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: upon those who followed him through his son Jesus. Because 166 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: now we are the permanent home of God. Too soon, though, 167 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: the people will turn and break the First Commandment, and 168 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: that's what we'll hear about the next time. Dear God, 169 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: thank you for this important, vital passage of scripture, reminding 170 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: us that you dwell among us, that your presence is 171 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: always near to us through Jesus Christ. May we worship 172 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: you and adore you always through your son Jesus Christ. Amen. 173 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 174 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: I'm pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. Download the Prey 175 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: dot com app and make prayer a priority in your life. 176 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with someone you love. 177 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: By sharing this podcast, you can make a difference in 178 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 1: someone's life. 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