1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed the Lord, 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: in goodness and truth. Exodus thirty four six. Dear God, 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: as I rise to day, I will set my heart 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: on the cry of Moses. Then ask for you to 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: show me your glory, give me divine understanding, so that 7 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: I can know and discern the directions you want me 8 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,319 Speaker 1: to take. I confess that I cannot move unless your 9 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: presence goes with me. Like Exodus thirty three to forty, 10 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: I acknowledge to day that a promise without your presence 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: is no promise at all. For my heart desires to 12 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: be close to you. Therefore, I will make the posture 13 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: of my heart my priority, and not material things. I 14 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: will desire the giver more than the gifts, because I 15 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: know that the blessings you give me, Lord are a 16 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: by product of me seeking your heart. Thank you, Heavenly Father, 17 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: that you desire to spend time with me and to 18 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: walk with me through life's up and downs. In this moment, 19 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: right now, I will lift my hands and worship you 20 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: for your unfailing love and devotion for my life. My 21 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: promise is before me and more importantly, your presence is 22 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: surrounding me with this as my truth. I know I 23 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: am unstoppable because you will stop at nothing to bless me, 24 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: because even with my mistakes, you still love me. Then 25 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:53,559 Speaker 1: Jesus Name, Amen, thank you for praying with us to day. 26 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: Continue your time with God by listening to to day's 27 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: Bible story brought to you by byle in a year dot. 28 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: Com journey towards the Promised Land. In our last story, 29 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 2: we witnessed the heart of Israel falling into slavery to 30 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 2: idols and sin. They erected a golden calf in place 31 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 2: of the God that freed them from slavery. God's anger boiled, 32 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: yet he was still filled with steadfast love and patience 33 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 2: and would not forsake them. In this story, we will 34 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 2: learn about God giving Moses new tablets and letting him 35 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: see his glory, and also the construction of the tabernacle 36 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 2: as commanded by God inspired by the Book of Exodus. 37 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 3: We're so glad you joined us on the Bible and 38 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 3: of your podcast today. 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That's Jack Graham 49 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: dot org slash Jesus and thank you for your support. 50 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 3: In our previous reading, the Israelites broke the very first 51 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 3: commandment of God and built a golden calf to worship. 52 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 3: God determined to destroy them all, but Moses interceded and prayed, 53 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 3: pleading with God, and God chose to relent. But there 54 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: was a price to pay, and three thousand Israelites died 55 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 3: in the camp. Today we'll find the people leaving their 56 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 3: camp as God leads them on to the next leg 57 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 3: of their journey to the prom must land. God will 58 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 3: promise to clear the way, but they must trust in 59 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 3: Him as they walk alone. Listen as the people's hearts 60 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 3: turned back to the Lord and they beg for his presence. 61 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: To be among them. We'll see how God responds, how 62 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: they receive a second set of tablets with God's commandments, 63 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 3: and how God instructs his people to construct his dwelling place, 64 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: the Tabernacle. Let's listen now to today's reading. 65 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 2: It was a cool morning and the sun was just 66 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: peeking over the valley. Sun rays splashed against the morning 67 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 2: clouds and lit the sky with a bright orange. God 68 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 2: met again with Moses. This time they met his friends 69 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: walking in the stillness of dawn. Depart from here with 70 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 2: the people to the land that I promised Abraham, Isaac 71 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: and Jacob. God said, I will drive out those who 72 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: dwell there to keep you safe. However, I will not 73 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: be going among you, lest I consume you on the 74 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: way for your stubborn attitudes and at hearts. Upon hearing this, 75 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 2: the people mourned. They could not fathom their protector departing 76 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: from them. The one who parted the seas sent manna 77 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: from heaven and drove out that Amlekites would be gone. 78 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 2: It was too much for them to bear. The people 79 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 2: removed their jewelry and fine ornaments as a symbol that 80 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 2: they cared for their hearts more than their external selves, 81 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 2: and they begged God to stay. Moses pitched a tent 82 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 2: away from the camp where people could go to meet 83 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 2: with God face to face. He called at the tent 84 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 2: of meeting. Anytime Moses went to the tent, people would 85 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 2: rise up to go stand at the entrance. When the 86 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: glory of God descended to meet with Moses, the people 87 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: would rise up to worship. Israel struggled in their faith 88 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: with God, yet they loved him. Years of slavery under 89 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 2: Egypt had confused their spirits, yet the thought of God 90 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: departing from them was almost unbearable. When Moses drew close 91 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 2: to God, the people desired to draw close to God 92 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: as well, especially Joshua, the son of None. Moses came 93 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 2: to meet with God once again. He came with a 94 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: boldness Jacob once did on that lonely hill, wrestling with God, 95 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 2: clinging to him and imploring him for blessing. How many 96 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 2: times have you told me that I have found favor 97 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 2: in your sight? Moses asked, if I have truly found 98 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 2: favor in your sight, please show me your ways. Moses 99 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,119 Speaker 2: spoke with intensity, for the thought of God not going 100 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 2: with them to the Promised Land frightened him. Moses continued 101 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 2: his case before God, saying, please, God, consider your nation 102 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 2: your people. If your presence does not go with us, 103 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: the promised land means nothing. The only thing that makes 104 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: us a nation and a people is your presence. God 105 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 2: did not answer with rage or match Moses's intensity. Rather, 106 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 2: he answered gently and said, my presence will go with you, 107 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 2: and I will give you all rest. I will do 108 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: this for you, for you have found favor in my sight. 109 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: I know you by name Moses. Moses crumbled before God, 110 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: his heart melted at hearing God's words. He looked up 111 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: to God with his eyes foggy from tears. Show me 112 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: your glory, Moses whispered. God said to Moses, I will 113 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: show you my goodness and have it passed before you. 114 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 2: But you cannot see my face, for no man can 115 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: see my face and live. So God placed Moses in 116 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 2: a cleft between two rocks, and God, in his glory, 117 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 2: passed by Moses, and he could see his back pass by. 118 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 2: For a brief moment, Moses was able to gaze upon 119 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 2: the beauty of the Lord. A small sliver of eternity 120 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: glowed before Moses, the maker of the cosmos, the destroyer 121 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 2: of stars, and the shepherd of humanity revealed a part 122 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 2: of himself to Moses. The true beauty was in God's 123 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 2: restoration of his covenant with Israel. Again. He wrote on 124 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 2: the stone tablets his commandments and promises to his children. 125 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 2: He would go before them, walk with them, and be 126 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: their strength and shelter. Moses left the presence of God 127 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 2: with the tablets. His face shone brightly because he had 128 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 2: been with God, and the people marveled. They built the 129 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 2: Tabernacle for God. They had master craftsmen pay attention to 130 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 2: every detail given to them. As Israel built the Tabernacle, 131 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,599 Speaker 2: it was almost as if they were mending their fractured 132 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 2: relationship with God with their hands. They had once made 133 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 2: a golden calf to replace God, but now they were 134 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 2: using their hands to make for him a place to dwell. 135 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 2: Since the beginning of humanity, it was always God's purpose 136 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: to dwell with men and women and walk with them 137 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 2: in unity, to guide them and provide for them, to 138 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: give them purpose, meaning and fulfillment. He did show in 139 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 2: the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, and even 140 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 2: though they sinned, he still protected them. He did so 141 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 2: with Abraham's family and walked with them through life. Even 142 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: though they sinned, he still kept his promises and stayed 143 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: beside them. And now he would dwell with Israel in 144 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 2: the tabernacle. He would go before them and protect them. 145 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 2: Even though they would sin, he would still keep his promises. 146 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 2: For the Lord of God's people is not a story 147 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 2: of bravery or heroism. It is a story of flawed 148 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:37,319 Speaker 2: people straying away from their God and God stopping at 149 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: nothing to bless them. 150 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 3: As we open today's reading, God tells Moses to take 151 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 3: the people and go to the land that he would 152 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 3: give them. God tells Moses that he will clear the 153 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,479 Speaker 3: way for them and keep them safe, but his presence 154 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 3: will not go with them. The people are afraid, and 155 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 3: despite their sinful wayward hearts, deep down they know that 156 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 3: only God's presence can protect and satisfy their longing for 157 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 3: connection to him. They remove their jewelry and offer it 158 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 3: to God, a reminder of what they'd done when they 159 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 3: offered their goal to a false God. They wanted to 160 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 3: discover forgiveness and atone for their sins. For now, when 161 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 3: they wish to meet with God, Moses must go with 162 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 3: them outside the camp to a very special tent, the 163 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 3: tent of meeting, God's presence will descend and meet with 164 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 3: Moses and the people worship outside. There was one among 165 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 3: them who desired fellowship more than the other, Joshua, the 166 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 3: son of None. He stays by the tent even as 167 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 3: the others leave. Joshua will become an important figure in history, 168 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 3: and God is working in his life already Critically. Moses 169 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 3: approached God and ask him to teach him his ways 170 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 3: of very important requests. Here's what Moses said, So I 171 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 3: may know you and continue to find favor with you, 172 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 3: Remember that this nation is your people. Lord, teach me 173 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 3: your ways. Do we desire to know the ways of God? 174 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 3: How often do we boldly and honestly ask God to 175 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 3: teach us the way that we should go? Do we 176 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 3: seek Him with all of our hearts? Do we seek 177 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 3: not only his ways but his will in our lives? 178 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 3: Moses doesn't stop there. He asked God to commit his 179 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 3: presence to his people as a sign that they are 180 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 3: set apart from other nations. God honors the request and 181 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 3: agrees to be with them as he always has been. 182 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 3: Moses asked for one more thing. The boldness of all 183 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 3: requests show me your glory. Moses has met with God 184 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 3: in the past, but he wanted more. He wanted to 185 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 3: know the fullness and the greatness of God's glory. God 186 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 3: says to Moses that he can look, but he cannot 187 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 3: see his face, or he will die. Moses is a 188 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 3: sinner and cannot look into the face of a holy 189 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 3: God God. God protects Moses in a cleft in the 190 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 3: rock as the glory, his glory, the glory of God, 191 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 3: passes by. There, he gives Moses his commandments once again, 192 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 3: and Moses chisels them into stone and takes them to 193 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 3: the people. His brush with God's glory causes Moses's face 194 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 3: to shine, to the amazement of all the Israelites. Then 195 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 3: God puts the people to work building the Tabernacle, his 196 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 3: dwelling place among them. This will for a time satisfy 197 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 3: both their desire to have Him near and God's desire 198 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 3: to have communion and fellowship with his people. God desires 199 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 3: to have a relationship with us, to live among us, 200 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 3: to live in us, and that desire is fulfilled by 201 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 3: sending his own son, Jesus Christ, to be our savior, 202 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 3: to live in us, so that a temporary house like 203 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 3: a tabernacle or even a temple would no longer be needed, 204 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 3: because now with Christ within his spirit alive in us, 205 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 3: we are the temple of God. Dear God, thank you 206 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 3: that you live in us, that your very presence goes 207 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 3: with us everywhere that we go. We pray, o God, 208 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 3: that we would live in your presence and seek not 209 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 3: only to know your hand, but to seek your heart 210 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 3: and to seek your glory every day of our lives. 211 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 3: In Jesus' name, Amen,