Meeting God at the Mountain
Meeting God at the Mountain
A Journey Through Exodus: The God Who Makes Himself Known
Exodus 16-25
Pastor Matt Pierson
What God saved Israel from
What God saved Israel for
Reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.
Colossians 1:20
“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: ‘Mine!'”
Abraham Kuyper
“Part of what God was doing was teaching his people to trust, because they had to trust that God knew the way even when they didn’t, and that when God didn’t go in a straight path, he was still going in the right path.”
Kevin DeYoung, Help Me Teach the Bible Podcast
Printmaker: Jan Luyken; publisher: Christoph Weigel, Jethro Gives Moses Advice
“The LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, ‘Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
Exodus 19:3-6
In God’s Economy, Provision always Precedes Obligation
“Israel’s relationship with God is not initiated by observance of the law, but by God’s sovereign act by which He freed them from bondage…. Israel’s obligation to keep the law is not to form a relationship with God, but rather to show gratitude to and maintain the relationship that it already enjoys with Him.”
Trempor Longman III, How to Read Exodus
“A contract is a transaction. A covenant is a relationship. Or to put it slightly differently: a contract is about interests. A covenant is about identity. It is about you and me coming together to form an ‘us.’ That is why contracts benefit, but covenants transform.”
Rabbi Jonathan Sachs
“You shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself a carved image. You shall
not bow down to them or serve them.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
Honor your father and mother.
You shall not commit murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet.”
Exodus 20: 1-17
Gebhard Fugel, Moses Receives the Tablets
“God has not changed. So we worship Him with reverence and awe. But Christ has come as our mediator. And so we worship Him with joy.”
Tim Chester, Exodus for You
Resources
How to Read Exodus by Tremper Longman III
Exodus for You by Tim Chester
