Exodus 34 Bible Study - God’s Glory Revealed (pt. 2) The Covenant Renewed

In this Bible study, we wrap up our three-part series looking at Israel’s fall into Idolotry in Exodus 32 followed by a look at Moses’ relationship with the Lord. God tested Moses by offering to create a new nation through him (Ex 32.10), but Moses selflessly pleaded with the Lord and offered himself as an atonement for their sin (Ex 32.31-32). In Exodus 33 and 34 we see a back-and-forth conversation between God and Moses which ends with God’s renewing of the covenant promises started in Exodus 19. We also see an amazing declaration of God’s name and his character in Ex 34:6-7 which Dave spends a good deal of time discussing in this Bible study.

Outline:
01:28 - Recap
05:16 - Exodus 34.1-4
07:44 - Exodus 34.5-7 - God’s Glory and His name. This is a declaration that is foundational to all Jewish and Christian theology. Moses repeats these words in Numbers 14 (at Kadesh-Barna). Num 14.18; Neh 9.9-21; Jona 4.1-4, Psa 86.15; Psa 103.6-18; Rom 2.1-6; 2 Pet 3.9; Rom 3.23; 1 Jhn 4.9-10; Rom 10.9-10; Rev 3.20
27:40 - Generational Sin
29:46 - Exodus 34.8-9 - Moses pleads again for his people
30:29 - Exodus 34.10-11 - God renews his covenant.
32:31 - Exodus 34.12-28 - God reminds them of specific (important) details of the covenant.
Verses 15-16 - Do not make a treaty, do not even deal with the people of those lands. The Canaanites were evil people - they would sacrifice their children alive to Moloch. God says, over and over again, stay separate, do not intermarry with them. Do they listen, nope. Application - flee from sin, do not allow the patterns of this world to transform you or your family's minds. It's so easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing. Ask God to show you the things “of this world” which are holding you back. Read Romans 12.2
Verse 17 - repeat of the 2nd commandment in Ex 20.4-6. No Idols. What was the sin of Ex 32 and the Golden Calf - Idolatry? Idolatry is to the covenant with God what adultery is to marriage. Application - Do we have any idols that we worship today?
Verses 18-21 - Festival of unleavened bread (Passover). See Ex 12 as well as Ex 23
Verses 22-26 - Festival of weeks aka festival of harvest of Ingathering of Tabernacles, of the Lord, and of booths). Ex 23 covers these.
Verse 24 - a promise is included
Verse 26 - do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Verse 27 - God gave Moses the words to write and this time Moses wrote them down. God renewed his covenant.
45:25 - Fasting - Moses fasted 40 days and 40 nights without bread or water. Matt 6
Study on Matthew 6 (Fasting):
https://youtu.be/mqqtXApiPVs?si=e1ZjMxKlhZi4-Tzd&t=1874

47:18 - Exodus 34.29-35 - Moses radiates the glory and love of the Lord. Mat 17.1-13; Psa 34.5; 2 Cor 3.7-18

Wiersbe said it well, “when a child of God, looks into the Word of God and sees the Son of God, he (or she) is transformed by the Spirit of God into the image of God for the glory of God.”

God renewed his promise and showed Moses a glimpse of His Glory. God forgave the sins of the nation and Moses returned to the people with the stone tablets.

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Books/resources used or referenced:
Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.

Barker, Kenneth L.. Kohlenberger, John R. III. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged, Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.
Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/expositors-bible-commentary-abridged-edition-volumes/kenneth-barker/9780310255192/pd/54975?event=ESRCG

Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.
https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG

Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCG