A Deep Dive into Scripture
Then God spoke all these words: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Exodus 20:1f. The stage is set: The people are about to encounter the Living God before His Holy Mountain. Moses ascends into the dark clouds to receive God’s word for … Read more
On the morning of the third day there were peals of thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast of the shofar, so that all the people in the camp trembled. Exodus 19:16 With our mind’s eye we see Israel before the mountain on the morning of the third … Read more
So Moses went and summoned the elders of the people. When he set before them all that the LORD had ordered him to tell them, all the people answered together, “Everything the LORD has said, we will do.” Then Moses brought back to the LORD the response of the people. Exodus 19:7f. YHWH is lofty and His dwelling … Read more
Moses went up to the mountain of God. Then the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying: This is what you will say to the house of Jacob; tell the Israelites: You have seen how I treated the Egyptians and how I bore you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now, if … Read more
After they made the journey from Rephidim and entered the wilderness of Sinai, they then pitched camp in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain. Exodus 19:2 We joke about sometimes saying that someone is “as old as Moses.” Well, it is evident that Mount Sinai was known to be holy, associated with the … Read more
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD:I will sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant;horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.My strength and my refuge is the LORD,and he has become my savior.This is my God, I praise him;the God of my father, I extol him.The LORD is a … Read more
The LORD said to Moses: “On your return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go. So you will say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD: Israel is my son, my firstborn. I said … Read more
But [Moses] said, “Oh my Lord, send, I pray, some other person.” Then the anger of the Lord kindled against Moses …” Exodus 4:13f. As we reflect on the unfolding dialogue, it begins to dawn on us how casual the negotiation flows between mortal man and divine transcendence. As we have seen in the last … Read more
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask … Read more