week of 1/16

Unit 5 Session 3

FAITHLESSNESS AT THE MOUNTAIN

EXODUS 32 - 34

God judges idol-worshipers for giving the worship due Him to something

or someone else, but He also offers grace.

After the Israelites arrived at Mount Sinai and had prepared themselves,

God spoke His Ten Commandments to them directly. This frightened the

people, and they requested that Moses speak to them for God. So Moses

climbed up Mount Sinai twice, entering the burning darkness of God's

glorious presence. His second ascent lasted forty days and nights as the

Lord gave him His law and the tablets containing the Ten Commandments

for the people of Israel. But in Moses' absence, the Israelites grew rest-

less and forgetful.

 

Points to consider:

✞   Idol-worshipers distort the worship of God.

     * Does the quickness of the people's rebellion

        against God surprise you? Why or why not?

     * How does the true worship of God protect us

        from distorted lives?

✞   Idol-worshipers deserve the judgment of God.

     * How have you seen prayers for God's glory 

        and the salvation of sinners be answered?

✞   Idol-worshipers depend on the grace of God.

     * How does God's self-revelation here compare 

        with the life and ministry of Jesus Christ?