February 14, 2004
Daily Bible - Tough Love
Today's reading is found in Exodus 32:1 to Exodus 34:35.
After this holy conversation, we return to the bulk of the Israelites. They saw that Moses had been gone for a while and asked Aaron to build them an idol to worship. Of course, God noticed this and told Moses that He'd destroy them and start over with him. Moses had to argue with God not to do this, but to allow them to live and continue the covenant He had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel).
Wow! Moses had a way of bringing back order! Making the Israelites drink the grindings of their alter was rough, but no less than they deserved. The Levites went through the camp and killed three thousand of the Israelites, and were set aside by God. How they were set aside will be seen in a later day's reading.
Moses showed leadership quality by offering himself in their place to accept the punishment of God. Punishment is for the guilty in His time, though. Moses may be the most blessed man in the history of creation. He spoke to God face to face and God described him as a friend. Wow! Moses was able to convince God to stay with the Israelites, despite their shortcomings and asked to see God with his eyes and God complied. I wonder if this ever freaked Moses out. The King of Kings, Lord of Lords speaking to him almost as an equal. Once again, wow!
by Doug McHone at 12:00 AM
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Read a couple of Aaron's thoughts from today's passages:
-->"You yourself know these people and what a wicked bunch they are. They said to me, `Make us some gods to lead us...'"
-->"So I told them, `Bring me your gold earrings.' When they brought them to me, I threw them into the fire--and out came this calf!"
Wow does this sound familiar, how about Eve when she blamed the serpent and then Adam when he blamed Eve. And how about me shifting blame to another person or thing that 'makes' me sin.
It all started a long time ago and continues on...buck passing with sin.
And his comment that cracks me up more than most any words in the entire Bible, "Well you see Moses, I was just melting down some earrings and poop out comes a finished calf-god! I'll never be able to figure out how that happened!?"
Posted by: Ron at February 14, 2004 10:28 AM