Exodus 19

Exodus 19:1-6On Eagles’ Wings If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Exodus chapter19. In chapters 1 through 18, the story has been recounted of how God has rescued Israel out of Egypt for four hundred and thirty years. Israel had been in Egypt for many of those years. The people of Israel had been the slaves of Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Now, in God's mercy, He has redeemed His people. He has bought them out of bondage. He has rescued them and is in the process of bringing them across the wilderness to worship at the Mountain of Sinai. He had told Moses that this was His aim when He first sent Moses down into Egypt to speak to the children of Israel. He said, I will save you to worship Me, I will bring you out to worship at My mountain, and low and behold,…

Exodus 19:7-15 Preparation for a Divine Encounter If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Exodus chapter 19. We are before the mountain of God in the wilderness of Sinai and the Lord has already spoken words to Moses. Words which He intended for the people. Words of grace and responsibility. What we are witnessing, when we are looking at Exodus 19, is a covenant making ceremony. It is the ritual in connection with the establishment or confirmation of a covenant between God and His people. It is vital to understand Exodus 19 so that you don't misunderstand Exodus 20. You can even say more than that. It's vital to understand Exodus 19 less you misunderstand the whole purpose of Exodus 20 through 24. Exodus 20 gives us the summarization of God's law,…

Exodus 19: 16-25Life with God: Meeting God If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Exodus chapter 19. As we prepare to look at our text, the first thing that I want to remind you of is where we are. We are before the mountain of God. We’re in the wilderness of Sinai and we are about to see God's covenant established and confirmed with His people. You cannot understand Exodus 20 rightly without understanding what God teaches in Exodus 19, because Exodus 19 provides the context and it provides the background to the commands that are made in Exodus 20 and indeed all the way to Exodus 24. If you do not understand the various themes stressed in Exodus 19, you will misunderstand the role of the law in the Christian life. You’ll misunderstand the role of the law in…