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Dec 5, 2017 · (Exodus 19:4-6) When we consider how we as Christians, and as Christ's church, should relate to the world and respond to Gospel challenges such as secularism or Islam, we are in the practical realm of witness and mission(s), and the biblical realm of theology of mission(s).
Mar 9, 2024 · Exodus 19 is a key chapter in the biblical narrative, as it records the establishment of the covenant between God and Israel at Mount Sinai. A covenant is a solemn agreement or contract that ...
- Daniel Coulter
- Situation: The Israelites Have Come to Mount Sinai to Meet God.
- Relationship: The People Meet God by Hearing His Words and Trusting him.
- Problem: Dirty People Can’T Approach A Holy God.
- SOLUTION: We Need A Mediator to Bridge The Gap Between God and us.
Let’s review the journey so far. After Egypt, the Israelites crossed the Red Sea at the gulf of Suez (14:29). Then they entered the Desert of Shur (15:22) and arrived at Marah where the water was bitter (Ex 15:23). After Marah, they came to an oasis (15:27) and then the Desert of Sin between Elim and Sinai (16:1), where they received manna, before ...
God is going to come down and speak the Ten Commandments directly to the Israelites so they can learn to trust Moses and by extension God. Exodus 19:9The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speakingwith you and will always put their trust in you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people ...
Imagine for a moment that your child is playing outside in the mud. They’ve built mud-castles, baked mud-pies, and taken mud-showers. They are covered in mud. All you can see is the whites of their eyes as they stare up at you from the front door. They’ve already gotten mud all over the steps and you just caught them before they came running into t...
Because of sin, the Israelites can’t be in relationship with God. If they approach God themselves, God will destroy them. So they need a mediator. They need someone who can go to God on their behalf. A mediator is defined as “Someone who brings two enemies together and makes it possible for them to be friends again.”That’s what Moses tries to do.
Study Exodus 19 using Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
Exodus 19:5-6. New International Version. 5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’.
Today many Muslims believe that Qur'an had abrogated the Bible. This belief is an obstacle for interfaith relations and reconciliation between Islam and Judeo-Christianity. Muslims need to reread the Qur'an and the history of Islam in order to understand the original spirit of Islam.
Apr 24, 2019 · This chapter explores a series of recurrent questions related to the complex relationships that have and continue to exist between the region’s Jews, Christians and Muslims.
