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\nDeu 10:1-11<\/i><\/b><\/span> \u00a0 <\/span>At that time the LORD said to me, \u201cHew for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the mountain and make yourself an ark of wood. And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you shall put them in the ark.\u201d So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand. And He wrote on the tablets according to the first writing, the Ten Commandments, which the LORD had spoken to you in the mountain from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them to me. Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the LORD commanded me. (Now the children of Israel journeyed from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died, and where he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his stead. From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of rivers of water. At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day. Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD\u00a0is\u00a0his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.) As at the first time, I stayed in the mountain forty days and forty nights; the LORD also heard me at that time,\u00a0and\u00a0the LORD chose not to destroy you. Then the LORD said to me, \u201cArise, begin\u00a0your\u00a0journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Moses broke the tablets of the law, not only out of anger, but also as a powerful visual representation of Israel\u2019s breaking of the law of God. Now God commanded that they restore the law by bringing forth two new tablets of the law. God wanted His written word to be the starting point for Israel\u2019s right walk with Him. Therefore, He restored the tablets, even writing on the second tablets with His own hand. Getting right with God after a time of rebellion must\u00a0always\u00a0begin and center on God\u2019s word. In the days of Josiah, King of Judah, repentance and revival came to the people of God when they focused on God\u2019s word again. Speaking about the priesthood demonstrated the need for priestly sacrifice and intercession in getting right with God after a time of rebellion. Israel needed the sacrifice, intercession, and blessing that the Levites would bring to the nation. The need for a priesthood shouted to Israel: \u201cYou can\u2019t do it on your own. You need to come to God through a mediator, who will atone for your sin, pray for you, and bless you. If you refuse your priestly mediator, and trust in your own ability to do these things, you will perish.\u201d Israel\u2019s rebellion at Mount Sinai with the golden calf was significant; it was no small matter. Yet God was not done with them. After they came back to His word and came through His priesthood, it was time to move on. God had a place to take them and they had to get about the business of getting there. Getting right with God after a time of rebellion must\u00a0always\u00a0come to a place of progress again. It does no good to come back to the word, come through God\u2019s priesthood in Jesus, and then remain stuck in the same place. God wants us to move on with Him. (Guzik)<\/p>\n
Moses reminded the Israelites of God’s great mercy to them, notwithstanding their provocations. There were four things in and by which the Lord showed himself reconciled to Israel. God gave them his law. Thus God has intrusted us with Bibles, sabbaths, and sacraments, as tokens of his presence and favour. God led them forward toward Canaan. He appointed a standing ministry among them for holy things. And now, under the gospel, when the pouring forth of the Spirit is more plentiful and powerful, the succession is kept up by the Spirit’s work on men’s hearts, qualifying and making some willing for that work in every age. God accepted Moses as an advocate or intercessor for them, and therefore appointed him to be their prince and leader. Moses was a type of Christ, who ever lives, pleading for us, and has all power in heaven and in earth. (Henry)<\/p>\n
Do you ever relate to the Israelites in the wilderness? Grumbling, challenging leadership, complaining, forgetting what God has done, forgetting what God has commanded, unbelief, unfaithful, fearful, angry, unsatisfied, envious, jealous, prideful, greedy, wandering, hardened heart, stiff-necked, etc\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Where would we be if it were not for Jesus\u2019s intercession? Where would we be if it were not for God\u2019s grace, mercy, and love?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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