1 00:00:01,300 --> 00:00:07,900 Turn in your Bible now. To Exodus 19 or in your 2 00:00:07,900 --> 00:00:10,400 bulletin. I do encourage you to bring your 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,400 own Bible as we are often moving around through different parts. 4 00:00:17,900 --> 00:00:23,700 We're in the midst of a series. On the life of Moses, which has 5 00:00:23,700 --> 00:00:26,800 this moving quickly through the book of Exodus. 6 00:00:28,700 --> 00:00:32,000 Selecting different places to sit and soak and this is one, 7 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:40,300 that's very powerful. I want to remind you of what you 8 00:00:40,300 --> 00:00:43,200 just saying from verse 2 of Amazing Grace. 9 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,400 Twas Grace, that taught My Heart To Fear. 10 00:00:49,300 --> 00:00:52,600 Well, you're about to hear in the word of God, is his people. 11 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,100 Over a million of them and followed him as he led them 12 00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:59,300 through the Red Sea, and now they're at the foot of a 13 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:05,300 mountain Mount Sinai and God is descending on that mountain, and 14 00:01:05,300 --> 00:01:09,700 it's terrifying. We know the end of the stories 15 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:12,600 of sometimes we move. So, quickly through things 16 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,900 without pausing to think, about what they really saw. 17 00:01:14,900 --> 00:01:20,900 In the truth is we can only imagine But they saw not just 18 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:25,400 fire. They heard not just Thunder. 19 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:32,900 They were witnessing. The very physical presence of 20 00:01:32,900 --> 00:01:37,000 God. As we read this. 21 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,900 Think about those words that John Newton wrote was Grace that 22 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:50,000 taught my heart to fear and Grace my fears relieved. 23 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:56,500 The fear of God. Understanding it so much. 24 00:01:56,500 --> 00:02:02,300 So that the only place you know, you're safe is in the hand, the 25 00:02:02,300 --> 00:02:08,100 gracious hand and grip of the one, we rightly fear with 26 00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:12,900 reverence and all on the third day on the sorry, the third New 27 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:15,500 Moon. After the people of Israel had 28 00:02:15,500 --> 00:02:19,400 gone out of the land of Egypt. On that day, they came into the 29 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:24,100 Wilderness of Sinai they set up from rephidim and came into the 30 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:26,800 Wilderness of Sinai. And they encamped in the 31 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,300 wilderness, their Israel and camped before the mountains 32 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:34,700 while Moses went up to God, the Lord called, to him out of the 33 00:02:34,700 --> 00:02:38,800 mountain saying, thus, you shall say to the house of Jacob and 34 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,400 tell the people of Israel, you yourselves have seen what I did 35 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:46,500 to the Egyptians and how I bore You On Eagle's Wings and brought 36 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:49,700 you to myself. Now, therefore, if you will 37 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:53,600 indeed obey my voice and keep my Covenant, you shall be my 38 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,700 treasured. And among all peoples for all 39 00:02:56,700 --> 00:03:01,500 the Earth is mine and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests 40 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:04,800 and a holy nation. These are the words that you 41 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,800 shall speak to the people of Israel. 42 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:11,400 So Moses came and called the Elders of the people and set 43 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,300 before them. All these words that the Lord 44 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:17,500 had commanded him. All the people answered together 45 00:03:17,500 --> 00:03:20,300 and said all that. The Lord has spoken. 46 00:03:20,300 --> 00:03:24,400 We will do and Moses reported the words of the people to the 47 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,600 Lord. Lord and the Lord said to Moses 48 00:03:26,900 --> 00:03:31,000 behold, I am coming to you in a thick Cloud that the people may 49 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:36,200 hear when I speak with you and may also believe you forever. 50 00:03:36,700 --> 00:03:39,500 This is the word of the Lord. Thanks. 51 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:49,000 Be to God, please be seated. Monday night, we had our session 52 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,700 meeting and at the beginning of our session meeting, we prayed 53 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:55,800 over all the teams and individuals who are going on 54 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,000 short-term trips, many have left now. 55 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,100 High school students arrived in Africa, family trip to Africa is 56 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:03,800 going soon. Then the Bahamas trip local 57 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,600 missions happening every day. And one thing that's the danger 58 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,700 is that we think we're just sending in there for our mission 59 00:04:10,700 --> 00:04:13,100 responsibilities are done. We pray for them. 60 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:16,600 We remember we believe in the priesthood of all believers were 61 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,000 all to be Engaged. Then we had three of our home 62 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,500 Church missionaries. Share a bit of the life that 63 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:26,300 they're living in one of the home Church missionaries. 64 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,200 I'll keep his name out for security reasons. 65 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,600 Said, I was teaching a student and a country where you can't 66 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,500 Proclaim Christ. I was teaching English as a 67 00:04:36,500 --> 00:04:40,000 second language. And his students said, to me, I 68 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:45,100 love Jesus pointing to the New Testament and then he said, but 69 00:04:45,100 --> 00:04:48,700 I hate God. Pointing to the Old Testament. 70 00:04:50,300 --> 00:04:55,800 Now, it's easy to see, just doesn't understand that. 71 00:04:55,800 --> 00:05:01,400 It's the same God God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit from all 72 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,900 eternity. The god that's present on this 73 00:05:03,900 --> 00:05:06,100 mountain. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 74 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:10,300 the trinity. But it's easy to not understand 75 00:05:10,300 --> 00:05:14,300 the connection between what's happening in the Old Testament 76 00:05:14,900 --> 00:05:17,800 and what's happening in the new with the Old Testament is 77 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,500 anchoring is sin and pointing towards, I would guess that many 78 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:25,100 of you would struggle, if you're honest, to make sense of that. 79 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,500 And sometimes churches will even say it's not that important to 80 00:05:29,500 --> 00:05:33,400 preach these Old Testament, things just get to Jesus, but 81 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,000 that's not what we're supposed to do. 82 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:40,100 Because there's power in all the I love God's word but it's a 83 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:42,700 fair question and it's one of us often. 84 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,900 What does this have to do with me today? 85 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,300 So, I want to tell you about my week in some of you as I tell, 86 00:05:52,300 --> 00:05:55,300 this are going to know. You're the one I'm talking about 87 00:05:55,900 --> 00:05:57,700 and don't laugh at something to be funny. 88 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,400 I want you to know, I'm not going to call you out and I'm 89 00:06:00,407 --> 00:06:02,500 gonna ask the congregation when I say some of these things to 90 00:06:02,500 --> 00:06:04,300 stop looking at wondering. I wonder who it is. 91 00:06:04,500 --> 00:06:09,000 I knew it, it's them. Really go back to the public 92 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,000 confession of sins morning then and just sit there for a while. 93 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:17,900 We have all fallen short but my burden in doing this is to show 94 00:06:17,900 --> 00:06:24,900 you that no matter the break in your life, no matter the pain in 95 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:29,400 your life, no matter the loss in your life, no matter the fear in 96 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,500 your life, what we have just read that happened thousands of 97 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:37,600 years ago at the foot of Mount Sinai and all Mount Sinai 98 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,800 matters. Just before the session meeting. 99 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,200 Me and another man met with another man, who's in a profound 100 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:50,800 relapse? His alcoholism has surfaced the 101 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,600 havoc in his own life and the wake of Destruction and that of 102 00:06:53,608 --> 00:06:56,500 his family is tremendous. We pray with him. 103 00:06:57,100 --> 00:07:00,000 What does this have to do with his struggle? 104 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,900 On Tuesday, I meet with a pastor that I know who's saying. 105 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,400 I'm struggling to even know if I'm called anymore because my 106 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:14,400 family is in such turmoil later. I meet with a friend who says, 107 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,300 we're just waiting to see what the results will be from another 108 00:07:18,300 --> 00:07:22,600 scan to see if the cancer is gone in remission, and being 109 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,600 sober about that, not knowing what they will see, what does 110 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,700 this have to do. With that scan, that's coming in 111 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:33,400 the next week or so. Two parents call me. 112 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,500 One has an adult child one, as a young child, the issues of the 113 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:43,600 same Rebellion. One Rebellion seems a lot worse, 114 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,500 because it seems to be a lifestyle choice. 115 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:49,400 That is now going to be made and Conformity to the pattern of the 116 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,600 world, which is so dark and decaying The other is just how 117 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,900 do we protect our little one from becoming person who no 118 00:07:56,900 --> 00:08:00,000 longer is clinging to Christ who never cries out for Christ. 119 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:05,200 I meet with the man. Who's lost his job. 120 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,500 More than that, he's wondering if he's lost his sense of 121 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:14,300 calling if he's missed it. I talked to a woman who's in the 122 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:19,100 midst of infertility. And I cry with a young Covenant 123 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:21,600 child in her church. Who's now in her late 20s. 124 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,600 Who's so immersed in the Brokenness of our city in the 125 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,000 injustices that she sees all around and she just looks like, 126 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,000 what can we do? Are we doing what we should be 127 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:38,000 doing? I hear about Nick Sloan has been 128 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:44,000 battling iOS and that he's unable to fight anymore and the 129 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:49,700 decision will be made. To move towards. 130 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:54,400 No further assistance except pain management and then I 131 00:08:54,408 --> 00:08:58,400 talked with his wife yesterday because he's now in the presence 132 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:03,600 of the Lord, praise God, but the wake of that grief is very, very 133 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:05,900 real. What? 134 00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:14,000 Can Exodus 19. Say and speak to her and their 135 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:21,500 children. My own life, my wife and I have 136 00:09:21,500 --> 00:09:25,200 a wonderful date. It's an hour and 45 minutes of 137 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,400 some of the best conversation. We've had in a long time. 138 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,900 And then she asked me something that reveals a weakness. 139 00:09:34,100 --> 00:09:37,500 Something I have failed to do, which I said, I would do in the 140 00:09:37,500 --> 00:09:42,500 next 20 minutes turns into something very different than 141 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:45,800 what the first hour and 45 minutes was like, and I wish I 142 00:09:45,808 --> 00:09:47,600 could tell you, I said, oh, honey. 143 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,200 Let's just run to the word and it's open. 144 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:53,300 It's and we'll be okay, but we didn't. 145 00:09:53,900 --> 00:09:55,400 I was angry. And so is she? 146 00:09:55,400 --> 00:10:00,400 We're real people and so that night we slept in the same room, 147 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:06,300 but there was a great distance between us until the Lord 148 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:07,800 overwhelmed us with his humility. 149 00:10:08,300 --> 00:10:10,900 What does this have to do with that? 150 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:13,500 Some of you might say nothing, would you get on with a sermon? 151 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,900 I am in the sermon. I'm in the sermon, literally, 152 00:10:18,900 --> 00:10:23,200 I'm living in the sermon. You see God didn't give us these 153 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:27,400 stories, Just for information. He didn't give us these stories 154 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:31,800 just for inspiration be like Moses lead like Moses. 155 00:10:31,900 --> 00:10:33,400 Here's the rules that Moses used. 156 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,400 They're there and they're helpful but it's more than that. 157 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:42,600 It's the transformation of the presence of God in our lives. 158 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,800 That changes us Not just information about the one who 159 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:52,500 can transform us the real presence and that's why this 160 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:57,400 matters and it fits to any level of Brokenness. 161 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,900 You've brought into this place today or will next week. 162 00:11:01,700 --> 00:11:05,000 It meets you in your doubt and your despair in your 163 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:09,100 discouragement. It meets you in the broken 164 00:11:09,100 --> 00:11:11,800 relationships that you have with the fears that you have. 165 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,500 It meet you there. Because God is there the same 166 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:21,300 God, that was on Mount Sinai is the same God who's living 167 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:23,800 inside? All who profess faith in Jesus? 168 00:11:25,300 --> 00:11:29,000 That's amazing. So, it matters. 169 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:37,100 But why? It's centered on the idea and 170 00:11:37,100 --> 00:11:40,000 the reality. Of Covenant. 171 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:50,300 Go back with me. 2 verse 2. They set out from rephidim and 172 00:11:50,300 --> 00:11:54,100 came into the Wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the 173 00:11:54,100 --> 00:11:56,300 wilderness. Now, just to give you some 174 00:11:56,300 --> 00:12:01,800 typography, this is a desert, this is not Lush Evergreens with 175 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,300 streams rolling, where you're going to enjoy trout. 176 00:12:04,300 --> 00:12:06,200 Fishing. This is a desert. 177 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:11,700 It's rough. They're at the foot of this 178 00:12:11,700 --> 00:12:14,200 mountain and camped and they're going to be there for a long 179 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:18,000 while. They're Israel and camped before 180 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,300 the mountains. Now, verse 3. 181 00:12:20,300 --> 00:12:22,900 I wonder how fast you fast. You just read through. 182 00:12:22,900 --> 00:12:28,000 This says, the Israelites were in Camp before the mountain 183 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:35,300 while Moses went up to God, while Moses went up to God, 184 00:12:35,300 --> 00:12:36,900 okay? I want everybody to think about 185 00:12:36,900 --> 00:12:42,000 this for a minute. God is revealing himself on this 186 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:47,600 mountain. And he is not some kind gently. 187 00:12:48,900 --> 00:12:54,400 Gentle Mountaineer. That's ground his own coffee, 188 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:59,000 beans, and is waiting for you to come and sit down and enjoy the 189 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:04,100 nature. He's created The people are 190 00:13:04,100 --> 00:13:11,000 seeing smoke and they're seeing fire and they're hearing Thunder 191 00:13:11,500 --> 00:13:19,200 and they're hearing trumpets. Verse 16. 192 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,400 You don't have this in the bolt and if you open your Bible, it's 193 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,400 there. Just listen though, on the 194 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,100 morning of the third day, there were Thunders and lightning 195 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:32,200 lightning is plural and a thick Cloud on the mountain and a very 196 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,700 loud trumpet blast. So that all the people in the 197 00:13:35,700 --> 00:13:40,700 camp trembled. They were trembling. 198 00:13:42,100 --> 00:13:48,500 And by the way, this is not Subjective everybody saw it. 199 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:52,800 Everybody heard it. Everybody trembled people were 200 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,900 saying that's not that impressive. 201 00:13:57,100 --> 00:13:59,300 It's God. And if this is how God is going 202 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:03,700 to reveal himself to the people of Israel, then after he's LED 203 00:14:03,700 --> 00:14:05,300 them out. What's it going to be like when 204 00:14:05,300 --> 00:14:08,900 he does return, it's not going to be subjective. 205 00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:12,300 Nobody is going to say, it might be Jesus. 206 00:14:13,300 --> 00:14:16,900 It's going to be objective and it's going to be terrifying and 207 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:19,700 it's going to be all inspiring in the word of. 208 00:14:19,700 --> 00:14:22,700 God tells us every knee will bow and tongue confess that Jesus 209 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:29,000 Christ is Lord, God is awesome. He is awesome. 210 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:35,200 But Moses is going up to meet with him. 211 00:14:36,900 --> 00:14:40,100 What should a picture that if you were one of the million plus 212 00:14:40,100 --> 00:14:43,500 people who were there? Depending on how close you were 213 00:14:43,500 --> 00:14:46,300 to the mountain and you couldn't get too close or you be Zapped. 214 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:51,700 It's an awesome. God, Moses is walking some wood. 215 00:14:51,700 --> 00:14:53,800 Been able to watch as he goes up. 216 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,100 If you ever seen a man, how tiny they become, as they move up, 217 00:14:57,300 --> 00:15:01,200 he's going up the mountain. He's ascending to be with God. 218 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,600 Why? Because God is going to reveal 219 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,800 to him. His covenants. 220 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,600 Look with me again, at verse 3, while Moses went up to God 221 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,800 period. The Lord God Called to him out 222 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,500 of the mountain saying, 'The us you shall say to the house of 223 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:22,800 Jacob and tell the people of Israel you yourselves have seen 224 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,800 what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore You On Eagle's Wings 225 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:32,200 and brought you to myself. Verse 5 now, therefore if you 226 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:36,300 will indeed obey my voice and keep my Covenant, this is the 227 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:40,700 first time this is used in the Bible that phrase and keep my 228 00:15:40,700 --> 00:15:43,500 Covenant. It's not the first Covenant but 229 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:46,100 it's the first time. It's been spoken this way. 230 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,600 You shall be my treasured possession. 231 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,300 Among all peoples for all the Earth is mine and you shall be 232 00:15:52,300 --> 00:15:55,600 to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. 233 00:15:55,900 --> 00:15:58,300 These are the words that you shall speak to the people of 234 00:15:58,300 --> 00:16:01,300 Israel. Moses is a prophet, what our 235 00:16:01,300 --> 00:16:04,700 Prophet supposed to do, what our pastors supposed to do, preacher 236 00:16:04,700 --> 00:16:08,000 supposed to do, teach, and preach, and proclaim the word of 237 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,200 God. That's what Moses does. 47? 238 00:16:10,500 --> 00:16:14,800 So Moses came down and he called the Elders of the people. 239 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,100 This is significant, it is a Leadership Model. 240 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,800 He calls the owners to himself and says this is what the Lord 241 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:27,500 said, now, spread that word and they did, they set before them. 242 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:30,700 All these words before them. Means all the people of Israel. 243 00:16:30,700 --> 00:16:33,100 There's over a million of them set before them. 244 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:36,700 All these words that the Lord had commanded, all the people 245 00:16:36,700 --> 00:16:39,200 answered together and said all that. 246 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,900 The Lord has spoken. We will do. 247 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,100 So, Moses goes back up. The mountain reports, these 248 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:50,300 words of the people to the Lord This is Moses life. 249 00:16:50,700 --> 00:16:52,300 We're studying the life of Moses. 250 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:57,100 He is moving up this mountain where God has made his presence 251 00:16:57,100 --> 00:17:00,300 real. Here's what the word wants him 252 00:17:00,300 --> 00:17:03,200 to say in faithfulness, he brings it to the people and the 253 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:08,599 people of said, we will do it. We will do all of it and don't 254 00:17:08,599 --> 00:17:12,599 you believe that they meant it? You know how the story is going 255 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:15,400 to go but they meant it we will do it. 256 00:17:16,500 --> 00:17:20,700 And what is before us is a covenant and the Covenant, in 257 00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:24,300 this time period, in this particular part of the earth, 258 00:17:24,300 --> 00:17:27,000 the way these covenants were built was a covenant that had 259 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,500 these things first. It had a preamble in the 260 00:17:30,500 --> 00:17:34,500 Preamble would list simply who are the people involved in the 261 00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:38,500 Covenant? In this case it is God himself 262 00:17:38,900 --> 00:17:44,700 and it is the people of Israel. Covenants were a contract but 263 00:17:44,700 --> 00:17:46,900 they're not like the contracts we have today. 264 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:51,000 They're quite different for one, the contract wasn't to equal 265 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,900 parties. There was one who was the 266 00:17:53,900 --> 00:17:57,500 Conquering King The Sovereign, the all-powerful who then was 267 00:17:57,500 --> 00:18:00,400 making a covenant with one who has been conquered. 268 00:18:01,500 --> 00:18:06,500 That's the way it worked. The Preamble is God, and the 269 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:10,700 people of Israel, the Preamble then moves into and historical 270 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:13,700 prologue. Where the Sovereign says, this 271 00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:19,500 is what I have done and this is why you should trust me and you 272 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:22,900 see it right here. Go back with me to verse 4. 273 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,300 This is God. Speaking to Moses, you 274 00:18:26,300 --> 00:18:31,200 yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore 275 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,600 you. Are You On Eagle's Wings and 276 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,000 brought you to myself? That would have been an 277 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,100 illustration that they could have understood Bore You On 278 00:18:39,100 --> 00:18:42,100 Eagle's Wings. You know, when we go to Lake 279 00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:46,000 City, Colorado almost every year at this wonderful, beautiful 280 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,700 lake Lake San Cristobal. At the top of this massive pine 281 00:18:49,700 --> 00:18:52,000 tree, there's an eagle's nest now. 282 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:56,300 Eagles win their babies, they had to stay in the nest usually 283 00:18:56,300 --> 00:18:59,700 for over 100 days. They're so fragile. 284 00:19:00,100 --> 00:19:02,500 And when it comes time for them, To get out the mother, messes 285 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:04,600 up, the nest, and they've got a fly. 286 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,900 But if they struggle, what does the mother do? 287 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:11,500 She swoops underneath them and carries the baby to safety until 288 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:15,600 it's ready? What a picture God did that for 289 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:19,500 the people of Israel. He is doing it for us. 290 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:25,400 The prologue continues, he speaks of the history of what he 291 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,900 has done. I bore You On Eagle's Wings and 292 00:19:28,900 --> 00:19:31,700 brought you to myself. Elf. 293 00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:38,000 The prologue is meant to show the one who is in Covenant 294 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,400 relationship. This is why I'm worthy of your 295 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:46,600 trust and worthy of your honor. Next after the Preamble Who's 296 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,500 involved in the Covenant after the prologue. 297 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,400 This is why you should trust me and remain in this Covenant 298 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,000 comes. What is required? 299 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:58,500 And what God is. Requiring here, is their full 300 00:19:58,500 --> 00:20:03,700 obedience to his revealed word. And he's about to Out to give 301 00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:06,500 them the Ten Commandments. I want you to miss not miss 302 00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:09,900 something. How gracious is it of God that 303 00:20:09,900 --> 00:20:13,900 he rescues them first from the oppression of the enemy and 304 00:20:13,900 --> 00:20:16,500 brings them out from the oppression of the enemy. 305 00:20:16,900 --> 00:20:20,100 Before he gives them the law, he rescues them. 306 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,300 What if he had said, while they were in Egypt, here's my Ten 307 00:20:24,300 --> 00:20:27,700 Commandments. If you obey them perfectly 308 00:20:27,900 --> 00:20:33,300 forever, then I'll rescue you We wouldn't have this book. 309 00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:39,200 God's grace is the rescue comes first. 310 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:43,000 Then there is the enabling by his spirit in the hearts of new 311 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:47,000 creatures that we, by his power and presence can seek to obey 312 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,700 his word. And to be forgiven constantly, 313 00:20:49,700 --> 00:20:53,700 when we fall short, the Preamble, it lists, the parties, 314 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:55,800 the prologue. This is what God has done. 315 00:20:56,300 --> 00:21:00,500 Here's what is required of you. Lastly, the blessings and the 316 00:21:00,500 --> 00:21:03,900 curses that come in, did you hear them as I read them? 317 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:11,000 What the Lord says to Moses. He says, tell them verse 5, if 318 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,200 you will indeed obey my voice and keep my Covenant, you shall 319 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:19,800 be my treasured possession to being the treasured possession 320 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,100 of the God, who is on that mountain. 321 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:27,200 Amazing, among all the peoples for the Earth is mine and you 322 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:31,400 shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. 323 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:32,900 We're going to pick that up next week. 324 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:35,900 These are the words that you shall speak to the people. 325 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:42,800 Their identity is transformed. If they obey these things, they 326 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:47,200 will be God. Almighty's treasured possession. 327 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,700 Athena Treasures. Most they will be a kingdom of 328 00:21:51,700 --> 00:21:56,600 priests. They will be a holy nation, a 329 00:21:56,608 --> 00:22:00,500 holy people. The parties involved were God. 330 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:05,200 Moses is playing the role of profit. 331 00:22:06,700 --> 00:22:10,400 And the role of mediator. Listen to this. 332 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,800 Just after the Lord gives the Ten Commandments, the people of 333 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,700 Israel speak. They speak to Moses. 334 00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:20,500 Listen to what they say. You speak to us and we will 335 00:22:20,500 --> 00:22:25,600 listen but do not let God speak to us, lest we die. 336 00:22:26,300 --> 00:22:30,500 Moses said to the people do not fear for God has come to test 337 00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:33,800 you that the fear of him who may be before you that you may not 338 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,600 sin. The people stood far off while 339 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:41,300 Moses Drew near to the thick. Darkness, where God was. 340 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:48,300 Moses was the mediator. And we know what happens. 341 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,500 Next week, we'll be looking at the chapter, where the people of 342 00:22:53,500 --> 00:22:57,300 God because Moses hasn't returned soon enough. 343 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:08,500 Make idols and worship idols, they will not keep the Covenant. 344 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:13,400 And what happens? God. 345 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:21,700 Who in verse 3, it says drew them to himself. 346 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:29,200 The God Who said, I want you to be mine forever. 347 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:35,700 Is going to provide a better profit, a perfect Prophet. 348 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,800 The word himself in the beginning was the word and the 349 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,600 Word was with God. And the Word was God. 350 00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:47,100 The God on the mountain of Mount Sinai. 351 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:52,200 Father, Son. And Holy Spirit is the same God 352 00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:59,200 born in the manger. A better profit, the perfect 353 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,700 Prophet. A better mediator, the perfect 354 00:24:02,700 --> 00:24:05,500 mediator. It will be Jesus. 355 00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:10,500 In the Old Testament is God was on that mountain, his presence 356 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:13,400 and Power in his word being revealed. 357 00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:23,300 Now becomes a man. First, the baby 100% man. 100% 358 00:24:23,300 --> 00:24:29,500 God who's going to enter into this world to this Darkness. 359 00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:40,100 Why? Because the Lord desires to draw 360 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:48,400 his people to himself. How does this connect to the 361 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:54,700 long list of fears and pains and burdens that we experience the 362 00:24:54,700 --> 00:24:58,500 Side of Heaven? This way. 363 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:07,600 These same God. In that storm, in that fire in 364 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:11,000 that thunder. In that trumpet, the one who 365 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:16,500 spoke to Moses and Moses spoke back to on behalf of the people 366 00:25:16,500 --> 00:25:19,900 that same God came to this earth. 367 00:25:21,500 --> 00:25:25,200 Jesus. To live the life that we could 368 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,200 never live because we could never none of us perfectly obey 369 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,700 that law. The reason why I could pause 370 00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:34,900 right now and say let's go back to the Ten Commandments and 371 00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:37,800 let's do it again. It would be appropriate because 372 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:43,500 we know we're going to fall short and so did God and so God 373 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:49,000 gives us the man who lives perfectly who never sins. 374 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:57,600 He's the second Adam, the new Adam. but that God, That just 375 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,700 God, the perfect righteousness, and holiness. 376 00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:07,000 Ordained that there would have to be a sacrifice just as the 377 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,500 people were saved and Israel by the Passover Lamb. 378 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:13,200 Now, we are saved by the lamb. The Lamb of God. 379 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:18,300 In Jesus Christ doesn't descend upon a mountain, but he is sins 380 00:26:18,300 --> 00:26:25,100 onto a cross. and as he is lifted up, He does everything. 381 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:32,800 That is necessary. all the way to the end so that God Father, 382 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:38,900 Son and Holy Spirit can fulfill his Covenant promises to make a 383 00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:54,700 people for himself and to draw them near After Jesus spoke his 384 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:58,800 final words. And breathe his last. 385 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:05,200 The Centurion said, truly. This is the son of God. 386 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:16,200 What we can take from Exodus 19. Is that the very same God who 387 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,800 descended on that mountain and fire and smoke and thunder and 388 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:24,700 trumpet and word that very same God. 389 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:31,900 Is very present today in the lives of all, who trust in him. 390 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:35,800 The spirit of God, God himself is living in US. 391 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:42,100 His word is still being revealed to us and what his word is 392 00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:48,400 seeking to say to us all the way through is that he is faithful 393 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:59,300 to keep his Covenant. He is Lord, he is Lord, he has 394 00:27:59,300 --> 00:28:05,800 and will fulfill every promise he's made. and for those who are 395 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:12,000 in Christ, we recognize the fear and wonder and Transcendence of 396 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:19,800 God, but we live in the freedom being in the grip of the one who 397 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:28,600 has drawn us to himself. So, in every conversation I had 398 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:33,700 last week and the ones I'll have today and the rest of this week. 399 00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:40,200 I will have the privilege and you do too as the priesthood of 400 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:46,300 all believers to tell the story of the God, one, true God, 401 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,500 father son. Holy Spirit, who is doing all of 402 00:28:49,500 --> 00:28:56,200 this and has done all this. To draw his people to himself. 403 00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:03,700 That you might know. If you're in Christ, you're his 404 00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:11,100 treasured possession. We're going to close after I 405 00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:14,900 pray. And I want you to really think 406 00:29:14,900 --> 00:29:18,900 deeply about the words that were singing because they're about 407 00:29:18,900 --> 00:29:22,500 that God. And they're about that. 408 00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:26,300 God, who is living in us right now. 409 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,900 Father, is we in this time together? 410 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:35,700 We thank you for the blessings, the richness, your word, our 411 00:29:35,700 --> 00:29:40,100 eyes being opened our hearts made new, and father of there. 412 00:29:40,100 --> 00:29:43,800 Any who have come here today and have never even heard such 413 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,900 things as I am preaching and they sense that there is a need, 414 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:51,400 they have for Jesus. I pray that they would Trust in 415 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:55,300 you right now, even as I pray, friend cry out to the Lord. 416 00:29:55,600 --> 00:30:00,200 Tell him that you are a sinner in need of a savior that he you 417 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,400 have revealed as the only one asked him to rescue. 418 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:07,200 You tell somebody that you came with or come see me or Robbie 419 00:30:08,300 --> 00:30:11,900 Father for all who know by your grace that they are in Christ. 420 00:30:12,300 --> 00:30:18,900 Let us not quickly move to the next thing but let us absorb 421 00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:24,800 what it means to be the treasured possession of the 422 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:29,800 Living. God Immortal invisible. 423 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,600 God. Only wise, we pray in. 424 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,300 Jesus name. Amen. 425 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:36,000 Stamp