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GOD'S response to Moses' intercession

Text: Exodus 32:14-35
15 September 2014

22 September 2014

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING
Text: Exodus 32:14-35

GOD’S RESPONSE TO MOSES’ INTERCESSION

1. Relenting from God noted:-    Exodus 32:14

2. Reasons not disclosed

3. Results:-

a) Anger turned away

b) Dire punishment averted

c) The children of Israel were spared

MOSES DESCENDS FROM THE MOUNTAIN

1. The two tablets of the Testimony were with him    Exodus 32:15

2. Features

a) Hand written by God    Exodus 32:16

b) Written on both sides    Exodus 32:15

MOSES AND JOSHUA
(On the way down from the mountain)

1. Joshua’s remark
There is a noise of war in the camp    Exodus 32:17

2. Moses’ rejoinder

a) It is not the noise of the shout of victory

b) Nor the noise of the cry of defeat

c) But the sound of singing I hear    Exodus 32:18

THE ANGER OF MOSES

1. What Moses saw

a) The golden calf

b) The people dancing    Exodus 32:19

2. What Moses felt

a) Great anger    Exodus 32:19

b) Expressions of his anger

i) He cast and broke the Stone Tablets    Exodus 32:19

ii) He grounded the golden calf into powder    Exodus 32:1:26

iii) Scattered it on the water    Exodus 32:26

iv) Made the children of Israel drink the water    Exodus 32:26

3. Confrontation with Aaron

a) What did this people do to you?

b) That you have brought so great a sin upon them?    Exodus 32:27

4. Aaron’s excuse

a) Addresses Moses as “My lord”    Exodus 32:28

b) He tries to appease Moses    Exodus 32:28

i) Do not let the anger of my lord become hot

ii) You know the people, that they are set on evil    Exodus 32:22

iii) They asked for gods to be made to go before them    Exodus 32:23

iv) They disdained Moses    Exodus 32:23

v) Aaron asked for gold and made the golden calf    Exodus 32:24

SURVEYING THE SITUATION

1. The people were unrestrained    Exodus 32:25

2. Moses made a bold challenge    Exodus 32:26
a) Whoever was on the Lord’s side- Come to me

b) All the sons of Levi gathered to him

A PAINFUL DECISION

1. Thus says the LORD God of Israel    Exodus 32:27

a) This was from the Lord

b) This was not Moses’ decision

2. Order given

a) To kill all who worshipped the golden calf

b) 3000 people fell that day    Exodus 32:27-28

c) The sons of Levi obeyed this order