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Text: Exodus 20: 18-21

MEDITATION

Exodus 20:18-21

18 Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.
19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
20 And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.”
21 So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. The response of the children of Israel

a. They saw the following:

i. Thundering

ii. Lightning

iii. Sound of the trumpets

iv. Mountain smoking

b. They feared greatly.

i. They trembled.

ii. They stood far away.

c. They spoke to Moses.

i. They were afraid of God.

ii. They did not dare to hear any more words from God.

iii. They feared that they would die if they carried on hearing from God.

d. Promise to Moses:

i. Moses can speak on behalf of God.

ii. They will listen.

iii. But they were afraid of God speaking to them directly.

2. Moses’ response to the children of Israel

a. They need not be fearful.

b. God was testing them.

c. This sense of fear was good and healthy.

d. The fear of the LORD would keep them from sin.

3. The result of this conversation

a. Moses

i. He drew near to God.

ii. He was covered in darkness.

b. The children of Israel

i. They stood far away.

ii. They feared God.

经文：出埃及记 20：18-21

沉思

《出埃及记 20：18-21》
18 众百姓见雷轰、闪电、角声、山上冒烟，就都发颤，远远地站立，
19 对摩西说：“求你和我们说话，我们必听；不要神和我们说话，恐怕我们死亡。”
20 摩西对百姓说：“不要惧怕，因为神降临是要试验你们，叫你们时常敬畏他，不致犯罪。”

21 于是百姓远远地站立，摩西就挨近神所在的幽暗之中。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 以色列人的回应

a. 他们目睹了以下：

i. 雷轰

ii. 闪电

iii. 角声

iv. 冒烟

b. 他们非常惧怕

i. 他们发颤

ii. 他们远远地站立

c. 他们对摩西说

i. 他们惧怕上帝

ii. 他们不敢再听上帝和他们说话

iii. 他们惧怕如果继续听上帝和他们说话，他们会死

d. 对摩西的承诺：

i. 摩西可以代表上帝说话

ii. 他们会听

iii. 但是他们害怕上帝直接对他们说话

2. 摩西对以色列人的回应

a. 他们不必惧怕

b. 上帝正在试验他们

c. 这种敬畏是良好的反应

d. 敬畏上帝会使他们不致犯罪

3. 对话的结果

a. 摩西

i. 他靠近上帝

ii. 他被幽暗蒙蔽了

b. 以色列人

i. 他们远远地站立

ii. 他们惧怕上帝