Moses went up the mountain a second time to meet with the Lord and receive the Law on two new tablets of stone.
God revealed Himself to Moses, there on the mountain. He revealed part of His nature and love for the people of Israel, a chosen people.
4 So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone. 5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, A GOD MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO ANGER AND ABOUNDING IN STEADFAST LOVE (LOVING KINDNESS) AND FAITHFULNESS, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, (or a thousand generations) forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty (God is also completely righteous and just) … Exodus 34
Despite Israel’s earlier turning away from God to worship the golden calf idol, God revealed the Love side of His Nature to Moses. He renewed Covenant Exodus 34:27 with Moses and Israel who had betrayed Him so readily. Unlike the idols of the nations, false gods, Yahweh is a loving Father and wants good for His children.
God bless and keep you today.
(A shorter blog today as a result of an earlier power outage).