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Exodus 24:12 Did God really say..

Good morning friends,

I will be posting shorter comments until the end of the year as I am going to be working 3 days a week at Millstone.  I have become accustomed to spending an hour or so on the blog each day, but may not be able to keep that up on the days I work.

Happy Veteran's Day.  Thank you for your service.

Blessings 

Jeff

The Lord spoke the words of the 10 commandments in chapter 20. Gives the "hand written original" carved in stone sometime later.  This time Joshua goes with Moses,  Made me think of the "Did God really say …" in the temptation of Adam and Eve.  Despite the verbal acceptance of the covenant by the people, since their first parents chose to disobey at the first opportunity, their children were bound to do likewise.  With the letters carved in stone, all of Israel could know that God really said that.  If there was ever any question, just go read the tablets.

Fast forward to Sermon on the Mount and the "You have heard that it was said to those of old..."  statements by Jesus.  These are rabbinic interpretations of commandments, not verbatim.  

Instruction - What does God expect of me? The problem is not the law, but how man is able to twist it and make exceptions.  One purpose of law is to drive each person to say "I need a Savior who will fulfill the law for me."

Thanksgiving - For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:3-4  You have done exactly what I could not do for myself.

Confession - I am not a faithful ambassador of this message.  Allowing for people to think they can do it on their own or define faith in such a way that it is a work which merits God's forgiveness.

Petition - Walking according to the flesh and the sin that still resides there.  Let each believer know that sin has no dominion over them, because of Christ. .


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