Exodus 20:18–21
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Our generation wants a god who is manageable, a deity who fits comfortably in our back pocket next to the car keys and loose change. We want a god who is more like a cosmic therapist, endlessly affirming and never, ever frightening. But the God of the Bible, the God who is, is not a teddy bear. And when He descends to meet with His people, the people discover that they cannot bear it. The scene at the foot of Sinai is one of the most foundational events in all of Scripture. God has just spoken the Ten Words, the very constitution of reality, directly into the ears of the Israelites. This was not a quiet whisper in a seminary library. There was thunder, lightning, smoke, and the blast of a supernatural trumpet that grew louder and louder.