Exodus 29:1–9
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that has a peculiar and dangerous relationship with holiness. On the one hand, our culture is militantly secular and treats the very idea of a holy God as a quaint relic, a piece of bronze age mythology. On the other hand, when moderns do interact with God, they want Him to be a manageable deity, a cosmic therapist, a divine affirmation machine. They want a God who is approachable, but they mean approachable on their own terms. They want intimacy without awe, fellowship without fear, and a relationship without reverence. In short, they want a God they can get close to without getting incinerated. The central problem that the entire Bible is seeking to answer is this: How can sinful man, who is unclean, draw near to a holy God, who is a consuming fire, and not be destroyed?