Exodus 34:1–9
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to a pivotal moment in the life of Israel, and consequently, in the history of redemption. The covenant had been broken by the people, and so the physical representation of that covenant was broken before their eyes. By all rights, the story of Israel should have ended right there, consumed by the righteous wrath of God. And the reason it doesn't is the central theme of our text today. God, in His astonishing mercy, decides to renew the covenant. He invites Moses back up the mountain for a second set of tablets. The first giving of the law revealed God's standard. This second giving of the law reveals God's character. The first set was written by God on stones God provided. This second set will be written by God on stones that Moses, the sinner's representative, must hew and carry himself.