Exodus 34:10–28
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come to this text at a moment of high drama. This is a vow renewal ceremony after a terrible act of adultery. They have broken the covenant before the ink was dry, so to speak. Moses has come down, smashed the tablets, ground the idol to dust, and purged the camp. He calls Moses back up the mountain to cut the covenant again. We must understand that God's covenant is not a fragile, 50/50 contract between two equal parties. It is a bond in blood, initiated by the sovereign, and sustained by His faithfulness, even in the face of our treachery. This chapter is a stunning display of God's stubborn grace. It is a holy grace that reestablishes the terms of the relationship with breathtaking clarity. And the central term, the non-negotiable heartbeat of the covenant, is absolute, exclusive loyalty.