Vaughan Roberts, St Ebbes, 16 Jun 2002
A
Terrible Betrayal
http://www.stebbes.org.uk/talks/results/taxonomy%3A98?page=2
covenant breaking
– a fundamental breach of contract which allows one party to walk away
Ex 24 – the
signing ceremony
Ex 25-31 detailed
instructions for the tabernacle – the climax of the covenant is that God
himself might be with them and live amongst them
Ex 32 a massive
anti-climax, an awful shock
Will God walk
away from his people?
Perhaps he won’t
draw near after all
(1)
God’s covenant is threatened by a terrible
sin
V1
How could they do
this after God’s gracious rescue, the miracles, the Passover, all they had
experienced?
They forget all
about God in v1.
They say Moses
has brought them up out of Egypt.
What folly to
think you could make a god!
V5 – Aaron
appeases his conscience / rationalises
Aaron knew the 1st
to commandments well enough
We are so easily
just like this
God has made it
clear that we are to approach him through his Word, his written word the Bible
and the incarnate Word the Lord Jesus Christ
(2)
God’s covenant is maintained through a
faithful mediator
Vv9-10
(i)
God
listened to Moses as he prayed
Moses prays on
the basis of God’s name, his reputation, what will people say?
For the sake of
your name, please don’t do it!
The priority of
the honour of God’s name
He prays on the
basis of God’s Word, his promises
(ii)
God drew
near to him
[29 minutes in to recording - includes readings]
(3)
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