Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.
- Exodus 34:5-8
Point of Interest:
I used to go to church camp every summer when I was in elementary school. One summer, our counselor asked us if we knew how many commandments there were. We all replied that there were 10. Then one kid piped up and explained that there were actually 15 to begin with.
The camp counselor had absolutely no idea what the kid was talking about at which point I explained to both my camp counselor and my fellow camper that the kid had seen a Mel Brooks movie and taken it as gospel:
Of course, there were only ten commandments - what some people may not know is that they had to be written twice - Moses smashed the first set in a fit of rage:
"When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain."- Exodus 32:19
"The LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke."- Exodus 34:1
1 comment:
Oi! Hilarious.
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