Exodus 331219 Our God is a God who DWELLS The Exodus Story Background God liberates people from slavery God and people enter into covenant relationship People start worshipping an idol God tells Moses he will not dwell in the midst of the people ID: 574908
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A God Who DWELLS
Exodus 33:12-19Slide2
Our God is
a God who DWELLSSlide3
The Exodus Story: Background
God liberates people from slavery
God and people enter into covenant relationship
People start worshipping an idol
God tells Moses he will not dwell in the midst of the people
Why?Slide4
The Exodus Story: God’s Holiness
“Buddy Jesus”Slide5
The Exodus Story: God’s Holiness
To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a
consuming
fire
on top of the mountain.
Exodus 24:17
For the LORD your God is a
consuming
fire
, a jealous God.
Deuteronomy 4:24
The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: “Who of us can dwell with the
consuming fire
? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
Isaiah 33:14
…For our “God is a
consuming
fire
.”
Hebrews 12:29Slide6
The Exodus Story: Moses’ Prayer
You are holy and we don’t deserve you, but…
You have chosen us
You want us to reflect you to the rest of the world
We need your full presence to do that
“Show me your glory”Slide7
Our Stories: Are we settling?
We are half-hearted creatures,
fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea.
We are far too easily pleased.Slide8
Our Stories: Indwelt by God
“I have come that they may have life and have it to the full!” John 10:10
God’s Love + Holiness
in ChristSlide9
Our God is a God who DWELLS with his people