The Hebrews did not take long to digress, when they did not see signs of God. They wanted something seen. (a gold calf) This meant they broke commandments 1 and 2.
Moses even asked to see the glory of God. God's ways include intervention but they also include mystery. This is very evident in the passage in Exodus ...' Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live." Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."
The glory of God is awesome to behold whether we see it or not! Amen.
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What a great example of letting the world influence you when you aren't living the Word everyday. Aaron had just been consecrated and within a small window of time had been corrupted into making a false God. Shows you how easy it is to lose sight of God. Was his faith not strong enough to tell the people to be patient? Why didn't he stand up for His God that he believed in? Then when asked about what he had done he lied.
ReplyDeleteHow would you like to be the one that Broke God's Laws? (Literally)How did he feel at that moment when he realized, I just broke the Tablet's God made? I wonder if he felt any different than when we break those laws today?