Exodus 31:1-11
Building The Temple
Exodus 31:12-18
Laws of The Sabbath
Exodus 32:1-10
The People Make a Golden Calf to Worship
Exodus 32:11-24
Moses Blames Aaron For Making The Golden Calf
Exodus 32:25-35
God Orders 3000 People Killed
Exodus 33:1-11
The Lord Commands Israel to Leave Mt Sinai
Exodus 33:12-23
The Lord Promises to be With His People
Exodus 34:1-9
Moses Makes The Second Set of Commandments
Exodus 34:10-26
The Covenant Renewed
Exodus 34:27-35
Moses Face Shines When he Comes Down From Mount Sinai
Exodus 35:1-35
Offerings For The Tabernacle
Moses Face Shines When he Comes Down From Mount Sinai
Exodus 34:27–35
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The Lord told Moses to put His laws in writing (v. 27). As with the giving of the book of the law the first time Moses spent 40 days with the Lord on Mount Sinai (v. 28). Unlike the previous 40 days, the people this time did not get involved in idolatry as before. Also, in contrast with the anger Moses evidenced when he returned with the first set of tablets, this time his face radiated with the glory of God (v. 29).
When Aaron and the children of Israel saw that his face shone they were afraid to come close to him (vv. 30-32). Moses was not aware of the radiance of his skin but apparently the people told him his face shone because he then covered it (v. 33). This illustrates a vital difference between self-righteous Parseeism and true godliness. The pharisee wants to advertise his spirituality while the person who has spent time with God is not even aware of what others see in him. The man who is completely devoted to the Lord does not need to wear some badge or button because his life will show he has been spending time with the Lord.
As Moses shared with the people all that God had spoken he had this veil on his face (vv. 34-35). The interpretation of this is given in (II Cor. 3:13) as it states “And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished.” The end of this passage is parallel with (Rom. 10:4).
Application
Question - Am I spending enough time with the Lord for it to show in my life?
Exodus 34:27-35 (English Standard Version)
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