40 Days with God

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40 Days with God

Exodus 25-31

November 27, 2016 • Michael Wilburn

1. What did Moses do for 40 days and nights in God’s presence? Is 40 days symbolically significant?
2. What can be learned from the detailed orders for the Tabernacle, its dimensions, metals, and fabrics, and the priestly service of the Tabernacle?
3. The first person in the Bible described as being “filled with the Spirit of God” is Bezalel (Ex 31:2-3; 35:30-31). Who was Bezalel? What was his occupation? How does being filled with the Spirit inform a theology of work?
4. God specifically states his purpose to dwell among his covenant people, Israel (Ex 29:43-46). How does God dwell among believers in the church age? Where in the NT is “dwelling” language used to show God’s presence with his people today?

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APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Reflect on the specificity of the Tabernacle’s design. What worship principles do you observe? Should your worship of God be more stoic or more casual? 2. What similarities and differences exist between Israel’s worship of God in the Tabernacle and the believers’ worship of God in the church? 3. Read about Moses’ work ethic in Exodus 40:16, 33. How can you improve in honoring God with your work? 4. Exodus 35-40 largely repeats Exodus 25-30. What does the repetition say about God’s relationship to Israel? How has God graciously given you new opportunities for obedience?

The Golden Calf

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APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Which of the 10 Commandments did Israel break by worshiping a golden calf? What does this event teach about idolatry? 2. Would God have been justified to destroy Israel (Ex 32:10)? Why did God relent from his anger? 3. Reflect on the description of God’s character in Exodus 34:6-7. In what way has God responded to you personally in one of these attributes? 4. Is the renewal of the Mosaic Covenant conditional or unconditional? Read Exodus 34.

Israel’s Covenant with God

November 20, 2016 • Michael Wilburn

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What makes you believe that God wants a relationship with his people in Exodus 24? Would you eat dinner with God (see Ex 24:11)? 2. Exodus 24:10 says, “They saw the God of Israel.” What do you observe from the context about this vision? How can this be understood in light of Exodus 33:20? 3. Why did the first covenant fail? Did God know Israel would fail to obey the covenant? How has Jesus Christ overcome Israel’s failure? 4. Judge the importance of the sentence, “And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord” (Ex 24:4). What does this mean for the canon of Scripture? How does this inform the biblical doctrines of inspiration and inerrancy?