1. What did the people want when they saw Moses delayed coming down out of the mount?
themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him” (Exodus 32:1). 2. What did Aaron do at the request of the people?
3. How does I Corinthians 10:7 fit into the context we are studying?
not to do! 4. What did God tell Moses the children of Israel had done?
land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt” (Exodus 32:7-8).
therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation” (Exodus 32:9-10). 6. What caused the Lord to change His mind about Judgment on Israel?
which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people” (Exodus 32:11-14). 7. What was contained on the tables of stone that Moses carried?
hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables” (Exodus 32:15- 16; cf. Exodus 31:18).
and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them” (Exodus 32:19-21)? 9. Did Aaron accept responsibility?
10. What did Moses do when he saw the people were naked?
among their enemies:) Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men” (Exodus 32:25-28). 11. How far was Moses willing to go to save the people from God’s wrath?
them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book” (Exodus 32:31-33).
13. Was God going to allow the children of Israel to inherit the land He promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
14. How did the Lord appear to Moses at the door of the tabernacle?
15. Fill in the blanks: “And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle” (Exodus 33:11). 16. Would the Lord allow Moses to see His face?
17. Why was Moses instructed to bring two more tables of stone before the Lord?
these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest” (Exodus 34:1).
19. Were the children of Israel to go into the land promised to them and make friends of the people therein?
20. How much did Moses have to eat and drink when writing the ten commandments?
21. Why were the children of Israel afraid to come near to Moses when he came down from the mount?
22. Who came and brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments?
23. Did Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man work as the Lord instructed them?
24. Did the people bring enough offerings to be used in the sanctuary?
25. Who made the ark (hint, this one was not made by Noah)?
26. What was the mercy seat made of?
27. What were all the pins of the tabernacle and the court made of?
28. How much of what the Lord commanded was actually made?
29. What was engraved on the plate of the holy crown?
30. Who inspected the work to assure it was done right?
31. When was the tabernacle to be set up?
32. Did Moses, at this point, do all that the Lord commanded him?
33. What covered the tent of the congregation that both allowed and prevented Israel from journeying?
Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys” (Exodus 40:34-38). |
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| © 2008 This study was prepared for the midweek studies of the Sunrise Acres church of Christ in El Paso, TX by Brian A. Yeager. |
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