Exodus 34:10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth… I. A COVENANT RENEWED. Mark how in connection with this there is - (1) A new command to ascend the mount. (2) A new command that the mount shall not be touched. (3) A new manifestation of the Divine glory. Yet how different! (4) A new giving of the law. (5) A new rehearsal (in summary) of the "rights." (6) A new fast of forty days and forty nights. II. A COVENANT RENEWED ON THE BASIS OF INTERCESSION. We have even more than this - we have a "shadow of the Cross" (ch. 32:32). Peace made by (1) mediation, (2) atonement, (3) intercession. The bestowal of the blessing on this ground - 1. Prevented the people from looking lightly on sin, or from imagining that God looked lightly on it. 2. Conserved the Divine honour. 3. Gave a higher value to the gift. 4. Put honour upon Moses. 5. Taught that blessings can be won from God by intercession. - J.O. Parallel Verses KJV: And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. |
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