God reveals the divine character and makes a new covenant. In 34.1-35: This chapter represents a significant turning point in Exodus. Worship of the golden calf threatened Israel's relationship with God. However, Moses urges God to provide a deeper revelation of God's character. This deeper revelation (vv. 6-7) enabled a new covenant to be restored (vv. 10-11, 27-28). The new covenant repeats a number of laws given earlier in Exodus with an emphasis on not worshipping other gods and laws relating to the Exodus and the sabbath (vv. 12-26).
Read Exodus 34.1-16. In verse 4: Moses had broken the former tablets of stone when Israel worshipped the idol of the golden calf. Their idolatry threatened to destroy their relationship with God (32.19). In verses 6-7: These verses reflect important differences in the description of God's character when compared to a similar description in 20.5-6. The changes place more emphasis on God's mercy, grace, and forgiveness while still retaining the element of God's punishment for disobedience. In verse 13: Pillars of stone and sacred poles ("asherim") of wood were used in native Canaanite fertility religion in worshipping the god Baal and Asherah (Judg 6.25). . Comments or Questions..
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