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Heartbreak |
Feb 10, 2008 |
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By this time, the Israelites have been redeemed from their slavery. They have seen the glory of God, hey have heard this voice. They are not a pagan people. Every morning they wake up, they pick up manna to eat. They can see the cloud and smoke in the mountain, and they couldn't be still and wait 40 days. We can shake our heads at them, but there's something desperately stubborn and wicked with our hearts – often, we worship our own ideas of God. While we won't make a golden calf, we make God according to the definition in our hearts. Idolatry is what we desire: things rather than a relationship with God; independence rather than submission to him. But this is also a story about mercy. If God really wanted to judge, he wouldn't have killed only 3,000. This is more about grace. Those who are for the LORD were given a chance. There are two lessons we can learn from this text...
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