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THE LORD SAW THE WORK OF SIN IN ISRAEL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
Deuteronomy 9:9-15

John 17:15-19

 

“Sanctify them through thy truth:

thy word is truth.”

 

THE LORD SAW THE WORK OF SIN IN ISRAEL
 
The tables of stone were such important items that Israel for a long time revered them. The original pair was replaced after Moses broke them in a rage of anger at the golden calf episode. The tables of stone were probably lost many years later when the king of Babylon burned the temple at Jerusalem. They were kept in the Ark of the Covenant and were greatly valued. By then His words had been preserved by other means. If all these items were found today, no doubt people would make them idols. Perhaps this is why God allowed their disappearance. Jesus authenticated the copied words of Scripture when He read them as authoritative documents in the synagogues many times. The Apostles also used them as the very words of God. The Law of God, as it is written, is always superior.
 
While Moses was still in the mountain, the Lord told him to go down quickly because the people had corrupted themselves. He saw that they had turned so fast and had forgotten the Lord and made for themselves a molten image. Even those who repented later saw their own folly in sinning against God while He watched over them. The Lord saw them as stiff-necked people. When the heart cannot be persuaded to change or to obey, then the law will have to be enforced. The Lord had to punish Israel for their sin. Those who resisted the chastisement had to be destroyed. The Lord was determined to destroy them and to blot out their name. At the intercession of Moses, the Lord deferred His punishment, but eventually all had to pay for their transgressions. Moses came down from the mount with the two tables of the covenant as the mount burned with fire. God oversaw the safe delivery of the Law.
 
Satan was involved in the events leading up to the entrance of sin in the human race. He never ceases to undermine the good work of God’s servants. Aaron became an instrument of satanic deception. The giving of the Law was a great event, but the rebellion of Israel stands out in contrast to that glorious occasion.
 
THOUGHT: Follow the Lord and overcome the devil.

PRAYER: Father, protect me this day from yielding to sin.

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