Reference

Exodus 19

Sermon Slides

Sermon Notes

I. God ____________ from the Mountain (v. 1-13)

A. ____________ camps (v. 1-2)

B. God’s ____________ (v. 3-6)

C. Israel’s ____________ (v. 7-8)

D. Personal ____________ is required (v. 9-13)

1. Be ____________ (v. 9b-11, 14)

2. Respect the ____________ (v. 12-13)

3. Sexual ____________ (v. 15)

II. The Lord’s ____________ presence (v. 16-25)

 A. ____________ (v. 16-19)

B. Through a ____________ (v. 20-25)

Going Deeper Questions

  1. Read Ex. 19:1-2. J. Alec Motyer provides three points:
    1. By the will of God, those whom he has redeemed must come under the direction of the word he speaks.
    2. The law of God is essentially his instructions on how to live a life pleasing to him, and it has this meaning not only in the Old Testament but throughout the Bible. God’s law is not a ‘ladder of merit’ by which we try to climb, by grim obedience, into his ‘good books’; it is a way of life revealed to those who are already by redemption in his good books.
    3. The grace of God precedes the law of God. His grace reaches out to save, and it is to those whom he has saved that he reveals his law.
  2. Why is the order of v. 4-6 important? Also, read 1 Peter 2:9. “Royal priesthood, holy nation, people for his possession” come from Ex. 19:5-6. How does the church fulfill Ex. 19?
  3. Read Isa. 42:21. What does this passage say about God’s Law? Do you view God’s Law this way? Why or why not?
  4. Tony Merida explains the reasons for God’s Law: “Yahweh [is] setting the terms of the relationship between Israel and Himself. He has delivered the people but the terms of the relationship have not
    been set.”
  5. Read v. 7-8. What are Israel’s intentions? Why are good intentions not enough? What must follow good intentions? How will you apply this to your life this week?
  6. Read 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12. If you are saved, what should you do?
  7. Read Genesis 12:1-3. What does God promise Abraham? Peter Enns says: “We will never properly understand the Exodus if we forget the connection to the patriarchs, which is foundational to the book’s message. The Exodus is about God’s keeping a promise he made to Abraham.” What does this teach us about God’s reliability and faithfulness?
  8. J. B. Phillips: “The word of God is designed to be life-changing, and, as the Bible teaches us, nothing is truly ‘known’ until it permeates from the mind to the heart and will: understood in thought, loved in heart and obeyed in will.” What causes us to not be changed by God’s Word?
  9. Read v. 16. Imagine being there. How would you feel? See Heb. 12:21.
  10. Read v. 17-19. Compare with Ps. 18:6-15. What do we learn about God from these passages?
  11. Read v. 20-22. What did this mountain say to the people?
  12. Read Hebrews 12:18-24. R. Kent Hughes says: “One mountain was designed to keep people away; the other was designed to draw them close.” At which “mountain” will you meet God? How do you know?
  13. In September we will dive into God’s Law and the Tabernacle (Exodus 20-40). Two commentators comment on the Law: “In the creation narrative, God creates the universe simply by speaking, i.e., by his word…Here in the Book of the Covenant is what forges Israel into a nation…like creation, Israel as a nation hangs upon the Ten Word for her very being.” -Gentry and Wellum, Kingdom