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- Pastor Name: Jonathan Cornell
- Date & Time: March 29, 2015 | 10:00am
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We’ve been following the Israelites on their journey from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land, and we’ve come to the climactic point in the Exodus story. We’re at the foot of Mt. Sinai, the Mountain of God. Soon, God will give the 10 Commandments to Israel, the ten words with which God binds himself to Israel and makes them his people.
Our text this morning is right before these 10 Commandments, in chapter 19. As we read, what we’ll realize is that this is a very dramatic passage. It reminds me of those people, whose sanity might be questionable, who chase storms. Or who, when a tornado is coming or a hurricane is bearing down on them, take out their cell phone and video the events rather than run for cover. This morning’s passage is kind of like a YouTube video in this way.
What we see in Exodus 19 is a God who made all things good, breaking into a world that no longer is. A God who comes in pure goodness and holiness to dwell among his people, to make his home with them. And it’s a terrifying experience. It’s as if the very foundations of creation can no longer contain, the earth is shaking, clouds of thunder and lightning are raging. It makes you want to head for cover as the Holiness—not this domesticated God that we’ve created, gentle Jesus meek and mild, or the “Jesus is my boyfriend” theology we see today—no, this story makes us want to run for cover. Except for the fact that there is a rising sound of music. A trumpet begins to emerge from this great mountain, Mt. Sinai.
Download the entire transcript: Exodus 19 16-19 A Trumpet to Send
