Mediator
Exodus 24
I wear many hats as a pastor. One of those hats I sometimes have to wear is that of a mediator. There are times that I need to meet with two parties that cannot seem to get along, that have some type of conflict affecting the relationship. Oftentimes, the relationship is restored, though on some occasions, peace is not achieved.
In Exodus 24, a primary theme of the chapter is mediation. In the first couple verses, we see Moses as the mediator between God and the Jewish people. Only he could go up the mountain and meet with God. Eventually God would establish hight priests who would serve as mediators.
A mediator is one who stands between two or more parties and seeks to bring them together for the purpose of reconciliation. You and I needed a mediator for the purpose of reconciliation. We needed to be reconciled with God. Isaiah 59:1-2 says, “but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.”
Jesus is the mediator. He is the greater Moses (Hebrews 3:3). In Exodus 24, an animal was sacrificed and then Moses sprinkled a portion of the blood on the people. Hebrews 12:24 says that Jesus is “the mediator of a new covenant,” and His “sprinkled blood,” bought our forgiveness from sin. We are covered by the blood of the Lamb!
Jesus’ death and resurrection did more than just having our sins forgiven. It also brought us into a a new relationship with the God of glory! We get a glimpse of God’s glory in this chapter. Moses and some of his men “beheld God, and ate and drank” (v. 11). What an awesome privilege. No one can see God and live. But they did see “under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone.”
Looking under his feet was all they could handle. But Moses had the privilege of being engulfed by a cloud and meeting with God for forty days. I can only imagine what that was like. But someday, each of us will be able to stand in God’s awesome glory every day for all of eternity.
My guess is that you are thankful that Jesus’ death and resurrection has brought you from death to life. But let me ask you: Do you desire, above all else, to experience God’s presence? It is one thing to be forgiven, but another thing to truly earn for God. There was nothing more important for Moses than to be in God’s presence.
In Exodus 33:18 it says, “Moses said, ‘Please show me your glory.’” May that be the passion of our hearts. Lord, please show us Your glory.
Exodus 24
I wear many hats as a pastor. One of those hats I sometimes have to wear is that of a mediator. There are times that I need to meet with two parties that cannot seem to get along, that have some type of conflict affecting the relationship. Oftentimes, the relationship is restored, though on some occasions, peace is not achieved.
In Exodus 24, a primary theme of the chapter is mediation. In the first couple verses, we see Moses as the mediator between God and the Jewish people. Only he could go up the mountain and meet with God. Eventually God would establish hight priests who would serve as mediators.
A mediator is one who stands between two or more parties and seeks to bring them together for the purpose of reconciliation. You and I needed a mediator for the purpose of reconciliation. We needed to be reconciled with God. Isaiah 59:1-2 says, “but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.”
Jesus is the mediator. He is the greater Moses (Hebrews 3:3). In Exodus 24, an animal was sacrificed and then Moses sprinkled a portion of the blood on the people. Hebrews 12:24 says that Jesus is “the mediator of a new covenant,” and His “sprinkled blood,” bought our forgiveness from sin. We are covered by the blood of the Lamb!
Jesus’ death and resurrection did more than just having our sins forgiven. It also brought us into a a new relationship with the God of glory! We get a glimpse of God’s glory in this chapter. Moses and some of his men “beheld God, and ate and drank” (v. 11). What an awesome privilege. No one can see God and live. But they did see “under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone.”
Looking under his feet was all they could handle. But Moses had the privilege of being engulfed by a cloud and meeting with God for forty days. I can only imagine what that was like. But someday, each of us will be able to stand in God’s awesome glory every day for all of eternity.
My guess is that you are thankful that Jesus’ death and resurrection has brought you from death to life. But let me ask you: Do you desire, above all else, to experience God’s presence? It is one thing to be forgiven, but another thing to truly earn for God. There was nothing more important for Moses than to be in God’s presence.
In Exodus 33:18 it says, “Moses said, ‘Please show me your glory.’” May that be the passion of our hearts. Lord, please show us Your glory.
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