Exodus 31
God reminds the Israelites that the Sabbath is holy, and that they are required to keep it that way. I remind my kids of this as well, since it serves two points:
~ Working six days a week is taxing on the mind and body, so God is forcing those who are workaholics to rest one day so they won't kill themselves!
~ Taking a day to rest and worship the LORD is more than reasonable. Of course, as Christians, we feel every day is the Sabbath, since Jesus is our Sabbath. In Him we are in communion with the Father. How loving and reasonable our God is...to ask that we give Him one day to observe, worship and read His Word!!! In our hectic lifestyles, we often are too busy for God, but if we take the time for Him that He asks for, we find that we're better off for it.
Exodus 32
I marvel at how Aaron could stoop to this level when he was witness to so many miracles that God did for him and Moses! This should give us pause, to realize that even the most revered believers before us have slipped and failed at times.
(v.32) I stop at this verse and let my kids grasp what Moses was asking God here...he was willing to give up his own salvation forever, for the salvation for his people. That is a heart full of love and compassion...just where God wanted him!
Exodus 33
How magnificent and yet terrifying it must have been to talk directly with God! Moses was blessed, but with that blessing, came enormous responsibility. We don't always think of that when we pray to be used by God. We want access to Him, but we aren't always prepared or willing to do what He wants us to do. I know I have had many thoughts and desires for what I want to do for God, but He always has something different, and ultimately, better for me and my family.
Exodus 34 - 40
The rest of this book details how God told Moses to make the items of the Tabernacle. This is a good study to go into, since we see our own human anatomy and the spiritual world reflected in these items.
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