“He sent the young men of the people of Israel to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings of oxen to Adonai.”-Exodus 24:5 We’re told the “young men of Israel” were assigned to perform the sacrificial offerings. Why? Many scholars will say this was just a practical expedient. In other words, all that brute young muscle […]

“Moses wrote down all the words of Adonai. He rose early in the morning, built an altar at the base of the mountain and set upright twelve large stones to represent the twelve tribes of Israel.”-Exodus 24:4 We are continuing to look at the ratification process of the Mosaic Covenant. This part of Scripture is just […]

Today we begin Exodus chapter 24. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. Moshe came and told the people everything Adonai had said, including all the rulings. The people answered with one voice: “We will obey every word Adonai has spoken.”-Exodus 24:3 Over the last several chapters, we have witnessed the Lord present His covenant […]

Since chapter 19 of Exodus, we have been witnessing the making of a covenant. Well, actually let me rephrase that. To put it in more exact Biblical language, we have been witnessing the CUTTING of a covenant. When we get to chapter 24, we will see the RATIFICATION of this covenant. “To ratify” means to […]

“When my angel goes ahead of you and brings you to the Emori, Hitti, P’rizi, Kena‘ani, Hivi and Y’vusi, I will make an end of them. You are not to worship their gods, serve them or follow their practices; rather, you are to demolish them completely and smash their standing-stones to pieces.“-Exodus 23:23-24 Concerning the possession […]