Daily Devotions
Hebrews
"For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched..."
Text: Hebrews 12:18
MEETING BETWEEN MAN AND GOD
One of the grandest and most profound descriptions of Man meeting with God must be that described in the Book of Exodus (Cf. Exodus 19-20). The following text recalls this significant event.
“For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched
and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness
and tempest and the sound of trumpets and the voice of words,
so that those who heard it begged that the word should not
be spoken to them anymore.”
Hebrews 12:18-19
1. Mount Sinai
a) This was a literal physical mountain “that may be touched”.
b) This was where God chose to meet with the children of Israel and to speak to them.
2. The glory of the Lord that was displayed
a) A number of elements highlighted the great glory of the Lord.
b) These include the following:-
i) Fire
ii) Blackness
iii) Darkness
iv) Tempest
v) The sound of a trumpet
vi) The voice of words
3. The response of the children of Israel.
a) They were terrified by what they saw.
b) They made an urgent request to Moses.
They “begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.” They were terrified when they heard the Voice of the Lord!