28 September 2024
Youth Worship 28th September 2024 : Behold, I make a covenant
Youth Worship 28th September 2024 : Behold, I make a covenant
Text: Exodus 34:10-27
- Speaker:
- Rev Benjamin Quah
- Series:
- Focus on Faith
Message Notes
YOUTH WORSHIP SERVICE 28 September 2024
Title: “Behold, I make a covenant”
Text: Exodus 34:10-27
INTRODUCTION
1. Exodus 34:1-9
A “Reset”
2. But what needs to be reset?
3. Why did the people of Israel fail to keep the Covenant in the first place?
A COMPARISON WITH ABRAHAM AND THE (ABRAHAMIC) COVENANT THAT WAS GIVEN TO HIM
1. Abraham
a. A Covenant was given to Abraham (Genesis 15)
b. He was able to keep it
c. There was a close Relationship between him and God
i. They spoke together at length
ii. Abraham believed in God (Genesis 15:6)
iii. God called him “friend” (Isaiah 41:8)
2. Contrasted with Israel
a. The Sinaitic (Mosaic) Covenant was given expressly to the elders of Israel, as representative of the entire nation (Exodus 24:1, 9)
b. These elders were meant to teach the nation about God and His Covenant
(For God’s Covenant was given to the entire nation, and not just a single person)
c. But was it communicated properly or effectively?
d. The masses
i. They had little understanding about God
ii. They had little or no Relationship with God
iii. They broke the Covenant in the first instance that Moses was away
3. What needs to be Reset?
Israel’s Relationship with God
a. Abraham appreciated and treasured this Relationship
b. Israel also needs to appreciate this Relationship
c. Behind every Covenant, God is seeking to establish a Relationship
d. The Covenant will be easily broken if there is little or no Relationship
THE CONTEXT OF EXODUS 34:10-27
1. A “Reset” in Relationship must be sustained in order for it to be effective
2. Exodus 34:10-27
“Behold, I make a covenant.”
Exodus 34:10
“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
Exodus 34:27