The Golden Calf: The Background of Israel’s Idolatry
“The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction” (Exodus...
View ArticleThe Making of the Golden Calf
Exodus 32:1-8 1 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this...
View ArticleThe Golden Calf: Moses’ First Prayer
Exodus 32:9-14 7 The LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; 8 they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I …...
View ArticleThe Worship of False Gods
Several months ago, a friend asked a very interesting question: “Is it possible to believe in false gods?” The answer to this question is obvious, but in the process of trying to answer this question,...
View ArticleGreg Boyd and the Character of God – Part 4: The Intergenerational Punishment...
This is the fourth post on the character of God based on God’s revelation of himself to Moses on Mount Sinai. The specific focus of these studies is the intergenerational punishment statement in Exodus...
View ArticleGreg Boyd and the Character of God – Part 6 – Exodus 34:7 –“The Day I Settle...
This is the sixth post on the character of God based on God’s revelation of himself to Moses on Mount Sinai. The specific focus of these studies is the intergenerational punishment statement in Exodus...
View ArticleThe Character of God
The God of the Old Testament is a God who reveals himself to be a gracious and merciful God. At Mount Sinai, Israel understood that the true nature and character of God could be defined by his mercy...
View ArticleThe Character of God as Seen Through the Liturgical Credo of Exodus 34:6-7
וַיַּעֲבֹ֙ר יְהוָ֥ה׀ עַל־פָּנָיו֮ וַיִּקְרָא֒ יְהוָ֣ה׀ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֥ל רַח֖וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ נֹצֵ֥ר חֶ֙סֶד֙ לָאֲלָפִ֔ים נֹשֵׂ֥א עָוֹ֛ן וָפֶ֖שַׁע וְחַטָּאָ֑ה וְנַקֵּה֙...
View ArticleThe Character of God as Seen Through the Liturgical Credo of Exodus 34:6-7 –...
NOTE: This study on the character of God was written by Jean Sharp, a student in my course “Old Testament Theology: The God of the Old Testament.” For the complete series of studies on the character of...
View ArticleIntroduction to the Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Pentateuch, the five books which are attributed to Moses. The Book of Exodus deals with the deliverance of Israel from their servitude in Egypt by the...
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