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By the time we have read through Exodus we have learned the basic vocabulary of the Gospel—words like blood, redeem, sacrifice, glory, law, tabernacle and Passover are all here, part of the great drama in which God saves a people for himself. To study Exodus, therefore, is to come to the heart of the message of redemption, to see God as the Savior of his people, caring for them and present with...

is a holy place; as Moses could not come near to the burning bush (3:5), so the people must remain at a distance from the mountain (19:12). Just as the bush burned with flame (3:2), so God would descend on Sinai in fire (19:18). And just as Moses was afraid to look at God (3:6), so the people tremble before the theophany (19:16). All of this requires of them that they consecrate themselves, symbolized by washing their clothes and abstaining from sexual intercourse. Then, on the third day, the Lord
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