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the 7th day

Exodus 24:16&17
"16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel."

Moses lead his people out of Egyptian slavery and into freedom! The Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians for 400 years! They were immersed in Egyptian religion and culture. Their day-to-day lives were ruled by slave masters. They forgot how to govern themselves, if they ever knew. When God gives them freedom, He also gives them LAWS. They need boundaries on who they will be. For themselves and each other.

God invited Moses to the mountain top. Our culture is very accelerated, we want things to happen quickly. That's not the way things used to be. In today's verses we read that GOD was on the mountain top for 6 days before He invited Moses to join Him there. And, Moses is invited to this place that is being "devoured by FIRE!" It's smoky and cloudy, too. It doesn't sound inviting at all. While GOD being there has it's allure, He is a Holy God, and it's more than a little frightening to be in His presence.
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