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Exodus 24:12&15
"12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to Me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount."

Yesterday we read about God's COMMANDS to Joshua, when he was leading the Israelites after Moses. "Be STRONG and COURAGEOUS. Don't be AFRAID. Don't be DISMAYED. God is with you everywhere you go." Joshua had to take back the Promised Land! Joshua had millions of Israelites to lead. And he had armies to conquer and giants to defeat. Challenges abound and gave him COMMANDS.

Before Joshua, there was Moses. Moses lead his people out of Egyptian slavery and into freedom! As Americans, we think of our country's founding in 1776 as a VERY LONG time ago. 248 years ago! A LOT has changed since then. Our founders would NOT recognize the country they made. 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 would be. For themselves and each other.

In today's verses, God invites Moses to the mountain top. We continue to study GOD'S GRAND PLAN in this week's section titled, Sea Divided Tablets Guided.
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