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EXODUS 34
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17 The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed
do what you have asked, for I look favorably on
you, and I know you by name.”
18 Moses responded, “Then show me your glorious presence.”
19 The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name,
Yahweh,* before you. For I will show mercy to
anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to
anyone I choose. 20 But you may not look directly
at my face, for no one may see me and live.” 21 The
Lord continued, “Look, stand near me on this
rock. 22 As my glorious presence passes by, I will
hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you
with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will
remove my hand and let you see me from behind.
But my face will not be seen.”
A New Copy of the Covenant
Then the Lord told Moses, “Chisel out
two stone tablets like the first ones.
I will write on them the same words that were
on the tablets you smashed. 2 Be ready in the
morning to climb up Mount Sinai and present
yourself to me on the top of the mountain. 3 No
one else may come with you. In fact, no one is to
appear anywhere on the mountain. Do not even
let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain.”
4 So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like
the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed
Mount Sinai as the Lord had commanded him,
and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
5 Then the Lord came down in a cloud and
stood there with him; and he called out his own
name, Yahweh.* 6 The Lord passed in front of
Moses, calling out,
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“Yahweh!* The Lord!
The God of compassion and mercy!
I am slow to anger
and filled with unfailing love and
faithfulness.
I lavish unfailing love to a thousand
generations.*
I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
But I do not excuse the guilty.
I lay the sins of the parents upon their
children and grandchildren;
the entire family is affected—
even children in the third and fourth
generations.”
8 Moses immediately threw himself to the
ground and worshiped. 9 And he said, “O Lord,
33:19 Yahweh is a transliteration of the proper name YHWH
that is sometimes rendered “Jehovah”; in this translation it is
usually rendered “the Lord” (note the use of small capitals).
34:5 Yahweh is a transliteration of the proper name YHWH
that is sometimes rendered “Jehovah”; in this translation it is
usually rendered “the Lord” (note the use of small capitals).
34:6 See note on 34:5. 34:7 Hebrew for thousands.
34:18 Hebrew appointed time in the month of Abib. This first
month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar usually occurs
within the months of March and April. 34:19 As in Greek
version; the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain.
if it is true that I have found favor with you, then
please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and
rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special
possession.”
— promises —
from God
“I lavish unfailing love to
a thousand generations.
I forgive iniquity,
rebellion, and sin.”
E XO D US 3 4:7
10 The Lord replied, “Listen, I am making a covenant with you in the presence of all your people.
I will perform miracles that have never been
performed anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the
power of the Lord—the awesome power I will display for you. 11 But listen carefully to everything I
command you today. Then I will go ahead of you
and drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites,
Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
12 “Be very careful never to make a treaty with
the people who live in the land where you are
going. If you do, you will follow their evil ways
and be trapped. 13 Instead, you must break down
their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars,
and cut down their Asherah poles. 14 You must
worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very
name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about
his relationship with you.
15 “You must not make a treaty of any kind
with the people living in the land. They lust
after their gods, offering sacrifices to them.
They will invite you to join them in their sacrificial meals, and you will go with them. 16 Then
you will accept their daughters, who sacrifice to
other gods, as wives for your sons. And they will
seduce your sons to commit adultery against me
by worshiping other gods. 17 You must not make
any gods of molten metal for yourselves.
18 “You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you
eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at
the appointed time in early spring, in the month
of Abib,* for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt.
19 “The firstborn of every animal belongs to
me, including the firstborn males* from your
herds of cattle and your flocks of sheep and
goats. 20 A firstborn donkey may be bought back
from the Lord by presenting a lamb or young