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A new way to live
Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011Scripture quotations taken from the
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Leviticus - Mt Sinai seminar notes
Deuteronomy - Moses’s final speech
Fitting it togetherExodus 1-18 - The Deliverance
Exodus 19-40 - At Mt Sinai - A new way to live
Exodus 1-18 - The Deliverance
Exodus 19-40 - At Mt Sinai - A new way to live
Exodus 19:9Exodus 19:9 The Lord The Lord said to Moses, "I am said to Moses, "I am
going to come to you in a going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the dense cloud, so that the
people will hear me people will hear me speaking with you and speaking with you and
will always put their trust will always put their trust in you." Then Moses told in you." Then Moses told the Lord what the people the Lord what the people
had said. had said.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Now Now Moses used to take a tent Moses used to take a tent
and pitch it outside the and pitch it outside the camp some distance camp some distance
away, calling it the "tent away, calling it the "tent of meeting." Anyone of meeting." Anyone inquiring of the Lord inquiring of the Lord
would go to the tent of would go to the tent of meeting outside the meeting outside the
camp. camp.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
Exodus 33:15-16Exodus 33:15-16Then Then Moses said to him, "If Moses said to him, "If
your Presence does not your Presence does not go with us, do not send go with us, do not send
us up from here. 16 How us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you will anyone know that you
are pleased with me and are pleased with me and with your people unless with your people unless
you go with us? What else you go with us? What else will distinguish me and will distinguish me and
your people from all the your people from all the other people on the face other people on the face
of the earth?" of the earth?"
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
Exodus 25:8Exodus 25:8"Then "Then have them make a have them make a
sanctuary for me, and I sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. will dwell among them.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp)
Exodus 29:45-46Exodus 29:45-4645 45 Then I will dwell among Then I will dwell among
the Israelites and be their the Israelites and be their God. They will know that God. They will know that
I am the Lord their God, I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of who brought them out of
Egypt so that I might Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am dwell among them. I am
the Lord their God. the Lord their God.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp)
Exodus 40:34-35Exodus 40:34-35Then Then the cloud covered the the cloud covered the
Tent of Meeting, and the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the glory of the Lord filled the
tabernacle. 35 Moses tabernacle. 35 Moses could not enter the Tent could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the of Meeting because the
cloud had settled upon it, cloud had settled upon it, and the glory of the Lord and the glory of the Lord
filled the tabernacle. filled the tabernacle.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp)
Revelation Revelation 2:52:5Remember the height Remember the height
from which you have from which you have fallen! Repent and do the fallen! Repent and do the
things you did at first. If things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will you do not repent, I will
come to you and remove come to you and remove your lampstand from its your lampstand from its
place. place.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp)
John 1:14John 1:14The Word The Word became flesh and made became flesh and made his dwelling among us. his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and the glory of the One and
Only, who came from the Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and Father, full of grace and
truth. truth.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - Jesus “tabernacled” among us
- Jesus “tabernacled” among us
1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 3:163:16Don't you know that Don't you know that you yourselves are God's you yourselves are God's
temple and that God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? Spirit lives in you?
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - Jesus “tabernacled” among us
- Jesus “tabernacled” among us
- He dwells in our hearts - He dwells in our hearts
Revelation 21:3Revelation 21:3And I And I heard a loud voice from heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the throne saying, "Now
the dwelling of God is the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with men, and he will live
with them. They will be with them. They will be his people, and God his people, and God
himself will be with them himself will be with them and be their God. and be their God.
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - Jesus “tabernacled” among us
- Jesus “tabernacled” among us
- He dwells in our hearts - He dwells in our hearts
- We will live with him - We will live with him
All GraceAll Grace
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp)
Where is God’s Where is God’s presence in presence in
your life right your life right now?now?
i. The Presence
God himself would dwell with them
God himself would dwell with them - God on a mountain - God on a mountain
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp)
- Tent of Meeting (outside the camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp) - The Tabernacle (in middle of camp)
Leviticus 1:3Leviticus 1:3"'If the offering is a burnt "'If the offering is a burnt
offering from the herd, he offering from the herd, he is to offer a male without is to offer a male without
defect. He must present it defect. He must present it at the entrance to the at the entrance to the
Tent of Meeting so that it Tent of Meeting so that it will be acceptable to the will be acceptable to the
Lord. Lord.
ii. The Priests
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
Leviticus 1:5Leviticus 1:5He is to slaughter the He is to slaughter the young bull before the young bull before the
Lord, and then Aaron's Lord, and then Aaron's sons the priests shall sons the priests shall
bring the blood and bring the blood and sprinkle it against the sprinkle it against the
altar on all sides at the altar on all sides at the entrance to the Tent of entrance to the Tent of
Meeting. Meeting.
ii. The Priests
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
Leviticus 1:6-9Leviticus 1:6-9He is to skin the burnt He is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into offering and cut it into
pieces. 7 The sons of pieces. 7 The sons of Aaron the priest are to Aaron the priest are to
put fire on the altar and put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the arrange wood on the
fire. ...9 He is to wash the fire. ...9 He is to wash the inner parts and the legs inner parts and the legs
with water, and the priest with water, and the priest is to burn all of it on the is to burn all of it on the
altar. altar.
ii. The Priests
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin - sin is bloody & awful; is death & destruction; is costly & ugly & grubby & dirty
- sin is bloody & awful; is death & destruction; is costly & ugly & grubby & dirty
- sin leaves its stain all over you - sin leaves its stain all over you
Leviticus 1:2Leviticus 1:2"Speak to the Israelites "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When and say to them: 'When
any of you brings an any of you brings an offering to the Lord, bring offering to the Lord, bring
as your offering an as your offering an animal from either the animal from either the
herd or the flock. herd or the flock.
ii. The Priests
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
Leviticus 1:4Leviticus 1:4He is to lay his hand on He is to lay his hand on
the head of the burnt the head of the burnt offering, and it will be offering, and it will be
accepted on his behalf to accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. make atonement for him.
ii. The Priests
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
- you can know for sure where you stand with God
- you can know for sure where you stand with God
Do you know Do you know for sure?for sure?
ii. The Priests
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
God himself would make a way to deal with their sin
- you can know for sure where you stand with God
- you can know for sure where you stand with God
Exodus 20:2Exodus 20:2"I am the Lord your God, "I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of Egypt, out of the land of
slavery. slavery.
iii. The Precepts
God gave them commands to protect & to provide
God gave them commands to protect & to provide
- rules for the rescuedExodus 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
- rules for the rescuedExodus 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
- obediences flows out of identity 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
- obediences flows out of identity 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
Psalm 19:8Psalm 19:8The precepts of the Lord The precepts of the Lord
are right, giving joy to the are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of heart. The commands of
the Lord are radiant, the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. giving light to the eyes.
iii. The Precepts
God gave them commands to protect & to provide
God gave them commands to protect & to provide
- rules for the rescuedExodus 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
- rules for the rescuedExodus 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
- obediences flows out of identity 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
- obediences flows out of identity 20:2 (NIV) 2 "I am the Lord your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. d
Leviticus 23:2Leviticus 23:2The Lord said to Moses, The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to the Israelites "Speak to the Israelites
and say to them: 'These and say to them: 'These are my appointed feasts, are my appointed feasts,
the appointed feasts of the appointed feasts of the Lord, which you are the Lord, which you are
to proclaim as sacred to proclaim as sacred assemblies. assemblies.
iv. The Parties
God gave them time to
-rest
- remember
- & rave!
God gave them time to
-rest
- remember
- & rave!
John 1:14John 1:14The Word became flesh The Word became flesh and made his dwelling and made his dwelling
among us. We have seen among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came One and Only, who came
from the Father, full of from the Father, full of grace and truth. grace and truth.
Grace Notes
- The Presence - The Presence
John 19:30John 19:30When he had received When he had received
the drink, Jesus said, "It is the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he finished." With that, he
bowed his head and gave bowed his head and gave up his spirit. up his spirit.
Grace Notes
- The Presence - The Presence
- The Priests - The Priests
Hebrews 10:11-12Hebrews 10:11-12Day after day every Day after day every
priest stands and priest stands and performs his religious performs his religious
duties; again and again duties; again and again he offers the same he offers the same
sacrifices, which can sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 never take away sins. 12 But when this priest had But when this priest had
offered for all time one offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat sacrifice for sins, he sat
down at the right hand of down at the right hand of God. God.
Grace Notes
- The Presence - The Presence
- The Priests - The Priests
Romans 7:7-8Romans 7:7-8What shall we say, then? What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not not! Indeed I would not
have known what sin was have known what sin was except through the law. except through the law.
For I would not have For I would not have known what coveting known what coveting
really was if the law had really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet." not said, "Do not covet."
But sin, seizing the But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by opportunity afforded by
the commandment, the commandment, produced in me every produced in me every
kind of covetous desire. kind of covetous desire.
Grace Notes
- The Presence - The Presence
- The Priests - The Priests
- The Precepts - The Precepts
Luke 14:15Luke 14:15When one of those at the When one of those at the table with him heard this, table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, "Blessed he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom the feast in the kingdom
of God." of God."
Grace Notes
- The Presence - The Presence
- The Priests - The Priests
- The Precepts - The Precepts
- The Parties - The Parties