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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



- 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





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




- 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





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





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





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 - 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




- 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




- 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





Where is God’s Where is God’s presence in presence in

your life right your life right now?now?

i. The Presence





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


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



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 - 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



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



- you can know for sure where you stand with God


Do you know Do you know for sure?for sure?

ii. The Priests





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


- 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



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











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 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



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 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 Precepts - The Precepts

- The Parties - The Parties

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