Covenant Renewed
EXODUS 34:10-28
Through the golden calf rebellion, Israel broke her covenant with God. Amazingly, in Exodus 34:10-28, God renews his relationship with them. We come to an ancient vow renewal ceremony and the promises and terms of the covenant are rehearsed and restated all over again. God repeats himself. He says what Israel already knows. And he does so because they are a people who need constant reminders of what is true. And we are, too. In our lives, it’s so easy to forget even the most important things. Not that the facts of the gospel just go flying out of our heads. But that the reality of who God is, who we are, and all he’s done for us fails to be felt, cherished, and central in our hearts. So we come to this scene in the Exodus story to remember what are lives are all about. Being reassured, above all else, “God is ours and we are his.”