They Saw GOD
Exodus 24: 9 Then Moses went up, also
Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10 and
they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet
as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like
the very heavens in its clarity. 11 But
on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand.
So they saw God, and they ate and drank.
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Moses and the leaders of Israel went up part of the way of
the mountain. When they got to a certain point, they could see GOD.
My Observations:
- I
believe they saw the preincarnate JESUS.
- I
believe JESUS brought HIS own pavement from heaven and it was a blue
sapphire with extreme clarity.
- I
believe JESUS did not touch the leaders of Israel because HE did not
anoint all of them.
Seeing GOD should have been enough to keep the faith
extremely high for the rest of their lives. In fact, they heard what Moses said
when he first mentioned that GOD was going to dismantle Egypt. They saw the
plagues and saw that they were not affected by them. They saw the defeat of
Egypt. They got water from a rock. They also received Manna and quail every
day.
But the children of Israel had a mindset that was difficult
to change. No matter what was given to them or shown to them, they would still
think the way they wanted. JESUS appeared in preincarnate form and did not
touch them. They may have been excited to be chosen to see GOD, so they
celebrated by eating the sacrificial food. They saw GOD, BUT GOD did not touch
them.
Challenge
- Why
did GOD remind Moses about the leaders of Israel seeing JESUS?
- Has
GOD provided for you, shown you wonders and given you promises and yet,
you still have not fully believed and are choosing your own path?
- How
much more does GOD have to do for you to put your trust in HIM?
