New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Exodus 34

1 The Lord said to Moses, "Cut out two stone tablets that are just like the first ones. I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 32:16

References Moses

Exodus 32:19 Exodus 31:18

Word

Psalm 119:89 Exodus 34:28

2 "Be ready in the morning. Then come up on Mount Sinai. Meet with me there on top of the mountain. Reference

Sin

Exodus 19:20 Exodus 19:11

3 No one must come with you. No one must be seen anywhere on the mountain. Not even the flocks and herds must be allowed to eat grass in front of the mountain." Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 19:21

4 So Moses carved out two stone tablets that were just like the first ones. Early in the morning he went up Mount Sinai. He carried the two tablets in his hands. He did as the Lord had commanded him to do.

5 Then the Lord came down in the cloud. He stood there with Moses and announced his name, The Lord. Reference

Parallel theme

Numbers 11:17

References Lord

Exodus 33:19 Exodus 33:9 Numbers 11:25 Isaiah 1:10 Psalm 102:21 Proverbs 18:10 Exodus 19:18 Deuteronomy 32:3

6 As he passed in front of Moses, he called out. He said, "I am the Lord, the Lord. I am a God who is tender and kind. I am gracious. I am slow to get angry. I am faithful and full of love. Reference

Grace

Psalm 86:15 Joel 2:13 Psalm 145:8 Nehemiah 9:17 Jonah 4:2 Psalm 86:5 2 Chronicles 30:9 Micah 7:18 Deuteronomy 5:10

Truth

Psalm 138:2

7 I continue to show my love to thousands of people. I forgive those who do evil. I forgive those who refuse to obey. And I forgive those who sin. But I do not let guilty people go without punishing them. I punish the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren for the sin of their parents." Reference

Grace

Ephesians 1:7

Parallel theme

Psalm 103:3 Psalm 130:4 Exodus 23:7 Hebrews 12:29 Nahum 1:6 Daniel 9:9

Sin

Jeremiah 32:18 1 John 1:9 Job 10:14

8 Moses bowed down to the ground at once and worshiped. Reference

Parallel theme

Genesis 17:3

Worship

Exodus 4:31 2 Chronicles 20:18

9 "Lord," he said, "if you are pleased with me, then go with us. Even though these people are stubborn, forgive the evil things we have done. Forgive our sin. And accept us as your people." Reference

Parallel theme

Psalm 28:9 Psalm 78:62 Exodus 19:5

References Lord

Psalm 33:12 Psalm 94:14 Deuteronomy 32:9 Psalm 135:4 Jeremiah 10:16 Exodus 32:9 Zechariah 2:12

10 Then the Lord said, "I am making a covenant with you. I will do wonderful things in front of all of your people. I will do miracles that have never been done before in any nation in the whole world. The people you live among will see the things that I, the Lord, will do for you. And they will see how wonderful those things really are. Reference

Parallel theme

Deuteronomy 10:21 Psalm 77:14 Isaiah 64:3 Psalm 66:5 Jeremiah 32:21 2 Samuel 7:23 Psalm 78:12 Psalm 66:3 Joshua 6:20

References Lord

Deuteronomy 32:30

11 "Obey what I command you today. I will drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites to make room for you. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 33:2 Exodus 3:17 Exodus 3:8 Deuteronomy 6:3

12 "Be careful. Do not make a peace treaty with those who live in the land where you are going. They will be a trap to you. Reference

Covenant

Deuteronomy 7:2

Parallel theme

Deuteronomy 7:16

13 Tear down their altars. Smash their sacred stones. Cut down the poles they use to worship the goddess Asherah. Reference

Parallel theme

2 Kings 18:4 Exodus 23:24 2 Kings 23:14

Sacrifice

Deuteronomy 7:5 Deuteronomy 16:21 Judges 6:25 Judges 2:2

14 Do not worship any other god. I am a jealous God. In fact, my name is Jealous. Reference

References God

Deuteronomy 4:24 Deuteronomy 32:21 Nahum 1:2 Deuteronomy 6:15 Deuteronomy 32:16 Joshua 24:19 Isaiah 9:6

References Lord

1 Corinthians 10:22 Deuteronomy 29:20

Worship

Matthew 4:10

15 "Be careful not to make a peace treaty with those who live in the land. They commit sin by offering sacrifices to their gods. They will invite you to eat their sacrifices. Reference

Covenant

Deuteronomy 31:16 Exodus 34:12

Parallel theme

1 Corinthians 8:10 1 Corinthians 10:27 Jeremiah 3:9 1 Corinthians 8:7

References God

Judges 2:17

Sacrifice

Psalm 106:28 1 Corinthians 8:4 Numbers 25:2

16 You will choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons. And those daughters will commit sin by worshiping their gods. Then they will lead your sons to do the same thing. Reference

Parallel theme

Ezra 9:2 Nehemiah 13:23

References God

Nehemiah 13:25

17 "Do not make statues of gods. Reference

References God

Leviticus 19:4 Exodus 32:8

18 "Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread that is made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Do it at the appointed time in the month of Abib. You came out of Egypt in that month. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 13:4 Leviticus 23:6

19 "Every male animal that is born first to its mother belongs to me. That includes your livestock. It includes herds and flocks alike. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 13:2 Exodus 22:29 Exodus 13:12 Luke 2:23 Ezekiel 44:30

20 Sacrifice a lamb to buy back every male donkey that is born first to its mother. But if you do not buy the donkey back, break its neck. Buy back every oldest son. "You must not come to worship me with your hands empty. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 23:15 Deuteronomy 16:16

Redemption

Exodus 13:13 Exodus 13:15 Numbers 18:15

21 "Do your work in six days. But you must rest on the seventh day. Even when you are plowing your land or gathering your crops, you must rest on the seventh day. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 23:12 Exodus 35:2 Deuteronomy 21:4 Luke 13:14 1 Samuel 8:12

22 "Celebrate the Feast of Weeks. Bring the first share of your wheat crop. "Celebrate the Feast of Booths. Hold it in the fall. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 23:16 John 7:2

23 "Three times a year all of your men must come to worship me. I am your Lord and King, the God of Israel. Reference

Parallel theme

Exodus 23:14

References God

Exodus 23:17 Deuteronomy 16:16 Genesis 32:28

24 I will drive out nations ahead of you. I will increase your territory. Go up three times a year to worship me. While you are doing that, I will keep others from wanting to take any of your land for themselves. I am the Lord your God. Reference

Parallel theme

Psalm 78:55 Exodus 33:2 Acts 18:10 Psalm 80:8

References God

Deuteronomy 12:20 1 Chronicles 4:10 Genesis 35:5 Deuteronomy 19:8 Deuteronomy 7:1

References Lord

Proverbs 16:7

25 "Do not include anything that is made with yeast when you offer me the blood of a sacrifice. You must not keep any of the meat from the sacrifice of the Passover Feast until morning. Reference

Blood

Exodus 23:18

Parallel theme

Exodus 12:10

26 "Bring the best of the first share of your crops to my house. I am the Lord your God. "Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk." Reference

References God

Exodus 23:19 Deuteronomy 14:21 Deuteronomy 26:2

27 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write down the words I have spoken. I have made a covenant with you and with Israel in keeping with those words." Reference

Covenant

Deuteronomy 31:9 Deuteronomy 4:13

References Lord

Exodus 17:14

Word

Exodus 24:4

28 Moses was there with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights. He didn't eat any food or drink any water. The Lord wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant. Those words are the Ten Commandments. Reference

Covenant

Deuteronomy 4:13

Parallel theme

Exodus 24:18 Exodus 32:16 Exodus 31:18 2 Corinthians 3:7

References Lord

Deuteronomy 9:18 Deuteronomy 9:25

Word

Exodus 34:1

29 Moses came down from Mount Sinai. He had the two tablets of the covenant in his hands. His face was shining because he had spoken with the Lord. But he didn't realize it. Reference

Parallel theme

Matthew 17:2 Luke 9:29 Revelation 1:16 Revelation 10:1

References Moses

2 Corinthians 3:13

Witness

Exodus 32:15

30 Aaron and all of the people of Israel saw Moses. His face was shining. So they were afraid to come near him. Reference

Parallel theme

Mark 9:3

31 But Moses called out to them. So Aaron and all of the leaders of the community came to him. And Moses spoke to them.

32 After that, all of the people came near him. And he gave them all of the commands the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.

33 Moses finished speaking to them. Then he put a veil over his face.

34 But when he would go to speak with the Lord, he would remove the veil. He would keep it off until he came out. Then he would tell the people what the Lord had commanded. Reference

Parallel theme

Hebrews 4:16

References Lord

2 Corinthians 3:16

35 They would see that his face was shining. So Moses would put the veil back over his face. He would keep it on until he went in again to speak with the Lord.

Summary of Exodus 34

Exodus 34, a renewed covenant with Israel, is a chapter in God’s Word describing how God renewed the covenant with Israel after their sin with the golden calf. Moses climbed the mountain a second time to receive a new set of tablets of stone. God made known to Moses His Name and nature. Further, God instructed Moses with the terms of the covenant, and the chapter concludes with Moses coming down from the mountain with an irradiated face.

God instructs Moses to cut out two new tablets of stone to replace the ones that Moses broke. Moses is to bring the two new tablets up the mountain the following morning, and God promised to write the words from the previous tablets on these new ones. Moses is further instructed to keep everyone from coming near the mountain, even the animals. The nation, including their animals, is to wait while Moses talks with God and brings down the new tablets of stone. Following these instructions, Moses prepared the tablets and went up the mountain as God directed.

The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with Moses while telling him His Name and nature of being merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in goodness and truth. He further describes that He will leave iniquity, transgression, and sin unpunished but will punish the children for the sins of the parents for hundreds of years. Moses is overwhelmed, falls on his face in worship, and asks that the Lord would go with them since they are a stiff-necked people. Moses further prays that the Lord would forgive their sin and iniquity and that they may be His inheritance.

God renews His covenant with Israel, promising to doondrous things before them. He promised to cast out the nations that occupy the land that Israel is about to enter. God warned Israel not to enter into a covenant with the inhabitants of the land as their manner of worship may entice them to participate in it. Israel is particularly warned not to destroy the altars of the nations and then adopt their manner of worship. God instructs them to destroy their images and groves and warns them not to worship any other gods. The Lord identified Himself as a jealous God and warned Israel not to make a covenant with the nations. God instructs them on matters of worship and the feasts that they are to keep before the Lord. They are to keep the feast of unleavened bread for seven days starting on the appointed time in the month of Abib. The firstborn of Israel belongs to the Lord, including their animals. The firstborn of an ass is to be redeemed with a lamb, and the firstborn of a son is to be redeemed as well.

They are to keep the Sabbath, even on the most crucial days of plowing and harvest. The children of Israel are instructed to keep the feast of weeks and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end. The people are to appear three times a year before the Lord. God promises to protect the land during the three pilgrimages and drive out the nations before them. The Israelites were warned not to offer the blood of sacrifices with leavened bread and not to keep the sacrifice of the Passover until the following day.

The Lord reminded Moses to write the covenant, which He renewed with the children of Israel, and Moses spent forty days and nights on the mountain. Further, Moses did not eat the bread or drink the water during those days and nights. God wrote the covenant on the new tablets of stone, including the ten commandments.

When Moses comes down from the mountain with the two tablets of stone, he is unaware that his face is shiny from being with God. Aaron and the Israelites became frightened when they saw Moses, and they kept their distance.

Moses summoned Aaron and the rulers of the congregation and talked to them. All the children of Israel came near, and Moses told them everything the Lord had spoken to him on the mountain. Moses further instructed the people regarding God’s commands concerning their manner of worship. Moses covered his face with a veil when he finished speaking.

This veil was to stay on Moses’s face as long as he was speaking to the people. Moses would remove the veil whenever he went before the Lord to talk to Him and then put it back on when he returned. The people of Israel could see that Moses’s face was radiant after he had been talking with the Lord, so they could see the veil.

Exodus 34 restored the covenant relationship between God and Israel after the Sin of the Golden Calf. Moses received a new set of stone tablets, and God reaffirmed the covenant with Israel. The chapter reiterated God’s commands to Israel concerning worship, feasts, offerings, and Sabbath. It further described Israel’s relationship with the nations that God promised to drive out before them, warning them not to enter into a covenant with them.

The chapter concluded with Moses continuing as God’s spokesperson, and his radiant face is the sign that he has been with God.

New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Exodus 34

Summary of Exodus 34

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