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  3ABN Sabbath School Panel Lesson 10 - The Covenant and the Blueprint Online Sabbath School Lesson:   Exodus - Adult Bible Study Guides 3ABN Sabbath School Panel Website:   3ABN Sabbath School Panel Home | 2025 Quarter 3 Exodus Lesson 10 Living the Law:   https://the-undercover-adventist.blogspot.com/2025/08/sabbath-school-lesson-10-covenant-and.html

  A New Heart to Obey Text: Ezekiel 36:26–28 The Christian life often raises a crucial question: How does obedience actually happen in us? Is it sheer human willpower? Is it simply determination to do better? Or is there something deeper, something that God Himself provides? In Ezekiel 36:26–28, God speaks directly to this question. Through the prophet, He says: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances. You will live in the land that I gave to your fathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God.” Notice already: obedience is not presented as something we generate, but something God creates within us. The Human Promise vs. the Human Problem If we go back to Israel’s covenant experience at Sinai, we hear the people say in Exodus 19:8, “All that...

  “A Covenant Sealed with a Meal” Text: Exodus 24:9–18 Introduction In Exodus 24, we reach one of the most breathtaking moments in all of Scripture. God had just confirmed His covenant with His people at Sinai. The people had promised, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do” (Exod. 24:3). Now, beginning in verse 9, we are told that Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders went up the mountain. And there, they saw the God of Israel . Beneath His feet was a pavement of sapphire, clear as the heavens themselves. And what happened next was just as amazing—they ate and drank in His presence. The Covenant Meal This was not just any meal. It was the sealing of the covenant between God and His people. In the ancient world, eating together was a sign of trust, friendship, and fellowship. To share a meal was to share life. Here, the leaders of Israel were given the extraordinary honor of eating in the very presence of the Holy God. Think of what this meant: the God ...

  The Covenant and the Call to Relationship Exodus 24:1–8 Brothers and sisters, today we turn to Exodus 24:1–8, a powerful moment when God and His people entered into a covenant at Sinai. The passage describes two key actions: the reading of God’s Word and the sprinkling of blood. Together, they show us how deeply God desires not just obedience from His people, but a real, living relationship with them. First, Moses read aloud the words of the covenant—God’s law, His commands, His instructions. The people responded with confidence: “All that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient.” (Exod. 24:7). Their words were sincere, but as we know, their obedience was short-lived. Soon they turned aside to idols and rebellion. This shows us the reality of human weakness—we may promise with enthusiasm, but our strength cannot carry us far. Then came the sprinkling of the blood. Moses took the blood of the sacrifice and sprinkled it on the altar and the people, saying, “Behold, the b...

  EXODUS   Sabbath School Lesson 10 The Covenant and the Blueprint   You may use this for presenting and studying the current Sabbath School Lesson. >   Download the notes for Lesson 10 video here. (Video is Below) --------------------- More Lesson 10: Sunday: The Book and the Blood Monday: Seeing God Tuesday: Power to Obey Wednesday: In the Midst of His People Thursday: Filled with the Spirit of God Friday: Further Thought - All the LORD says I Will Do ----------------------- More Sabbath School Resources: 3ABN Sabbath School Panel Hope Sabbath School Sabbath Quarterly Lessons for 3rd Quarter EXODUS

  Perfect Love as Our Father Loves Text: Matthew 5:43–48 When we think of Jesus’ most challenging commands, few strike deeper than His words in Matthew 5:44: “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” And then, as if to sum it all up, He adds in verse 48: “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Why does Jesus link these two ideas—loving those who hate us and being “perfect” like our heavenly Father? What is He teaching us about perfection in the Christian life? God’s Standard of Love When Jesus speaks of loving our enemies, He is showing us that God’s love is not selective. He does not love only the good or the righteous. Jesus points out that the Father “makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matt. 5:45). God’s love is abundant, unconditional, and impartial. That’s the standard He calls ...

Hope Sabbath School  Living the Law The law given to Moses when well beyond the Ten Commandments. This week we will look at why this was necessary and the way that Jesus challenged us to go beyond the letter of the law. Study Guide:  Hope Sabbath School Study Lesson 9 Living the Law   Facebook:  Hope Sabbath School Song:  3rd Quarter Scripture Song Hope Sabbath School Website:  Hope Sabbath School | Hope Channel in North America Exodus Lesson 9 Living the Law Video Summary:   https://the-undercover-adventist.blogspot.com/2025/08/sabbath-school-lesson-9-living-law.html

  Vengeance Belongs to the Lord Text: Romans 12:19; Deuteronomy 32:35 Romans 12:19 declares: “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.” Here Paul echoes Deuteronomy 32:35, where God Himself promises: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip.” These verses contain both a command and a promise. The command: Do not take revenge. The promise: God Himself will set things right. They are closely related because our obedience—our refusal to strike back—rests upon our trust that God will keep His word. The Command: Leave Vengeance to God Human nature pushes us to retaliate when we are wronged. We feel that fairness demands an immediate response. Yet God tells us to step aside. Why? Because vengeance is not safe in our hands. Our justice is usually mixed with selfishness, anger, and pride. God alone knows hearts and motives. To seek revenge i...