The Self-Revelation of God
“The God Who Reveals His Glory” Text: Exodus 34:1–28 The story of Moses ascending Mount Sinai in Exodus 34 is one of the most powerful encounters between God and man in all of Scripture. This was not Moses’ first time on the mountain—it was his seventh trip up Mount Sinai , a number that often signifies completion and fulfillment in the Bible. Each trip had been marked with awe, fear, and intimacy, but this time was different. Moses carried in his hands two new stone tablets , for the first ones had been broken in anger when Israel sinned with the golden calf. This moment was a new beginning—a covenant restored, mercy renewed, and God’s glory revealed. Moses’ Anticipation of God’s Glory Imagine Moses climbing once again up that rugged mountain path, the two blank tablets in hand. His heart must have been beating with expectation. After all the failures of the people, after his own intercessions on their behalf, God had promised to show His goodness and His name (Exodus 33:19...