Exodus 34
The Lord said to Moses, "...Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain. No one shall come up with you, and let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite that mountain."
It was 6am. The sun had yet to peak through the clouds. The mist flowed like a river below our feet and the cool morning air cleared our minds. We stood in the quiet daybreak amongst the rows of tea. As we gazed out from the mountains, Moses' encounter with God came to mind. God called Moses to meet with Him in the morning on top of Mount Sinai to proclaim His glory to Moses. This wasn't the first time God had called Moses up to the top of a mountain. What was the significance of meeting on a mountain peak? We wonder if it was to call Moses away from the Israelites' complaints or to show him all the beauty that can been seen in creation?
The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
Merry Christmas.
- Michael & Elaine
