When Moses asks to see God's glory, God answers by telling him who He is. If you asked God what He is like, what would He say? In Exodus 32–34, Moses experiences God relenting from disaster twice while still upholding consequences, offers God two options for forgiving Israel, and then hears God proclaim His own name. In this episode, we look at what that tells us about the basis of God's forgiveness, and ask how well each of last episode's two views fits it.

In this episode:

- Why we're starting with God's own description of Himself

- The golden calf (Exodus 32): how Moses experiences mercy and punishment in the same event

- Moses's two options, "just forgive them" or "blot me out," and why God declines both (Exodus 32:30-35, Romans 9:3)

- Exodus 33: God relents a second time, and Moses asks to see His glory

- Exodus 34:6-7, the "Thirteen Attributes of Mercy": hesed, emet, and what "by no means clear the guilty" means

- Forgiveness and consequences: how Deuteronomy and Ezekiel 18 correct Israel's misunderstanding of God's justice and mercy

- What God shows Moses, and what He doesn't: a character to trust rather than a mechanism

Passages mentioned: Exodus 32:30-35; Exodus 33:1-23; Exodus 34:6-7; Deuteronomy 7:9-10; Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:19-24; Romans 9:3; Isaiah 55:6-9

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Made Like His Brothers is a podcast and YouTube channel exploring Jesus, the true God and true Man, and his rescue of humanity from sin, death, and the devil. It's for anyone who wants to know God better, and who finds tension between the theology they inherited and what they read in Scripture. Expect biblical theology that reads Scripture in its own ancient context, follows the story of the Bible from beginning to end, and centers on Christ and His incarnation.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

[0:52] Recap: two views of forgiveness

[2:26] Exodus 32: The golden calf

[13:00] Exodus 32:30-35: Moses's two options

[27:39] Exodus 33: God's second mercy

[32:56] "Show me your glory"

[39:45] Exodus 34:6-7: God names Himself (hesed and emet)

[48:00] Exodus 34:7: Forgiveness and consequences

[59:08] Visiting the children?

[1:12:02] What God shows Moses, and what He doesn't

[1:14:55] Closing Encouragement

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Cm3KOqy9udc

Music: "Royalty Free Music" by NastelBom via Pixabay.

Quotes from: Thomas R. Schreiner, Romans, Second Edition (Baker Academic).

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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