THE LOVING DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD
Exodus 32:25-35
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
V:25 Moses saw that the
people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so
become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the
camp and said, "Whoever is for the Lord, come to me." And all the
Levites rallied to him.
A. It is never good to go
along to get along.
1. The decisions you make can affect the
lives of others
2. Good decisions can save lives.
3. Bad decisions can cause the lost of
lives.
4. Let me be clear, sometimes there are
adverse consequences
for standing for what is right against
the crowd.
a. However God will protect and reward you for
your dedication.
b.
Matt
Then Jesus said to his disciples,
"If anyone would come after me, he
must deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me.
c. Cross bearing involves standing up
against the crowd for
what is right before God.
B. Aaron who was left in
charge of the Israelites. Went along with
Men who suggested making an idol god.
1. It was Aaron who asked for the gold rings
and earrings
to make a calf.
2 . It was Aaron who threw the gold in the
fire and fashioned the
golden calf.
3. It was Aaron who planned the worship and
sacrifices to the golden
calf.
4. Aaron decisions was in part the reason
they had made with God.
5. When Moses came down the mountain and saw
what Aaron allowed
he threw the stone tablets to the
ground with such force they broke
into pieces indicating the broken
covenant and God’s disapproval.
6. Why was Aaron not killed immediately?
a. God does not give us an answer other
than the Levite tribe became
the priest of
b. Aaron repented by coming to Moses on
the Lord’s side.
c. God is sovereign.
Ex 33:19
I will have mercy on whom I will have
mercy, and I will have
compassion on whom I will have
compassion.
c. No matter how bad we mess up, God
gives us another
chance.
THE GOD OF SECOND CHANCES
C. Moses gave the Israelites
another chance to repent and be atoned
from
God’s wrath.
1. Only the Levites came to Moses
indicating they were on the Lord’s
side.
2. every day God gives us a chance to be
His side.
3. Anytime we decide to choose the side of
the world we risk
God’s wrath and eternal damnation.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF
REJECTING THE LORD
V:27 Then he said to them,
"This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword
to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each
killing his brother and friend and neighbor.'" 28 The Levites did as Moses
commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died.
A. The Levites became God's
army, killing three thousand of their
family members, friends, and
neighbors.
1. All
of those that were killed chose to stay on the side of idol
worship.
2. Jesus, our High Priest will cast into
hell all who reject Him as Lord
and Savior.
B. God knows the heart of
every person. He knew who would be a
A threat to
1. A little leaven will leaven the whole
dough.
2. God got rid of the leaven.
SET APART BY ATONEMENT
V:29 Then Moses said,
"You have been set apart to the Lord
today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has
blessed you this day."
30 The next day Moses said to
the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the
Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
A. Moses was the constant
intercessor for
1. Jesus intercedes on our behalf daily/
2. If it was not for Jesus, we would be
dead in our sins.
B. Moses went in the presence
of the Lord to make intercession for
THE INTERCESSION OF JESUS
V:31 So Moses went back to
the Lord and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They
have made themselves gods of gold. 32 But now, please forgive their sin — but
if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."
33 The Lord replied to Moses,
"Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. 34 Now go, lead
the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However,
when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
A. Moses loved
1. Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
2. Moses was a type of Christ.
3. Jesus sits at the right hand of the
Father making intercessions for us
continuously.
B. When we sin, all we have
to do is ask for forgiveness.
1.
1 John 1:9-10
If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness.
2. No matter what we have done in the past.
We can start with God
with a clean slate each day by asking for
forgiveness.
FORGIVEN BUT CHASTISED FOR
LOVE
V:35. And the Lord struck the
people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
A. God's forgiveness does not
eliminate His punishment.
1. God’s punishment has a purpose in our
lives.
2.
Heb 12:11
Now no chastening for the present
seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:
nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the
peaceable fruit of righteousness
unto them which are exercised thereby.
B. God’s chastisement show His love for us.
Heb 12:5-6
"My son, do not make light of the
Lord's discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes
you,
6 because the Lord disciplines those
he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts
as a son.”
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst. Pastor Of Greater
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