Moses remains on the mountain interceding with the Lord for 40 more days and nights. Jewish exegesis finds three occasions where Moses spends 40 days with God on Sinai, thus it is said that Moses had a total of 120 days with the Lord. And the Lord listens. Why does God listen? Was it the prayers, the obedience, or the mercy of God that causes him to relent from harming Israel? Why did it take so long for the Lord to answer Moses? Why was his intercession not answered swiftly? The text provides no answer but simply allows the reader to ponder and contemplate divine justice and power of prayerful intercession.

Led by Aaron Eime.

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