The Story of God - City Alive Church

Moses prays one of the greatest prayers in the Bible: "Lord, show me your glory!" And God answers. Yahweh appears before Moses on Sinai, declaring his own name and identity. When Moses comes down the mountain, his face is radiating with the glory of God.

God gives Moses precise details for how to build the tabernacle, various laws for the people follow, and specific instructions for the sacrifices. These are the terms of the Sinai Covenant. For the first time since Eden, God brings his own personal presence and glory to live among humanity.

Moses is receiving the Law on top of Sinai, but the Israelites down on the ground get nervous and impatient. They decide to make a golden calf and worship it as their new god instead. Although the covenant is broken shortly after it began, Moses the Mediator asks God to have mercy on them.

On Mount Sinai God gives Moses the Law. The Ten Commandments are at the heart of God's Law. And God himself carves them on tablets of stone. Through them God reveals his heart for how we should live as his covenant people.

Moses arrives back at Sinai with the Israelites. But this time the entire mountain is on fire. Thunder and lighting, a trumpet blast, and an earthquake occur as God himself descends onto the mountain. He enters into a covenant with the Israelites. It's a covenant marked by: grace, relationship, mission, blood, and meal.

Israel takes up the sword for the first time as the Amalekites attack. As long as Moses holds up his hands, victory is assured. Yahweh is the banner of victory for his people.

A month out from the Exodus, Israel grumbles without food and water. But God reveals his glory to them. He provides manna from heaven and water from a rock. Even though Israel is in new territory, they have the same God.

Israel comes out of Egypt in battle formation, with Yahweh himself as their champion leading the way. The Lord manifests his presence as a pillar of cloud and fire. Pharaoh and his armies pursue the Israelites to a dead end, but Yahweh parts the Red Sea and leads Israel through on dry ground.

Pharaoh's continual rebellion leads to the tenth and final plague. God himself descends to strike all the firstborn across the land of Egypt. This plague will not spare Egyptian or Israelite. But for Israel, God provides a way of escape: an unblemished lamb. When he sees the blood of the lamb, he will pass over the house and it will be saved.

God reveals the greatness of his name through powerful signs and wonders. The Lord demonstrates his mastery and sovereignty over every power in heaven and earth by plunging Egypt into chaos, darkness, and death. Pharaoh resists and offers Israel counterfeit freedoms. But God is committed to a full exodus for his people.