Reading:
And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out
of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob,
and tell the children of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the
Egyptians, and how
I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. Now
therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant,
then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for
all the earth is
mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy
nation. These are
the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. And
Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before
their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him. And all
the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken
we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
Commentary:
As God delivered the children of Israel from their
taskmasters in Egypt, "and how
I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself", so
the Lord by the Gospel has delivered us from bondage to the devil by
the liberating call of the Gospel "and brought you unto Myself."
As long as we keep His Gospel covenant by faith, we are to God "a
peculiar treasure unto me above all people". We are even a
"kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" unto Him. Let us
therefore remember to keep His commandments and do His will saying,
"Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. When Moses came
down from the mount and told the people God's Words, "all the
people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we
will do." We too through baptism and confirmation have promised
to obey and keep the Words of the Lord, with God's gracious help.
Let us be diligent to keep to keep our promises to God by faith,
remembering His first love for us. Many of the Israelites did not
fulfill their vows and thus perished in the wilderness. Faith
however says, "I do so intend, with the help of God."
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