Exo 34:1 | MHM | STEP | Exodus 34:1-4: God's Proclamation of Himself After the Israelites’ sin with the golden calf, the relationship between God and Israel had to be restored from the beginning, not just continued from where it stopped. God tells Moses to prepare new stone tablets so the commandments can be rewritten. This shows that when people turn back to God after failing, they must start fresh and truly repent. God’s renewal of the covenant also teaches us that forgiveness and a new start are possible, but God’s law still remains important. v. 1 : God commands Moses to prepare two new stone tablets like the first ones ( v. 1 ). Before, God provided both the stone and the writing; now Moses must provide the tablets, but God will still write the commandments Himself. This shows that after sin, people have a part to play in preparing themselves for God’s word. Still, it is God’s Spirit who writes His law in our hearts (Heb. viii. 10 ). When God forgives, He renews His law in us, just as He renewed the tablets for Israel.

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Exodus 34:1-4: God's Proclamation of Himself

After the Israelites’ sin with the golden calf, the relationship between God and Israel had to be restored from the beginning, not just continued from where it stopped. God tells Moses to prepare new stone tablets so the commandments can be rewritten. This shows that when people turn back to God after failing, they must start fresh and truly repent. God’s renewal of the covenant also teaches us that forgiveness and a new start are possible, but God’s law still remains important.

v. 1: God commands Moses to prepare two new stone tablets like the first ones (v. 1 ^a). Before, God provided both the stone and the writing; now Moses must provide the tablets, but God will still write the commandments Himself. This shows that after sin, people have a part to play in preparing themselves for God’s word. Still, it is God’s Spirit who writes His law in our hearts (Heb. viii. 10 ^b). When God forgives, He renews His law in us, just as He renewed the tablets for Israel.