Week 58, Day 5: 40 days and nights
Today’s Reading: Deut 9:1-29
Some thoughts from today’s reading…
Although God had delivered Israel from Egypt with a strong hand from the slavery of Egypt, Israel quickly provoked God’s wrath by making their golden calf. When Moses saw what they had done in making the altar, he threw the two stone tablets and smashed them before Israel. Moses then displayed his sincere dedication to God by falling down before God and neither eating or drinking because of the sin of Israel (vs. 18). For forty days and nights Moses pleaded for Israel to be spared (vs. 25). Moses did not have to intercede for them. He was not required to petition that they be spared and he displayed great diligence to persist for 40 days and nights. These kind of accounts should help us understand what a good, godly leader is like. Moses was a very unique man. His dedication to God helped deliver Israel from destruction.
Question: When you think of Moses, what quality stands out the most to you?
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