February 12 -

Jealous: Exodus 34:1-35:9

Humble: Matthew 27:15-31

Blessed is the nation whose god is the Lord: Psalm 33:12-22

Wisdom invites us: Proverbs 9:1-6


It’s fascinating to see the differences in how the Lord is treated. In our Genesis reading, God the Father calls himself by the name “Jealous”, gives strict commands on worshipping no other gods (referring to that as playing the harlot), and promises to give the Israelites peace and prosperity if they follow His many commands of worship. Notice also that the first thing Moses did when he realized he was in the presence of the Lord was to bow down & worship Him with humility.

Yet, in Matthew the Lord is being spit on & beaten. Jesus allowed Himself to be put in the hands of men knowing that they’d be cruel to Him in stark contrast to the worship Moses gave Him. He’s the same One Who has the power over nations in Genesis – He could have stopped the humility He was going through at any time.

Without a doubt God’s love is as great as His power. Why else would He allow Himself to go through such horrible pains & degradation? And to think that through His omniscience He had even little ol’ us in mind when He chose to go through these horrible experiences.

Bible geek info: The two tablets of stone that Moses carried were probably pocket sized, not the huge tablets of stone we see in pictures or movies of Moses & the 10 commandments. It’s hard to imagine a man in his 80’s (Exodus 7:7) carrying two large stone tablets up a mountain. :)