The story of Israel shapes our story as disciples of Jesus.
Exodus 19:3-6
THREE THINGS GOD DOES IN THIS PASSAGE:
(1) God points to Israel’s past.
(2) God points to Israel’s future.
(3) God points to the responsibilities of Israel.
God gives his people and grace!
Salvation in the Old Testament had always been a matter of God’s promise and grace, received by faith. So, we can say:
came first… next… third…as a believing response to what God had already done.
God’s past grace to us fuels our and to him!
Exodus 19:5
Exodus 19:4-6
Holiness is a and a —God has made us , and God requires us to be .
Leviticus 20:7-8
Leviticus 20:26
Exodus 20:2-3
Hebrews 7:26-27
1 Peter 2:9-10