Bible Society of South Africa
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 3

We read yesterday that God instructed Moses to cut out 2 flat stones and go up to Mount Sinai. God revealed Himself as the merciful God, willing to forgive people, but not to forget them.

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

U-Eksodusi 34

8UMose washesha wakhothamela emhlabathini, wakhuleka. 9Wathi: “Nkosi, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, iNkosi mayihambe iphakathi kwethu, ngokuba bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni; usithethelele ububi bethu nokona kwethu, usithabathe sibe yifa lakho.”

10Wayesethi: “Bheka, ngiyenza isivumelwano; phambi kwabantu bonke bakho ngiyakuzenza izimangaliso ezingazange zenziwe emhlabeni wonke nakusiphi isizwe; bonke abantu okhona phakathi kwabo bayakuwubona umsebenzi kaJehova, ngokuba kuyesabeka lokhu engikwenza kuwe. 11Qaphela lokhu engikuyala ngakho namuhla: bheka, ngixosha phambi kwakho ama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi. 12Xwaya ukuba ungasenzi isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni oya kulo, funa babe lugibe kuwe. 13Kepha niyakuwadiliza ama-altare abo, niziphahlaze izinsika zabo, nibagawule o-Ashera* babo, 14ngokuba awuyikukhonza omunye unkulunkulu, lokhu uJehova, igama lakhe linguMhawu, unguNkulunkulu onomhawu, 15funa wenze isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni, baye baphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, bahlabele onkulunkulu babo, omunye akumeme, udle umhlatshelo wakhe, 16uthathele amadodana akho amadodakazi abo, amadodakazi abo aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, enze ukuba amadodana akho aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo.

17“Awuyikuzenzela onkulunkulu ababunjiweyo.

U-Eksodusi 34:8-17ZUL59NOVula kumfundi weBhayibheli

Moses pleads on behalf of the Israelites

Moses humbled himself and asked two things of the Lord.  He asked that God go with him from Sinai to the Promised Land, and he asked for forgiveness for what the Israelites did (worshipping the golden calf).

God responded by making a covenant with the Israelites and with it certain prohibitions, namely destroying idol altars, pillars and poles, never bowing down before any god and not allowing their children to marry anyone who is not part of the people of God. These prohibitions were part of normal covenants.  God initiated the covenant.

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