| When
Hearts Don’t Tremble A. Encountering
the presence, holiness, and glory of the LORD in the age of the Tabernacle
was a harrowing experience. 1.
Exo 20:18-21 – Israel at Mount Sinai – “do not let God speak to us,
lest we die.” 2. Exo 28:1-43 – priestly garments – “so that
he does not die” (35)…“lest they bear guilt and die” (43). 3.
Exo 30:20 – bronze basin – “they shall wash their hands and their
feet, so that they may not die.”
4. Lev 8:35 – consecration of
Aaron and his sons – “remain…so that you do not die.” 5.
Lev 16:2 – the Day of Atonement – “not…at any time into the Holy
Place…so that he may not die.”B.
Passages like this give us a glimpse into the awesome majesty and
inexpressible transcendence of
Almighty God (2 Sam 6:2; 2 Kings 19:15; Psa 22:3; Psa 29; Psa
99).C. “Let the peoples tremble!” But
what happens when they don’t? What happens when we don’t?D. Which led to, “How lonely sits the city
that was full of people!…She has become a slave.” (Lam 1:1)E. Thank God there is hope despite our
unholiness! (Isa 66:1-2)F. The
God-breathed point made in the New Testament: 1.
For Christians (Heb 12:18-24)
2. For all (Heb 12:25-27) 3.
The opportunity we do not deserve (Heb 12:28-29; Col 1:13-14; Acts
2:37-41; Rom 12:1-2) |
