God has shown Himself to Moses. We learn more about God´s almighty identity through what God says. But we don´t get any type of physical description. So how do we know more about God without seeing Him? In the New Testament, Jesus blesses those who will believe in Him without seeing Him. And the description of faith is based on putting trust in what we do not see. Pr. Nathanael Fawcett helps us understand more about God by looking at Moses´ reaction, found in Exodus 34:8-9.

There is a common human problem - we want to be our own boss, do things our way. But the Bible says we need to die to self, which is giving up our right to do what we want. How do we accomplish that? Pr. Bill Fawcett goes back to the basics of a common Biblical term to help understand God better and to help us know how to respond to life as God intended and know more about grace - What is it what is it about? Is it just giving to someone something that is not deserved.

Sometimes the only way to fix something is to shut it down and start it all over again. The Israelites have sinned in creating a Golden Calf to worship in Moses´ absence. The covenant God wanted to make them has been violated to such a degree, that He takes measures to purge them of their sin and start over, renewing His call to Moses and His own identity. Pr. Nathanael examines this renewal process as he continues in Exodus 33.

Sin is like a toll on a highway. Someone has to make the payment. There is no passing without the payment being made. In the Bible, the payment for sin is called “atonement.” The Hebrew nation is saying they are worshipping the calf in the name of God. However, it is idolatry and the sin must be paid for. Who will pay? Where will atonement come from?

Moses has disappeared from the Hebrew nation for many weeks. The people begin complain and express a need to have a deity they can see and follow. The story of the Golden Calf is a famous portrayal of how quickly and easily the human heart can turn from God. Pr. Nathanael Fawcett looks at Exodus 32 and among many things, shows us that we become like that which we worship.