Chapter 24

Read 24:1-4a.
What was the people's response to the words from God that Moses told them?
What did Moses do first in v.4?
What is your response to God's written word?

Read 24:4b-8
This is a description of a blood covenant. What other blood covenant does the Bible describe in the New Testament? (See Luke 22:20 and 1 Peter 1:2.) Are you part of it?
Where did Moses go right after the covenant ceremony?
What did God's presence on the mountain look like to the people below?
What do you think the people thought about the possibility of Moses' eventual return?

Write a paragraph comparing the two blood covenants (this one and the New Testament one). Include a statement of what they each mean to you.

This week we will cover chapters 23 and 24.

Read 23:1-9.
These laws sound familiar because our own laws are based on the Mosaic law. How nice it would be if everyone today followed them.

Read 23:10-19.
Once again the sabbath is taught, both for the people and for the land, underscoring its importance.

Read 23:20-33.
What do you know about the Angel that God sent?
Is this the Angel of the Lord?
What did God mean when He said He would send hornets in front of them to clear the way?
Why wouldn't God give them the land all at once?
Does that principle apply to us today? Does God give us all His blessings all at once? Why not?
What were the borders of the Promised Land to be?
How does Israel's border today compare to this?
Why do you think it's different?

I'll post questions for chapter 24 on Friday.