The Lord said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Exodus 34:1 (Chapter 34 with a few references to 33)
Moses spent forty days on Mount Sinai with God. During this time God laid out the architecture for His covenant nation. But then there was the issue of a stiff necked people, some fear and impatience and a party to celebrate a little, inanimate object. In anger, the work of God’s hand was destroyed.
The offensive idol was melted down, crushed into powder and cast upon water. Moses told the people to drink the gold dust sprinkled aqua. Once that precious metal entered their digestive systems there was only one exit. Yes, indeed, that little cow became glittering poop (something to consider when you put worldly things above God). Now, God called Moses to chisel out two more tablets and return to the mountain. Once again, the Law was inscribed on stone, along with specifications for worship, but there is a new dynamic. God’s radiance is seen in Moses.
God didn’t make Moses, or anyone else, piece His broken work together again. Much commentary and historical artwork depicts a distraught Moses, but that is not the point of this story. God makes all things NEW! Not broken then fixed like a holy Humpty Dumpty. Tomorrow is a NEW day because God specializes in NEW things. You are a NEW creature in Christ, (II Corinthians 5:17) not ‘new and improved with a little wear and tear’. Finally, the presence of God leaves one better for the experience. There is a standing invitation, just turn and face the Son.
Love,
Gretchen