Week 10 – The Radiance of the Glory of God

Exodus 34:29–35

In Exodus 34:29–35, Moses comes down from Mount Sinai carrying the renewed covenant after meeting with God. His face shines because he has been in the presence of the Lord, yet the people are afraid and draw back.

Moses veils his face so the people can receive the word of God.

This passage ultimately points us to Jesus Christ—the true radiance of the glory of God. Moses reflected God’s glory, but Jesus is the glory of God revealed to us. Through Christ, the veil is removed and we are invited into God’s presence.

1. The Presence of God Changes People

Moses had been with God, and it changed him. The glory of God became visible upon him.

Questions:

  • How does spending time with God shape and change us today?

  • Why do you think Moses was unaware that his face was shining?

  • What does Moses’ humility teach us about pursuing God?

2. Sin Makes God’s Glory Difficult to Receive

Israel feared the visible glory of God and pulled away instead of drawing near.

Questions:

  • Why do you think the people were afraid of God’s glory?

  • In what ways can sin make us hide from God rather than move toward Him?

  • How do we still see this tendency in our lives today?

3. Jesus Reveals the Glory Moses Reflected

At the Transfiguration, Moses appears again, but the glory belongs fully to Jesus. Moses reflected God’s glory—Jesus is God’s glory.

Questions:

  • What stands out to you about the Transfiguration account?

  • Why is it significant that Moses and Elijah disappear while Jesus remains?

  • How does Jesus fulfill what Moses and the Law pointed toward?

4. Christ Removes the Veil and Brings Us Near

Jesus came not to hide God’s glory from His people, but to reveal it and bring us into His presence.

Questions:

  • What does it mean that Jesus removes the veil between God and man?

  • How should seeing Christ change the way we worship and live?

  • What is one way you can intentionally behold and reflect Christ this week?

Week 9 A God Merciful & Gracious

In Exodus 34:5–9, God responds to Moses by revealing His glory and proclaiming His name. God declares Himself merciful, gracious, patient, faithful, forgiving, and just. Even after Israel’s sin, God draws near to His people in mercy.

This passage ultimately points us to Jesus Christ—the fullness of God revealed to us in grace, truth, holiness, and forgiveness.

1. What We Believe About God Changes Everything

God reveals who He is because our understanding of Him shapes every part of our lives.

Questions:

  • How does your view of God affect the way you live and worship?

  • Why is it important that God reveals Himself instead of us creating our own idea of Him?

  • What attribute of God in this passage stands out to you most?

2. The God Who Draws Near in Mercy

Even after Israel’s rebellion, God comes near in compassion, grace, and forgiveness.

Questions:

  • What stands out to you about God drawing near after sin?

  • How do we see these same attributes fully revealed in Jesus?

  • Where have you experienced God’s patience and mercy in your own life?

3. God’s Mercy Does Not Remove His Justice

God forgives repentant sinners, but He will not ignore sin or clear the guilty.

Questions:

  • Why is it important that God is both merciful and just?

  • What is the difference between repentance and simply feeling bad for sin?

  • How does God’s holiness make His mercy even more meaningful?

4. Knowing God Changes Our Response

When Moses encounters God, he bows in worship, repents, and seeks God’s presence.

Questions:

  • Why does truly knowing God change the way we live?

  • How should this passage shape our attitude toward sin and worship?

  • What is one way you can reflect God’s mercy and grace this week?

Week 8 - Starting Anew With God

In Exodus 34:1–4, we see God respond to Israel’s sin after the golden calf. The covenant had been broken, the tablets shattered, and the relationship fractured. Yet instead of abandoning His people, God moves toward them in mercy.

He commands Moses to cut new tablets and come back up the mountain. God will write His word again.

This moment reveals something powerful: God does not ignore what sin has broken—but He restores it. He calls His people back into His presence, renews His covenant, and invites them to begin again with Him.

Exodus 34 ultimately points us to a greater restoration—not just new tablets of stone, but new hearts through Jesus Christ.

1. God Restores What Sin Breaks

God commands new tablets to be made. He doesn’t repair the broken ones—He renews what was lost.

Questions:

Where have you seen sin break things in your life—relationships, trust, or your walk with God?

Why is it significant that God doesn’t ignore what was broken, but restores it?

How does this passage give you hope that God can restore what feels ruined?

2. Beginning Anew with God (Returning to His Presence)

God calls Moses back up the mountain—to meet with Him again. Restoration happens not by staying in failure, but by returning to God.

Questions:

What does it look like in your life to “come back up the mountain” and return to God?

Why is it often difficult to begin again after failure or sin?

What practical steps can you take this week to intentionally return to God’s presence?

3. God Works Through People (Participation, Not Perfection)

Moses must cut the tablets, but God writes the law. God invites participation while remaining the source.

Questions:

Why do you think God involves Moses in this process instead of doing it all Himself?

How does this shape the way you see your role in following God?

Where is God calling you to participate in His work right now?

4. Preparing to Receive (A Heart Ready for God’s Word)

Moses prepares the stone and presents himself before God. There is intentionality in coming to receive from the Lord.

Questions:

What does it mean to prepare your heart to receive from God?

Are there distractions, sins, or habits that make it harder for you to hear from Him?

How can you create space in your life to be more attentive to God’s word?

5. Intentional Obedience (Following God with Purpose)

Moses rises early and obeys exactly as God commands. Renewal is not passive—it requires intentional obedience.

Questions:

What stands out to you about Moses’ response to God’s command?

Why is obedience often more intentional than we expect?

Where is God calling you to take a specific step of obedience this week?

Week 7 - We won’t move without You

In Exodus 33, we see the aftermath of Israel’s sin with the golden calf. God offers to still give them the promised land—provision, protection, and victory—but without His presence among them. What seems like a blessing is actually devastating.

This chapter reveals a deeper truth: the greatest gift of God is not what He gives, but that He is with His people. Israel mourns their sin, Moses intercedes, and a bold declaration is made—“If Your presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.”

Exodus 33 ultimately points us to our greatest need—not just forgiveness, but the presence of God restored to us through Jesus Christ.

1. The Broken Blessing (When We Want God’s Gifts Without God)

God promises Israel land, provision, and victory—but not His presence. Without Him, the blessing loses its purpose.

Questions:

Where are you tempted to want what God gives more than God Himself?

What blessings in your life have you begun to treat as ends instead of means to know God?

How can good things (money, family, success) become “broken blessings” when misplaced?

2. True Repentance (Seeing Sin for What It Really Is)

When Israel hears God will not go with them, they mourn and remove their ornaments. Their repentance is visible—they begin to turn from the very things tied to their sin.

Questions:

What does Israel’s response teach us about what real repentance looks like?

Why is it important that repentance is not just internal, but lived out?

What is something in your life that may be leading you toward sin that needs to be removed?

3. God’s Presence (What Makes Us Distinct)

Moses boldly declares that without God’s presence, nothing else matters. It is God being with His people that sets them apart from the world.

Questions:

Why does Moses refuse to move forward without God’s presence?

How does God’s presence—not success, comfort, or provision—define His people?

In what ways do we try to move forward in life without truly depending on God?

4. A Greater Mediator (Our Need for Jesus)

Moses intercedes for the people and appeals to God’s favor. Because of this, God promises His presence will go with them. Yet Moses is only a shadow of a greater mediator to come.

Questions:

What stands out to you about how Moses intercedes for Israel?

Why is it significant that God responds to a mediator?

How does this point us to Jesus as the true and better mediator?

5. Show Me Your Glory (Our Greatest Need)

Moses doesn’t stop at God’s presence—he asks for more: “Show me your glory.” God reveals Himself by His grace, making His goodness pass before Moses.

Questions:

Why does Moses ask to see God’s glory after already experiencing so much?

What does this teach us about growing in our desire for God?

How do we now see God’s glory more clearly through Jesus?

Week 6 — Prone to Wander (Exodus 32)

In Exodus 32, we see how quickly God’s people turn from Him. Even after experiencing His power and presence, Israel grows impatient, creates an idol, and breaks covenant with God. This chapter exposes not just Israel’s failure—but our own tendency to wander.

Yet in the middle of sin, we also see hope. A mediator stands in the gap, God shows mercy, and the need for true atonement is revealed. Exodus 32 ultimately points us to our need for a better mediator—Jesus Christ—who doesn’t just intercede, but fully saves.

1. A Covenant Broken (Our Tendency to Wander)

Israel turns from God and creates something they can see and control. Their sin reveals a deeper issue: they don’t trust God when He feels distant.

Questions:

  • Where are you tempted to trust something you can control instead of trusting God?

  • When has God felt distant in your life, and how did you respond?

  • What “modern idols” compete for your trust and attention?

2. Hope (God’s Mercy Through a Mediator)

Moses intercedes, and God shows mercy. This reveals that even in our sin, God provides a way for us to be spared.

Questions:

  • What stands out to you about Moses’ prayer for the people?

  • Why is it important that someone stands in the gap for sinners?

  • How does this point you to Jesus?

3. Repentance Refused vs. Restoration Offered

Aaron refuses to own his sin, while God calls His people to turn back to Him. Sin grows when it’s hidden, but healing begins when it’s confessed.

Questions:

  • Why is it so hard to honestly admit our sin?

  • Where are you tempted to deflect or minimize sin in your life?

  • What would it look like to walk in real repentance this week?

4. Salvation Through Sacrifice (Our Need for Jesus)

Moses offers himself, but he cannot take the place of the people. Their sin still requires judgment. This leaves us with a clear truth: we need a better mediator.

Questions:

  • Why couldn’t Moses ultimately save the people?

  • What does this passage show us about the seriousness of sin?

  • How does Jesus accomplish what Moses could not?

Week 5 - Resting in God’s Finished Work

In Exodus 31, God gives His people the Sabbath as a sign of the covenant—a holy day that reveals who He is and who they are. The Sabbath is not just about stopping work, but about remembering, trusting, and resting in God. From creation to Christ, we see that Sabbath ultimately points to something greater: the finished work of Jesus and the new life found in Him.

1. What is the Sabbath? (God’s Design)

In Genesis 2, God finishes His work of creation, rests on the seventh day, blesses it, and makes it holy. This shows us that Sabbath is built into creation itself—a rhythm of stopping, delighting in God, and enjoying what He has made.

The Sabbath is the first thing in Scripture called holy, showing us that God sets apart time for relationship with Him. It is not about inactivity, but about resting in what God has already accomplished.

Questions:

When you think about rest, what usually comes to mind? How is that different from biblical Sabbath?

Why do you think God made a day holy instead of a place or object?

What keeps you from truly stopping and resting in your current rhythm of life?

Where do you see a need in your life to slow down and “behold” God and His work?

2. Why did God command the Sabbath? (God’s Command)

In Exodus 31:13, God calls the Sabbath a sign between Him and His people. It reveals that God is the one who sanctifies them and that they belong to Him.

For Israel, this was especially powerful—they had just come out of slavery where there was no rest. Now God commands them to stop working, showing them they are no longer defined by their labor, but by their relationship with Him.

The Sabbath becomes a declaration: God is God, and we are not.

Questions:

What does it mean that the Sabbath is a “sign” between God and His people?

In what ways can work, productivity, or busyness become an idol in our lives?

How does your schedule reflect what (or who) you trust most?

What would it look like for you to intentionally structure your time in a way that shows dependence on God?

3. How is the Sabbath fulfilled in Christ? (The Substance)

The Sabbath ultimately points to Jesus. In John 19:30, Jesus declares, “It is finished,” completing the work of redemption. His body rests in the tomb on the Sabbath, and on the first day of the week, He rises—beginning a new creation.

This shows us that true rest is not found in a day alone, but in a Person. Through Jesus, we are invited to rest from striving and rely on His finished work.

As Hebrews 4:9–10 teaches, there remains a Sabbath rest for God’s people—a rest found in Christ.

Questions:

How does Jesus’ finished work change the way you think about rest?

What is the difference between trying to “earn” rest and receiving rest in Christ?

In what areas of your life are you still striving instead of resting in what Jesus has already done?

What are some practical ways you can slow down this week to reflect on and enjoy the gospel?

The Sabbath is not just about stopping—it’s about remembering, trusting, and resting in God.

Where do you most need to stop striving and rest in Christ right now?

What would it look like this week to intentionally set apart time to be with God and enjoy His finished work?

Week 4 - Empowered by God’s Spirit

In Exodus 31, we see for the first time in Scripture that God fills someone with His Spirit—not for a miracle, but for work. This passage shows us that the Spirit of God is not only about extraordinary moments, but about restoring ordinary life to God’s purposes. It helps us understand what it means to be Spirit-filled, how we receive the Spirit, and what happens when the Spirit is at work in us.

1. What does it mean to be “Spirit filled?”


To be Spirit-filled is to have God present and active in us, bringing life and restoring what sin has broken. From the beginning, the Spirit is the One who gives life and order to creation, and in the same way, He brings new spiritual life to us. Being Spirit-filled is not primarily about outward experiences, but about being brought back into relationship with God and living under His influence.

Questions:

  1. When you hear “Spirit-filled,” what comes to mind? How does this passage reshape that idea?

  2. How does the Spirit’s role in creation help you understand His role in your life today?

  3. In what ways has sin distorted or disconnected your life from God’s design?

  4. Where do you currently see (or long to see) God bringing new life or restoration in you?

2. How are we Spirit-filled?


We receive the Holy Spirit through faith in Christ, not by our effort or performance. At salvation, God gives us His Spirit fully, bringing us into new life with Him. From that point forward, we are called to continually walk in dependence on the Spirit, growing in surrender and awareness of His leading in our daily lives.

Questions:

  1. What does it mean that the Spirit is given by grace through faith, not by effort?

  2. What does it look like practically to “walk by the Spirit” in everyday life?

  3. What are some ways we might resist or ignore the Spirit’s work in us?

3. What happens when we are Spirit-filled?


When the Spirit fills someone, He does not remove them from life—He restores and redeems it. In Exodus 31, the Spirit empowers Bezalel with skill, wisdom, and ability to do meaningful work for God’s purposes. This shows us that the Spirit transforms not just our hearts, but also our work, relationships, and everyday lives, redirecting them toward God’s kingdom.

Questions:

  1. What stands out to you about how the Spirit works in Bezalel (skills, craftsmanship, work)?

  2. How does this passage challenge the idea that “spiritual” things are only things like prayer or worship?

  3. In what ways has sin distorted your view of work (identity, pressure, frustration, laziness, etc.)?

  4. How could your work, relationships, or daily responsibilities become a place where you know God and make Him known?

The Spirit of God brings life—and restores what sin has broken.

  • Where do you most need the Spirit’s life and restoration right now?

  • What would it look like this week to depend on the Spirit in a specific area of your life?

Week 3 - The Blood of the Covenant

Exodus 24:1–11

After revealing His law in Exodus 20–23, God confirms His covenant with Israel at Mount Sinai. Through sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood, the covenant is sealed between God and His people. This moment shows both the seriousness of sin and the grace of God in making a way for sinful people to come near Him.

The chapter ends with a remarkable scene: Israel’s leaders enter God’s presence and share a meal with Him. The goal of the covenant is not merely obedience, but fellowship with God. Ultimately, this moment points forward to Jesus, who establishes the new covenant through His own blood.

1. The Invitation of the Covenant

God speaks through Moses and invites Israel into covenant with Him. The people respond by agreeing to obey the Lord’s words.

Questions

  1. Why is it significant that God initiates the covenant and speaks first?

  2. What does Israel’s response (“All that the LORD has spoken we will do”) reveal about their trust in God?

  3. How does God still invite people today to respond to His Word?

2. The Sacrifice of the Covenant

The covenant is confirmed through sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood, showing that reconciliation with God requires the giving of life.

Questions

  1. Why do you think blood was used to confirm the covenant?

  2. What does the sacrifice reveal about the seriousness of sin?

  3. How does this moment prepare us to understand the need for a Savior?

3. The Fellowship of the Covenant

After the covenant is confirmed, Israel’s leaders go up the mountain and share a meal in God’s presence. The goal of the covenant is restored relationship with God.

Questions

  1. Why is the covenant meal an important part of this chapter?

  2. What does this moment reveal about God’s desire to be with His people?

  3. How does this scene help us understand the purpose of God’s covenant?

4. The Fulfillment of the Covenant

Jesus fulfills what the Sinai covenant pointed toward when He says, “This is my blood of the covenant.” Through His sacrifice, Christ secures lasting reconciliation with God.

Questions

  1. Why do you think Jesus used the phrase “blood of the covenant” at the Last Supper?

  2. How does Jesus accomplish what the sacrifices in Exodus could not?

  3. What does Christ’s sacrifice mean for your relationship with God today?

Week 2 - The Law - How to Live Freely with God.

Exodus 20:1–17

As Israel arrives at Mount Sinai, God speaks directly to His people and gives them the Ten Commandments. These commands are not given to earn God’s favor but to teach His redeemed people how to live freely with Him.

God has already rescued Israel from slavery in Egypt. Now He reveals how life with Him works. The law is not the opposite of freedom—it is the pathway into it.

Exodus 20 shows us that true freedom is not found in doing whatever we want, but in living according to God’s design.

1. The Intent of the Law

“And God spoke all these words…” (Exodus 20:1)

The Ten Commandments begin with God speaking. This is significant. Humanity was created to hear the voice of God and live in relationship with Him. In the garden, Adam and Eve walked with God and listened to His voice. Sin fractured that relationship.

At Sinai, God speaks again.

The law is not primarily about restriction; it is about relationship. God’s intent is to guide His people into a life lived near Him—listening to His voice and walking in His ways.

Later Moses reminds Israel of this in Deuteronomy 4:7:

“For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?”

The law was given so that God’s people could live wisely, reflect His character, and experience His nearness. God’s commands are not meant to enslave His people. They are meant to protect the freedom found in life with Him.

Discussion Questions

Why do you think the passage begins with “God spoke”?

How does the law reveal God’s desire for relationship with His people?

How does understanding the law as a gift change the way we view God’s commands?

Where do you most experience hearing God speak through His Word?

2. The Interpretation of the Law

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt…” (Exodus 20:2)

Before giving a single command, God reminds Israel of His grace. He has already rescued them. The commandments are not instructions for becoming God’s people—they are instructions for how God’s people live. Obedience flows from redemption. God is essentially saying:

You belong to me.
I have saved you.
Now live in the freedom I have given you.

Jesus later summarizes the entire law in Matthew 22:37–40:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
Love your neighbor as yourself.

The Ten Commandments reflect these two relationships. The first four commandments shape our relationship with God:

No other gods before Him
No idols
Do not misuse His name
Keep the Sabbath holy

These commands teach us to worship God alone, honor His name, and trust Him enough to rest in His provision. The remaining six commandments shape our relationships with others:

Honor parents
Do not murder
Do not commit adultery
Do not steal
Do not lie
Do not covet

These commands protect life, marriage, truth, and community. When followed, they preserve relationships and guard against the chaos that sin creates. God’s law reveals the design for human flourishing—both with God and with one another.

Discussion Questions

Why is it important that God reminds Israel of grace before giving commands?

How does Jesus’ summary of the law help us understand the Ten Commandments?

Which commandment most challenges your heart right now?

How do God’s commands protect relationships rather than restrict life?

What difference does it make to obey out of love rather than obligation?

3. The Incarnation of the Law

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5:17)

The law reveals God’s design, but humanity consistently fails to live according to it. Israel struggled to obey. Generation after generation returned to sin. The law shows us the way to life with God, but it also exposes our inability to walk that road on our own. That is why Jesus came.

In Christ, the Word of God became flesh. Jesus perfectly lived the life the law describes. He loved the Father with His whole heart and loved others perfectly. Where humanity failed, Christ succeeded. Through His obedience, death, and resurrection, Jesus accomplished what the law pointed toward but could never produce on its own. Through faith in Christ, believers are united with Him. His righteousness becomes ours, and His Spirit empowers us to live in the freedom God intended.

Paul writes in Galatians 5:1:

“For freedom Christ has set us free.”

Jesus frees us from the bondage of sin so that we can finally live in the freedom of knowing God. The road that began at Sinai finds its fulfillment in Christ.

Discussion Questions

Why does the law reveal humanity’s need for a Savior?

How does Jesus fulfill what the law required?

What does it mean for you personally that Christ has set you free?

How does the gospel change the way we approach obedience?

Where is God inviting you to walk more fully in the freedom found in Christ?

Closing Reflection

Exodus 20 reminds us that freedom is not found in independence from God but in life with Him.

God rescues His people by grace.
He teaches them how to live.
And ultimately He fulfills His purposes through Jesus Christ.

Because of Christ, we are invited into the same life Israel was called to live—a life of freedom in the presence of God.

Exodus 19:1–6
The Road Into Life With God

Israel’s journey out of Egypt leads them to Mount Sinai. The road out of slavery has ended, and the road into life with God begins. Before God gives the law, He reminds them of grace. Before He commands obedience, He reveals relationship. Exodus 19 shows us the pattern of salvation and life with God: grace, an intercessor, faith, and a life lived in His presence.

1. The Road Begins with Grace

“I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” (Exodus 19:4)

Before Israel obeys, God reminds them that He has already saved them. Long before they earned anything or even existed, God promised to make them His people. Their relationship with God begins with His initiative, not their effort.

Grace always comes first. God rescues, carries, and brings His people to Himself before giving them instructions for living. Salvation begins in the heart of God, not in human performance.

Discussion Questions

  1. Why is it important that God reminds Israel of grace before giving them commands?

  2. Where have you experienced God’s grace in your life before any effort or obedience on your part?

  3. How does understanding salvation as beginning with grace change your view of God?

2. The Road Includes an Intercessor

God saves Israel through a mediator—Moses. They cannot free themselves from Egypt or lead themselves into God’s presence. So God raises up an intercessor to stand between Himself and His people.

Moses’ life mirrors Israel’s journey:

  • Called out of Egypt

  • Led through the wilderness

  • Brought to Sinai to meet God

Moses points forward to a greater mediator—Jesus Christ. Where Moses was temporary, Christ is eternal. Where Moses led Israel to Sinai, Christ leads us into the presence of God forever.

Discussion Questions

  1. Why couldn’t Israel save or lead themselves without an intercessor?

  2. How does Moses help us understand the role of Jesus as our mediator?

  3. In what ways does knowing Christ leads you to God shape your daily life?

3. The Road Requires Faith

God calls Israel to remember what He has done:
“You yourselves have seen…” (Exodus 19:4)

Israel struggled to trust God. They feared hunger, thirst, and abandonment. But God recalibrates their memory with truth. He reminds them that He has carried them, provided for them, and been in control the entire time.

Faith grows when memory is aligned with truth. When Israel remembers rightly, they can trust more deeply. The same is true for us. Looking back at God’s faithfulness strengthens our ability to follow Him forward.

Discussion Questions

  1. Where has it been difficult for you to trust God recently?

  2. How does remembering God’s past faithfulness strengthen your present faith?

  3. Why do we often forget God’s control during difficult seasons?

  4. What practices help you “rightly remember” God’s work in your life?

4. The Road Leads Into Life With God

“If you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant…” (Exodus 19:5)

God is not giving Israel a way to earn salvation. He has already saved them. Now He invites them into a life with Him. Obedience is not the path to redemption but the response to it.

The covenant is an invitation into relationship:

  • To trust His voice

  • To walk in His ways

  • To live as His people

Obedience becomes the expression of a redeemed life lived in God’s presence.

Discussion Questions

  1. How does seeing obedience as a response to grace change your perspective on God’s commands?

  2. What is the difference between obeying to earn God’s favor and obeying because you already have it?

  3. Where might God be inviting you into deeper relationship with Him right now?

5. A Kingdom of Priests: People and Presence

“You shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus 19:6)

God reveals His ultimate desire: people living in His presence. Priests dwell near God and make Him known. Israel is called to be a whole nation of priests—living with God and reflecting Him to the world.

From Genesis to Exodus and beyond, God’s purpose has remained the same: to dwell with His people. Humanity was created for relationship with Him, to know Him, enjoy Him, and reflect His glory.

Discussion Questions

  1. What does it mean that God desires relationship, not just obedience?

  2. How does understanding yourself as part of a “kingdom of priests” shape your identity?

  3. Where do you most experience awareness of God’s presence in your life?

  4. What would it look like to live daily with a greater awareness of being in God’s presence?

6. Fulfilled in Christ: The Road Completed

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…” (1 Peter 2:9)

What God began at Sinai is fulfilled in Christ. Through Jesus—the true and eternal mediator—God forms a people for Himself from every nation. By grace, through faith, in Christ, believers become what Israel was called to be: a royal priesthood living in God’s presence.

Jesus leads us:

  • Out of slavery to sin

  • Into life with God

  • Out of darkness into light

  • Out of death into life

Because of Christ, we are brought into relationship with God and called to make Him known.

Discussion Questions

  1. How does Jesus fulfill what God began in Exodus 19?

  2. What does it personally mean to you that you are part of God’s people in Christ?

  3. How can your life proclaim the excellencies of the One who called you out of darkness?

  4. Where do you sense God inviting you deeper into life with Him this week?