“A Hushed Crowd” Exodus 32-34

18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. Ex. 31:18 NKJV

13 So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. 14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Indeed, Aaron and Hur are with you. If any man has a difficulty, let him go to them.” Ex. 24:13-14 NKJV

“Every one of us is as close to God as he has chosen to be.” J. Oswald Sanders

3 So Moses came and told the people all the words of the L ORD and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the L ORD has said we will do.” Ex. 24:3 NKJV

7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the L ORD has said we will do, and be obedient. Ex. 24:7 NKJV

Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. Eccl. 10:1 NKJV

“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16b NKJV

…Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. James 4:2b-3 NKJV

33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us. Romans 8:33-34NLT

15 And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. Psalm 106:15NKJV

68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. John 6:68NKJV

13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Eph. 2:13NKJV

18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Eph. 2:18NKJV

16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Heb. 4:16NKJV