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Exodus 24 · Grade 5

The Covenant Ceremony

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Exodus 24 completes the covenant made at Sinai. Moses reports God's words and writes them in the book of the covenant. He builds an altar with twelve pillars, one for each tribe. Burnt offerings and peace offerings are made. Moses reads the book aloud, and the people commit themselves twice: We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient (24:7).

Moses sprinkles half the blood on the altar and half on the people, saying, Look, this is the blood of the covenant (24:8). The blood binds both parties together and points to the seriousness of the commitment. In the New Testament, Jesus echoes these words when he calls the cup his blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins (Matthew 26:28). In the New Testament, Hebrews 9:18-22 explains that the first covenant was dedicated with blood, and Hebrews calls Christ the mediator of a better covenant.

Next comes a remarkable scene. Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy elders saw the God of Israel. They saw a pavement like sapphire under His feet, and God didn't lay his hand on them. They ate and drank, a covenant meal of fellowship. Then Moses, with Joshua, ascends further. After six days the Lord calls from the cloud, and His glory looks like devouring fire to the people below. Moses enters the cloud for forty days and forty nights to receive the tablets and the tabernacle instructions.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Moses build at the foot of the mountain?

  2. How was the blood used in the ceremony?

  3. What words of Jesus echo Exodus 24:8?

  4. What did the elders do in God's presence?

  5. What did God's glory look like to the people?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

altarbookcloudfortyGod
  1. He builds an with twelve pillars, one for each tribe.
  2. Moses reads the aloud, and the people commit themselves twice: We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient (24:7).
  3. Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy elders saw the of Israel.
  4. After six days the Lord calls from the , and His glory looks like devouring fire to the people below.
  5. Moses enters the cloud for days and forty nights to receive the tablets and the tabernacle instructions.

Think About It

  1. The covenant meal on Sinai points toward the Lord's Supper. What does it mean to you to share in that meal?

  2. Why do you think Moses needed forty days alone with God?

Memory Verse

He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient.”

Exodus 24:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you follow through on commitments to God?
  • How can you take God's word seriously in daily life?
  • How can you seek time alone with God?

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