A Covenant Between God, Moses, and Israel | HDYRI Newsletter #88
Week of 7/4/25
Last week in Episode 94 - Moses, Prophet of the One God - Exodus 33, we saw the characters of God and Moses become closer and closer in likeness in terms of love for the unfaithful Israelites. God once again tests Moses’ gumption as Israel’s prophet, and Moses holds God to account to protect and stay with His people. Moses seeks intimacy with God, and the dialogue between the two in Chapter 33 sets Moses in a position to finally see God.
This week in Episode 95 - A Covenant Between God, Moses, and Israel - Exodus 34, Moses sees God and hears His name. A second set of stone tablets is carved to create a new covenant between God and His people and their prophet. Moses’ identity as prophet for God and of God culminates in Chapter 34, with Moses seeing God and becoming radiant with the kavod of God, and pressing God to remain with the Israelites in their sojourning to the promised land.
Episode 95 teaser:
Until next time!
If you are interested in digging deeper on your own, here are a few resources:
Ancient Christian reading practices:
Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture
Medieval exegesis:
Medieval Exegesis: The Four Senses of Scripture, Vol. 1
Medieval Exegesis : The Four Senses of Scripture, Vol. 2
Second Temple Judaism:
Two Gods in Heaven: Jewish Concepts of God in Antiquity
Torah with Rabbinic Commentary:
Bereishis Genesis, Part I and II, ArtScroll Tanach Series, Translation with Commentary
Mythological:
Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic: Essays in the History of the Religion of Israel
Literary approach:
René Girard