The rest of the chapter transitions into explaining the feasts that the Israelites are to keep: Unleavened Bread (Passover), the firstborn of all their herds and children are to be consecrated to YHWH; the Sabbath commandment; Weeks (Pentecost) (firstfruits of the early harvest); In gathering (at the end of the harvest at the end of the year). Three times a year all of the men are to appear before the LORD God of Israel.
He promises to cast out the nations before them and to enlarge the borders of the land promised, so much so that no man shall covet the land of another, it will be so plentiful.
Then YHWH gives other laws: not offering blood of His sacrifice with leaven, nor keep any of the Passover meal until the morning. The first of the firstfruits are to be brought to the house of the LORD you God. So this would be the first picking of the harvest, nor boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
YHWH tells Moses to write these words, because they are the terms of the covenant of YHWH with the Israelites.
Moses was on the Mount for forty days and forty nights, as before when the first tablets were made. Moses did not eat bread or drink water while there. This is a miracle. A person will die of dehydration long before the 40 days are up. YHWH wrote the 10 commandments on the tablets Moses brought up to the Mount.
Moses comes back down to the people. This time the people did not resort to idolatry nor distrust God's keeping of Moses. Moses' face shone from being in the Presence of God. It was very noticeable and Aaron and the people were afraid to come near Moses. Eventually, the people became comfortable in Moses' presence and listened to him as he told them all that YHWH had instructed him about on the Mount. At some point, Moses would put a veil on his face to hide the shine. He would take it off whenever he was in YHWH's Presence. I imagine he did this so the people would not be afraid to be around him. 2Corinthians 3:12-18 is good to read.
The rest of the chapter transitions into explaining the feasts that the Israelites are to keep: Unleavened Bread (Passover), the firstborn of all their herds and children are to be consecrated to YHWH; the Sabbath commandment; Weeks (Pentecost) (firstfruits of the early harvest); In gathering (at the end of the harvest at the end of the year). Three times a year all of the men are to appear before the LORD God of Israel.
He promises to cast out the nations before them and to enlarge the borders of the land promised, so much so that no man shall covet the land of another, it will be so plentiful.
Then YHWH gives other laws: not offering blood of His sacrifice with leaven, nor keep any of the Passover meal until the morning. The first of the firstfruits are to be brought to the house of the LORD you God. So this would be the first picking of the harvest, nor boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
YHWH tells Moses to write these words, because they are the terms of the covenant of YHWH with the Israelites.
Moses was on the Mount for forty days and forty nights, as before when the first tablets were made. Moses did not eat bread or drink water while there. This is a miracle. A person will die of dehydration long before the 40 days are up. YHWH wrote the 10 commandments on the tablets Moses brought up to the Mount.
Moses comes back down to the people. This time the people did not resort to idolatry nor distrust God's keeping of Moses. Moses' face shone from being in the Presence of God. It was very noticeable and Aaron and the people were afraid to come near Moses. Eventually, the people became comfortable in Moses' presence and listened to him as he told them all that YHWH had instructed him about on the Mount. At some point, Moses would put a veil on his face to hide the shine. He would take it off whenever he was in YHWH's Presence. I imagine he did this so the people would not be afraid to be around him. 2Corinthians 3:12-18 is good to read.
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