2026-04-20 April 20–26. “All That the Lord Hath Spoken We Will Do”: Exodus 19–20; 24; 31–34

Notes

Exodus 19

Exodus 20

Exodus 24

Exodus 24:9-11 Aaron + others see the Lord.

• It was their endowment ()
• The next few chapters (28-30) are about the anointing, washing of Aaron, etc.

Nephi has a similar endowment in 1 Nephi 11:1. He’s caught away into the mountain. And again in 1 Nephi 17:7-9. Mountains - the mountain of the Lord. Height. Elevate.

Exodus 31

Exodus 32

Exodus 32:1-6 Aaron leads the golden calf

• He had just seen the Lord in 24. Quite literally saw the God of Israel. And moments later he’s building the same altar that Msoes made (Exodus 24:5) and “he built an altar before it” (Ex 32.5)

Exodus 32:12-14 - “Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth?”

• Moses wondered “did you bring us here to die?” I like how Moses Challenges the Lord with faith. This type of question, it deserves a name. “Did you bring us here to die?”
• I think I can question the Lord more effectively. Not for the Lord’s sake, as I doubt Moses changed His mind in any way shape or form. But for Moses’ sake, he was able to reason: “it doen’st make sense you’d do this for us…just to smite us here in the middle of nowhere”

Exodus 33

Exodus 34