Seconds to understand Exodus 45-Notre Dame burning spire reminds me of this.

Last time we talked about the contract between God and man. The content of the Covenant is all the words and laws that God conveyed to Israel through Moses. If the Israelites obey, God will be their God, helping and protecting them. Moses sprinkled half of the cow's blood on the altar and the other half on those who made a Covenant with God. This action is of epoch-making significance, which can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented. The common people personally made a contract with God, and the contents of this contract will be handed down from generation to generation.

When making an appointment, a miracle happened!

What miracle? Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy elders in Israel all went up to the mountain to see God. There is a road under God's feet, crystal clear as sapphire and bright as the sky. The man said, it's too graphic. The problem is that many screensavers have reached this level today. What kind of miracle is this?

Don't worry, I'm not finished. The real miracle is behind!

Exodus records that these people who met God were not attacked by God. They saw God, ate and drank.

Some people may not understand why God attacks people. How can it be a miracle that God doesn't attack people?

This topic is more complicated. With my shallow understanding, I will probably talk to you.

First of all, the Bible tells us that God is completely holy and powerful.

Imagine that on your wedding day, you are looking for the banquet hall of the hotel. There are white flowers on stage and off stage, and friends and relatives are there. Everyone's face is full of happiness. I don't know whether you are bringing the bride or the groom. Anyway, you two walked on the sacred stage arm in arm, shoulder to shoulder, wearing a once-in-a-lifetime dress, surrounded by flowers, applause, photos, photos ... No, I mean there are many strange people crying and laughing.

Just then, you suddenly found several cockroaches standing on the bride's holy wedding dress and taking a shit. What should you do?

Yes, it's just a metaphor. These humans stand before God, hundreds of millions of times dirtier than those cockroaches who shit on your wedding dress, and God is trillions of times more powerful than cockroaches. You said god didn't kill them. Is this a miracle?

Second, God has no concrete image, remember? He landed in Sinai, and the whole Mount Sinai was on fire. There was wind, rain and lightning, which scared the people from leaving the camp. Don't you think it's a miracle that these people came to this mountain with real samadhi fire and didn't burn to death?

After the miracle, God said to Moses, "Continue to climb the mountain, come to me and live here." I will give you the laws and commandments I have written, which you can use to teach the people.

Moses took a young man, his secretary Joshua, up the hill. Please pay attention to this secretary. This is a great man. How great is it? Among the 66 books in the Bible, there is a book dedicated to his deeds, Joshua. And he has the same name as Jesus, which means "salvation". In Hebrew, it is Joshua (the Old Testament is written in Hebrew), and in Greek, it is Jesus (the New Testament is written in Greek).

Moses took Joshua up the mountain. He told the elders, Aaron and others to wait for them to come back. When Moses reached the top of the mountain, a cloud covered the mountain. This cover lasted for six days and nights, and Moses and Joshua waited there for six days. They don't know what will happen, but since God calls them, let's wait.

On the seventh day, God called Moses out of the cloud. At this time, God appeared on Mount Sinai, and the scene of God's glory seemed to the Israelis like a fire on the top of the mountain.

This description is very intriguing. It means that God is there. Is it really hot? Like the fire burning at the spire of Notre Dame de Paris two days ago. Or is fire a metaphor, and there is no real fire? Because when God called, Moses went into the clouds and went straight to the mountain. Some people say that if the top of the mountain is really on fire, can Moses stand it? This makes sense, but don't forget that when God first called Moses, he saw the burning thorn, but he didn't burn it.

Moses went up the mountain and stayed there for 40 days. Someone asked that he didn't bring food and drink when he went up. Can you keep an eye on this thing for me? What did he do on the beach? Did he stay so long?

Maybe next time.