Moses meets with God on the mountain, spending 40 days and nights in the very presence of the Almighty. He receives again the commandments of the LORD and has them written on two new stone tablets (to replace the ones broken in anger at the sinning of the people). Upon returning to the camp, the people are vitally aware that Moses has spent time with God - his appearance is obviously altered. So much so, that the people beg him to hide his presence when he is among them.
Moses then invites the people to contribute the supplies to the construction of the tabernacle. The people give willingly and abundantly. These are the same people who a few chapters ago gave willingly to build a false idol. How much money and wealth did they possess? I guess it should not be surprising - today we spend much on what is not really important, and still have funds left over to contribute to God's work. Shouldn't we reverse that trend - give to what is truly important and then see what is left for trivial matters?
The other facet that stands out to me is Moses' appearance. It was visible to all - without Moses drawing attention to it - that he had spent time in the presence of the Almighty. Do those around me find it unavoidably obvious that I have spent time in God's presence? Why?
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