​We did it!  Fifty-eight posts and eighteen months later, we have come to the end of our time in Exodus.  This has been a powerful book with rich truths and life lessons.  We watched Moses grow from an infant to a mighty prince, and how God took him into the wilderness to shape Moses into the deliverer of Israel.  Then we watched Moses grow into his leadership calling and lead the group of slaves into the wilderness where God forged them into a nation. 

The intent of this study through Exodus was to observe and learn about leadership and how God shapes His leaders.  There have been many side trails and other topics we’ve explored as we’ve gone through the Scriptures; however, the goal has remained the same.  And today, we’re going to see what godly leadership does not look like.  We’re going to examine a leader who had no fear of God and who used his power to lead the people to death.  That leader was Aaron.

​Last week, we learned that God gives us the materials we need for the work He sets before us, and that we are called to build with what we’ve been given.  Now, as we move forward in Exodus, we will see that God not only provides the resources to accomplish His plan but also partners and helps to get the job done.  So let’s dive into Exodus 31.

​There’s a common saying out there “seeing is believing.”  But there are a few characters in Exodus that defy this catchy idiom.  Remember the story of the Golden Calf from your Sunday school days?  While we’re not at that point in our study of Exodus yet, there is a very interesting little passage here in Exodus 24 that directly connects with that well known story of Israel’s quick abandonment of God.  Do you remember who the key players of the Golden Calf incident were?  Aaron and the elders of Israel.  Well, those same key players were part of an amazing experience a month before the Golden Calf drama.

​Welcome back to Exodus!  It’s been awhile, but I’m excited to dive back into the life of Moses and the story of God as He transformed a ragtag group of ex-slaves into a conquering nation.   Israel had a long ways to go, but each step in their journey brought them closer to the Promised Land and closer to the heart of God.  So let’s return to following their footsteps through the pages of Exodus that we may learn from their mistakes and see how God can use broken, imperfect people to accomplish His divine purposes.