Wednesday Night Bible Study (Flatonia Baptist Church)

The people react to Moses' extended absence by fashioning an idol in the form of a golden calf.

We finish out the book of Exodus by looking at God's instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle and seeing how the imagery of that structure was a deliberate reference backward toward Eden and forward to Jesus.

An overview of the festivals and observances that God set out for His people to follow and the purpose they served in helping them live as the people of God.

As the people get close to the promised land, God gives them warnings and instructions about their future neighbors and the ways in which they are (and are not) to interact with them. 

Three episodes in the period immediately following the people's departure from Mt. Sinai highlight Moses' faithfulness in contrast to the lack of faith demonstrated by the Israelites, foreshadowing what is to come.

The people finally reach the promised land, but an unfavorable report from the scouts leads to a decision rooted not in faith but in fear.

Forty years after the failure of the people to enter Canaan, Israel once again arrives in a place called Kadesh, and once again they balk at responding in faith to God's provision. Their failure - and Moses' own sin - sets the stage for the new generation of Israelites to take hold of the promised land.