Exodus 23:14-33 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Three Festivals; God Prepares the Way.

In this study we look at the three annual festivals that God calls for Israel to celebrate, all in remembrance of the things God has done (and in thanksgiving for His provision of the harvest). Then we look at God’s conditional promise to send an Angel ahead of Israel to prepare the promised land (on the condition that they follow all His ordinances given in the Book of the Covenent).

Outline:
01:24 - Exodus 23.14-19 - Three Annual Festivals
03:00 - Deuteronomy 16.1-17
04:47 - Festival of Unleavened Bread
Exodus 12.14-20; Lev 23.6-8
07:45 - Festival of the Harvest (aka the Festival of weeks or Feast of Pentecost)
Lev 23.15-22; Dt. 16.9-11
09:42 - Festival of Ingathering, (aka the Festival of Tabernacles or the Festival of Booths)
1 Kings 8.2; John 7.37-38
11:16 - Elements required of each of the festivals
13:56 - Exodus 23.19 - Do not cook a kid (a baby goat) in its mother's milk
This is repeated Ex 34.26 & Deut. 14.21
16:59 - Application:
bringing our first fruits. Matt 6.25-34
Celebrating the Lord through communion Matt 26.17-28
Jesus is the Passover Lamb: https://youtu.be/rgZyi5S-LQA (Ex 12)
24:33 - Exodus 23.20-33 - God’s Angel is sent to prepare the way.
27:20 - Repeated Exodus 33.1-3, Lev 26.3-11; Deut 28.1-14
27:38 - Who is this angel? Is the Angel Moses? Is it the same angel of God found in Ex 14.19? Or is it a pre-incarnate Jesus (a Christophany)? Gen 18
33:10 - Israel’s rebellion: Nu 14.11; Ps 78.17, 40, 56.
34:41 - Exo 23.27 - I will send my terror. Judges 7:15-22 - Gideon
38:59 - Exo 23.28 - I will send my hornet
39:53 - Exo 23.29-30 - “I will not drive them out in a single day” - James 1.2-4
41:23 - Exo 23.31 - Promised land, Gen 15 - 2 Sam 8.1-14; 1 Kings 4.20-24; 2 Chron 9.16
42:15 - Exo 23.32-33 - it will certainly be a snare to you
42:32 - Conclusions / Applications - Heb 12.1-3

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Books used or referenced:

Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.

Barker, Kenneth L.. Kohlenberger, John R. III. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged, Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.
Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/expositors-bible-commentary-abridged-edition-volumes/kenneth-barker/9780310255192/pd/54975?event=ESRCG

Courson, Jon. Jon Courson’s Application Commentary Old Testament Vol. 1. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2005.
https://www.christianbook.com/coursons-application-commentary-genesis-revelation-volumes/jon-courson/9780310118312/pd/0118312?event=ESRCG

Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.
https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG

Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCG