1.  Why did God have to show His awesome power to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai in Exodus 19:16-19? Does God also test us by causing us to be afraid of Him?

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2.  Hebrews 12:18-24 speaks about the difference between Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion? What is this new covenant that it is speaking about?

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3.  How are we to approach God in Mt. Sinai as opposed to Mt. Zion? Are there rules we should still follow from Mt. Zion when approaching God in the new covenant?

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4.  What is the First Commandment in Exodus 20:3? Is it possible that our habits or our behavior can become a god that we make more important than God?

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5.  What is the Fifth Commandment? How can we honor our mother or father if we have a difficult history with them?

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6.  Exodus 32:1 says that Moses delayed in coming down from Mt. Sinai and we see what happened.  Why are we open to sinning like the Israelites when God allows delays in our lives?

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7.  Is Aaron a true leader? Why did he fall so far?

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8.  How did God want to handle the Israelites in response to them creating the golden calf? How did Moses’s response show us the role of a true intercessor?

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9.  How did Moses handle the problem instead when he came down the mountain? How is this a compromise from what God truly wanted to do with the Israelites?

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10. Was God satisfied with the death of the 3,000? What was his response in Exodus 32:34?

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