Lesson 63: Exodus 34:6
The Blueprint — The Verse
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
Memorization Practice
Click words to hide them and test your memory.
Without looking, enter the book, chapter, and verse for this passage.
Rate your recall:
The Context — The History
IsraelThe nation chosen by Yahweh as His own covenant people, descended from Jacob (Israel) and formed into a distinct identity at Sinai. In the biblical worldview, Israel is God’s allotted portion among all nations after Babel (Deuteronomy 32), set apart to reveal His character, law, and redemptive plan. Israel carries the promises given to Abraham, the mission of representing Yahweh... More needed a renewed picture of God after breaking the covenant at SinaiA mountain in the wilderness where God revealed Himself to Moses and gave Israel the Law, including the Ten Commandments. Sinai marks the formal establishment of God’s covenant with His people, accompanied by thunder, fire, cloud, and divine glory. The name represents revelation, covenant, holiness, and God’s direct communication with Israel during the Exodus. More. Ancient treaties often described a king's character; here the true King defines himself by compassion, patience, and steadfast love.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
God hid Moses in the cleft of the rock and passed by, proclaiming his name and nature. This self-description becomes one of the most quoted summaries of God's character in the Old TestamentThe first major division of the Christian Bible, consisting of 39 books in the standard Protestant canon (and more in expanded canons such as the Ethiopian tradition). The Old Testament records God’s creation, covenants, laws, prophets, and the entire pre‑Messianic history of Israel. In the context of your page, the Old Testament provides the physics and architecture of the afterlife... More.
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
-
Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed Yahweh’s name.
Shown in World English Bible (WEB).
Read the verse immediately before this lesson () to hear the lead-in to the passage.
-
keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”
Shown in World English Bible (WEB).
Read the verse immediately after this lesson () to continue the passage.
Discussion
-
Which phrase about God's character means most to you right now?
-
How does slow anger differ from indifference?
-
Why is it important that God defines himself in his own words?
Places — Map this passage
Locations mentioned in this lesson passage. Switch to Whole book or Journey mode on the map for a broader view.
Places list
Geographic data © OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0)