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Then the Lord told Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed.
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Be ready in the morning to climb up Mount Sinai and present yourself to me on the top of the mountain.
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No one else may come with you. In fact, no one is to appear anywhere on the mountain. Do not even let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain.”
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So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the Lord had commanded him, and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
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Then the Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh. 1
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The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! 2 The Lord !
The God of compassion and mercy!
I am slow to anger
and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
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I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. 3
I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
But I do not excuse the guilty.
I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
the entire family is affected -
even children in the third and fourth generations.”
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Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped.
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And he said, “O Lord, if it is true that I have found favor with you, then please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special possession.”