10:10
Moses spent as much time on the mountain as he had done the first time. We then read that the Lord listened to Moses an agreed not to annihilate the Israelties. Now the Lord is sovereign and beholden to no man. He doesn't need to learn from anyone else. However, we need to be careful how we interpret this, for we often do so as if God was just a man and was sovereign and omnipotent etc. But God has a relationship with man, as presented here, and He ties His plans in to mankind. The supreme example of this is in Christ. In order to save us He sent His Son as fully human and fully God.
10:11
Now God tells Moss to "get up, continue your journey ahead of the people". The purpose that they were to "enter and possess the land" remains. One of the themes that runs through the Pentecheuch is that God is determined to fulfil the promises made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
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