Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Exodus 24:12-18
by: Dale E. Rood.
The sequence of events in this passage actually begins with verse 15. On the seventh day God called to Moses (v. 16), and verse 12 then gives what He said to Moses. It appears that when Moses entered the cloud (v. 18) that Joshua was with him (v. 13).
Let’s consider Joshua. He succeeded Moses as leader of Israel (See Deuteronomy 34). Joshua was being mentored by Moses so he could eventually assume this leadership position. This was not a series of classes on leadership, but rather, Moses taking Joshua with him as he led. Here Joshua is being exposed to the awesome power and authority of God.