Ep 368 | Exodus 19-20; 24; 31-34, Come Follow Me 2026 (April 20-26)
Talking Scripture
Mike Day & Bryce Dunford
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 113 minutes
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Summary
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(00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.
(06:04) The Lord covenants to make Israel a peculiar treasure, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. Time, pressure, and heat create jewels.
(14:07) The cultural context of Exodus 19.15. Our doctrine is that intimacy and having children is holy and good within the bonds of marriage.
(15:08) The greatness of the glory of God requires transfiguration for individuals to enter into his presence.
(17:14) D&C 84 adds that Moses was preparing Israel for temple covenants to bring them into the presence of God.
(20:13) The Lord reveals the Ten Commandments.
(28:34) Rhymes to easily remember the Ten Commandments.
(33:37) An example of a modern day set of Ten Commandments.
(52:06) Additions to The Ten Commandments are found in chapters 21-23, The Covenant Code. There are conflicting messages in the Bible about slavery.
(59:26) The Israelites accept the covenant and ratify it. The Joseph Smith Translation clarifies the ambiguity in the Bible about whether or not God can be seen.
(1:02:55) As we are willing to receive light, we will receive more light.
(1:07:32) The Tabernacle is planned. Elder Bednar encourages us to discuss the temple more often.
(1:13:49) Symbols of Christ in The Tabernacle portray our journey back to our Heavenly Home.
(1:19:56) Artisans furnish The Tabernacle. The Lord doesn’t give a commandment without preparing a way for it to be accomplished. The talents we posses are part of God’s divine plan.
(1:23:46)The Sabbath Day is observed. We need to rest and be refreshed.
(1:24:49) Aaron makes a golden calf for Israel to worship while Moses is on the mountain. The Levites enact violence against the apostates.
(1:32:59) When the Kingdom of Israel splits around 921 BC, Jeroboam constructs golden calves in Dan and Bethel. The story of the golden calf may be a message to Israel casting Jeroboam as an apostate king, perhaps portraying a theological rift after the schism in Israel.
(1:34:46) The bull (calf) was a symbol for God in the ancient Near East and represents strength and might. It may also be a representation of the pedestal or footstool of God.
(1:37:38) The stone tablets are broken and the Israelites are given a lesser law. This may also help us see the Book of Mormon in a new light.
(1:48:21) Moses represents the Savior Jesus Christ as he offers a prayer pleading for the Israelites.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to Talking Scripture, a podcast where we illustrate relevance and application |
| 0:08.0 | of the scriptures in Come Follow Me. We also dive into the history and cultures of the text. |
| 0:13.4 | Thanks for taking the time to share and subscribe to this podcast. For show notes, head over to our website, |
| 0:18.6 | talking scripture.org. |
| 0:29.7 | Welcome to Talking Scripture. I'm Mike. And I'm Bryce. And today we're going to be in Exodus 19 through 20, |
| 0:36.8 | and the 24th chapter, and then 31 through 34. We're bouncing all over the place, but let's do a quick review of what we've been asked to study. |
| 0:40.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:40.3 | In the 19th chapter, this is where the Lord is preparing Israel to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. |
| 0:49.1 | And he wants to make them verse 5 of the 19th chapter, a peculiar treasure unto me above all people for all the |
| 0:57.4 | earth is mine and so there are going to be some things that they do to ritually prepare themselves |
| 1:02.4 | to enter into the presence of the Lord and the 19th chapter kind of ends with the images of |
| 1:08.6 | Jehovah's mighty power thunder and lightning and fire and smoke, and this idea that |
| 1:14.2 | gazing upon God is a holy kind of thing, which brings us then to the 20th chapter. |
| 1:20.0 | Because if we're going to be a peculiar people, we need a law. We need a standard that we follow |
| 1:25.1 | to become a peculiar people. So in chapter 20, the Lord reveals his |
| 1:29.7 | law. And it is a wonderful law for all of us. There's something about the Ten Commandments |
| 1:34.9 | that applies to all people of all time. But we're going to look in this podcast at the fact that |
| 1:40.2 | the Lord gives commandments to each generation that is appropriate for them. |
| 1:44.8 | So we're going to jump into our generation and look at the specific laws that the Lord has |
| 1:50.1 | given us in our day. There's a lot of thou shouts and thou shalt nots in the doctrine |
| 1:56.0 | and covenants that are very significant. So we'll take a look at the ancient Ten Commandments given to Moses |
| 2:01.7 | on Sinai, but also some modern commandments given to Joseph Smith in Curtland, Ohio. |
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