*Sacred Scripture* Moses Breaking the Tablets – Dore
May 7
The Old Testament prophet, Moses, is shown breaking the two stone tablets which had the Ten Commandments written on them. Moses had recently received these tablets from God on Mount Sinai, only to come down from the mountain and see his people worshiping a golden calf. Upset by the Jews’ idolatry, Moses broke the tablets in a moment of anger, which is what we see here emphasized with a bolt of lightning, in this black and white image by G. Dore
Ex 32:15-19
15Moses then turned and came down the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hands,h tablets that were written on both sides, front and back.
16The tablets were made by God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.i
17Now, when Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “That sounds like a battle in the camp.”
18But Moses answered,
“It is not the noise of victory,
it is not the noise of defeat;
the sound I hear is singing.”
19As he drew near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger burned, and he threw the tablets down and broke them on the base of the mountain.j
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/32
Saying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always.
1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel:
*While you are on this earth, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks.
2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias:
*They began to sing hymns of praise, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them.
3-A simple Jesus prayer:
*Lord, Lord, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful.
4-Another prayer:
*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God.
This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.
1 JOHN 4:13