Exodus 24:1-8
MOSES SUMMONED BY GOD... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES SUMMONED BY GOD... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. The emphatic position of the word "Moses" in the Hebrew text shows that this command was given to Moses directly, not addressed to the people, as the Ten Comm... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses alone shall come near the Lord; but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. Both Aaron and his sons, representing the priests, and the seventy elders, the government representatives of the popular assembly, were excluded from the intimate privileges of the prophe... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses, who had been in the darkness at the foot of the mountain, at some distance from the people, CAME AND TOLD THE PEOPLE ALL THE WORDS OF THE LORD, AND ALL THE JUDGMENTS, all the ordinances recorded in the preceding Chapter s; AND ALL THE PEOPLE ANSWERED WITH ONE VOICE AND SAID, ALL THE WORDS... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, he recorded all the laws and ordinances which had been given till now, that none might be overlooked or forgotten, AND ROSE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND BUILDED AN ALTAR UNDER THE HILL, at the foot of the mountain, AND TWELVE PILLARS, ACCORDING TO THE TWELV... [ Continue Reading ]
And he sent young men of the children of Israel, chiefly because they possessed the necessary strength and agility to perform the work quickly, WHICH OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS, AND SACRIFICED PEACE OFFERINGS OF OXEN UNTO THE LORD, true offerings of salvation, which symbolized the gracious regard of th... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins, saving it for a ceremony shortly to be performed; AND HALF OF THE BLOOD HE SPRINKLED ON THE ALTAR, he poured it out before the Lord with one swift movement.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people, as containing the terms of the covenant on God's side; it was called out with a loud voice, so all could hear. AND THEY SAID, ALL THAT THE LORD HATH SAID WILL WE DO AND BE OBEDIENT; having had another opportunity to hear t... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses took the blood, which had been kept in the basins, AND SPRINKLED IT ON THE PEOPLE, AND SAID, BEHOLD THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH THE LORD HATH MADE WITH YOU CONCERNING ALL THESE WORDS. The significance of this solemn ceremony was that the people, through the blood of the sacrifice as it... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ELDERS APPEAR BEFORE GOD; MOSES REMAINS... [ Continue Reading ]
Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, representing the prophetic, the priestly, and the political element of the children of Israel, according to God command, v. 1;... [ Continue Reading ]
and they saw the God of Israel, who revealed Himself to them in some form which gave them an idea of His divine essence; AND THERE WAS UNDER HIS FEET AS IT WERE A PAVED WORK OF A SAPPHIRE STONE, a brilliant formation of sapphire blue, AND AS IT WERE THE BODY OF HEAVEN IN HIS CLEARNESS. It was a visi... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel He laid not His hand, the Lord did not harm them, although they, sinful people as they were, stood in the presence of God's holiness and justice; ALSO THEY SAW GOD, AND DID EAT AND DRINK, they held a feast in the presence of the vision, thus testifying t... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to Me into the mount and be there. Moses is here summoned to a private interview and to a long stay on the mountain. AND I WILL GIVE THEE TABLES OF STONE, AND A LAW, AND COMMANDMENTS WHICH I HAVE WRITTEN, a codex prepared by the hand of God Himself, THAT THOU MA... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses rose up and his minister, his servant, JOSHUA, Exodus 17:9; Exodus 32:17; Exodus 33:11; AND MOSES WENT UP INTO THE MOUNT OF GOD, to the summit of Sinai.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto the elders, who were still at the side, or at the foot of the mountain where the glory of the Lord had been revealed to them, TARRY YE HERE FOR US UNTIL WE COME AGAIN UNTO YOU; AND, BEHOLD, AARON AND HUR ARE WITH YOU. IF ANY MAN HAVE ANY MATTERS TO DO, any difficult matter which req... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount, blotting out all the brilliance and clearness which the elders had witnessed.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days, thus increasing the impression of awe which the people felt in consequence of all these marvelous happenings. AND THE SEVENTH DAY HE CALLED UNTO MOSES OUT OF THE MIDST OF THE CLOUD, summoning him into His very prese... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. "Into this fiery radiance Moses enters, through the fiery flame of the unapproachable justice of God, through the lightnings of the flaming sword of the cherubim, in order to... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount. And Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. But we are reminded of the fact that our Lord, unless approached in and through Christ, is a consuming fire, Hebrews 12:29.... [ Continue Reading ]