1 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.

2And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

3And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.

4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.

6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

8And Moses took the blood, 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.

9Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

12And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

14And he said unto the elders, 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, let him come unto them.

15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

16And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17And 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.

18And 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.

1 And hee said vnto Moses, Come vp vnto þe Lord,thou, and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seuentie of the Elders of Israel: and worship ye a farre off.

2And Moses alone shall come neere the Lord: but they shall not come nigh, neither shall the people goe vp with him.

3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the iudgements: and all the people answered with one voyce, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said, will we doe.

4And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose vp early in the morning, and builded an Altar vnder the hill, and twelue pillars, according to the twelue tribes of Israel.

5And he sent yong men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen, vnto the Lord.

6And Moses tooke halfe of the blood, and put it in basons, and halfe of the blood he sprinkled on the Altar.

7And he tooke the booke of the couenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they saide, All that the Lord hath said, will we doe, and be obedient.

8And Moses tooke the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the Couenant which the Lord hath made with you, concerning all these words.

9Then went vp Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seuenty of the Elders of Israel:

10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was vnder his feet, as it were a paued worke of a Saphire stone, and as it were the body of heauen in his clearenesse.

11And vpon the Nobles of the children of Israel he layd not his hand: also they saw God, and did eate and drinke.

12 And the Lord sayd vnto Moses, Come vp to me into the mount, and be there, and I will giue thee Tables of stone, and a Law, and Commandements which I haue written, that thou mayest teach them.

13And Moses rose vp, and his minister Ioshua: and Moses went vp into the mount of God.

14And hee saide vnto the Elders, Tary ye here for vs, vntill wee come againe vnto you: and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: If any man haue any matters to doe, let him come vnto them.

15And Moses went vp into the Mount, and a cloud couered the Mount.

16And the glory of the Lord abode vpon mount Sinai, and the cloud couered it sixe dayes: and the seuenth day hee called vnto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like deuouring fire, on the top of the mount, in the eyes of the children of Israel.

18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gate him vp into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty dayes, and forty nights.

I == Ex 1:5 ; 28:1 ; Lev 10:1-2 ; Num 11:106

 

 

 

 

III == Ex 19:8 ; 24:7 ; Deut 5:27 ; Gal 3:19-20 ; Heb 9:19

 

 

IV == Gen 28:18 ; 31:45 ; Deut 31:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII == Ex 24:3 ; Heb 9:19

 

 

VIII == Mt. 26:28 ;Mk 14:24 ; Luke 22:20 ; 1st Cor 11:25 ;2nd Cor 3:6 ; HEb 9:20 ; 10:29 ; 13:20 ; 1st Peter 1:2

 

X == Judg 13:22 ; Isa 6:1 , 5 ; Isa 6:1 , 5 ; Ezek 1:25 ; 10:1 ; Matt 17:2 ; John 1:18 ; 1st tim 3:16 ; 1st John 4:12 ; Rev 4:3

XI == Gen 16:13 ; 31:54 ; 32:30 ; Ex 18:12 ; 19:21 ; 24:10 ; 33:20

XII == Ex 24:2 , 15 , 18 ; 31:18 ; 32:15-16 ; Deut 5:22 ; 2nd Cor 3:3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XV == Ex 19:9 , 16 ; Matt 17:5

XVI == Ex 16:10 ; Num 14:10

 

 

XVII == Ex 3:2 ; 19:18 ; Deut 4:36 ; Heb 12:18 , 29 ; 2nd Cor 3:18

 

 

 

1 Moses himself was told, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, with Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. You shall all worship at some distance,

2 but Moses alone is to come close to the LORD; the others shall not come too near, and the people shall not come up at all with Moses."

3 When Moses came to the people and related all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all answered with one voice, "We will do everything that the LORD has told us."

4 Moses then wrote down all the words of the LORD and, rising early the next day, he erected at the foot of the mountain an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 Then, having sent certain young men of the Israelites to offer holocausts and sacrifice young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD,

6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in large bowls; the other half he splashed on the altar.

7 Taking the book of the covenant, he read it aloud to the people, who answered, "All that the LORD has said, we will heed and do."

8 Then he took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words of his."

9 Moses then went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel,

10 and they beheld the God of Israel. Under his feet there appeared to be sapphire tilework, as clear as the sky itself.

11 Yet he did not smite these chosen Israelites. After gazing on God, they could still eat and drink.

12 The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and, while you are there, I will give you the stone tablets on which I have written the commandments intended for their instruction."

13 So Moses set out with Joshua, his aide, and went up to the mountain of God.

14 The elders, however, had been told by him, "Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are staying with you. If anyone has a complaint, let him refer the matter to them."

15 After Moses had gone up, a cloud covered the mountain.

16 The glory of the LORD settled upon Mount Sinai. The cloud covered it for six days, and on the seventh day he called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.

17 To the Israelites the glory of the LORD was seen as a consuming fire on the mountaintop.

18 But Moses passed into the midst of the cloud as he went up on the mountain; and there he stayed for forty days and forty nights.

v 1,2. Moses was to come near to God, the three future priests and the seventy elders were to be on the mountain, but far off. It is not stated how the seventy were selected, but they were no doubt esteemed. Others weren’t to even touch the mount.

 

 

v 3. Before going up, Moses told the people everything God had told him in the previous three chapters,including the “ten words” of chapter 20. In order to have a permanent record he also recorded all this in writing (Maybe while with God) as a condition of the national covenant with God. They quickly promised obedience.

 

v 4-8. This has been described as a marriage ceremony between Israel and the Lord, the altar to represent God and the pillars to represent Israel. The priesthood had not yet been established, so these young men were probably firstborn sons from each tribe. It is not to be supposed that Moses sprinkled blood on three million people. It may have been just on the young men or the twelve pillars, but it was a solemn vow. To make it an official ceremony, Moses read to them all he had written and they not only promised to do it but be obedient. How soon they forgot!

 

 

 

 

v 9-11. They did not see God as the Spirit He is, but they saw His glory. The most humble thing, the pavement was like a sapphire stone. They ate and drank before Him some remnants of the peace offering as an indication God would dwell with them.

 

 

 

v 12. The addition of the words “be there” means he would be expected to stay for some time. This was to be the first giving of the ten commandments on stone.

 

v 13-18. . Joshua went farther along with Moses, but not all the way. “Preparing for prayer is as important as praying.” The Lord kept Moses waiting a week before He spoke to him. Perhaps by now, certainly before the end of the forty days, the elders went back down instead of tarrying as commanded. They may have thought Moses had been consumed by the fire of the Lord. Meanwhile the people were also getting restless, perhaps fearful of the fire of the Lord, v 17. Since Aaron was left in charge, they persuaded him to build the golden calf found in chapter 32.