Exodus 19:18-25

Israel at Mount Sinai

18 Now r Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and s the whole mountain trembled greatly. 19 And as the o sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and t God answered him in thunder. 20 The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

21 And the Lord said to Moses, "Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord u to look and many of them perish. 22 Also let the priests who come near to the Lord v consecrate themselves, lest the Lord w break out against them." 23 And Moses said to the Lord, "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for you yourself warned us, saying, x 'Set limits around the mountain and consecrate it.'" 24 And the Lord said to him, "Go down, and come up bringing Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people y break through to come up to the Lord, lest he break out against them." 25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 24:17
    Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.
    Judges 5:5
    The mountains quaked before the Lord, even Sinai before the Lord, the God of Israel.
    Psalms 144:5
    Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
    Isaiah 6:4
    And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
    Revelation 15:8
    And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 68:8
    The earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
    Hebrews 12:26
    At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 19:16
    On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
  4. Cross References
    Nehemiah 9:13
    You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments.
    Psalms 81:7
    In distress you called, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 3:6
    And he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
    1 Samuel 6:19
    And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the Lord. He struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great blow.
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 10:3
    Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord has said, 'Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" And Aaron held his peace.
  7. Cross References
    2 Samuel 6:8
    And David was angry because the Lord had burst forth against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzzah, to this day.
    1 Chronicles 13:11
    And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 19:12
    And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, 'Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death.
    Joshua 3:4
    Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.
  9. Cross References
    2 Samuel 6:8
    And David was angry because the Lord had burst forth against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzzah, to this day.
    1 Chronicles 13:11
    And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.
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