Week 41, Day 5: At Mount Sinai

Today’s Reading:  Exodus 19:1-25

Some thoughts from the reading…

Israel has come to be camped by “the mount of God” (18:5).   It has been about two months now since Israel left Egypt.  The Lord declares at the mount that if Israel will obey His voice and keep His covenant then they will be His own possession and a holy nation.  All the people respond that all the Lord has spoken they will do.  Thus begins the process to complete the covenant with Israel.  The people consecrate themselves.  Then begins a series of journeys up and down the mountain for Moses and certain others with him to receive and confirm the covenant. 

Question:  Why do you think that it was so important that the people did not touch the mountain?  Why do you think God displayed such power when He came down on the mountain (smoke, fire, the whole mountain quaked violently vs 18)?

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