Exodus 24:2
And only Moses will ascend to the Lord, and these shall not approach. Neither shall the people ascend with him.”
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Exodus 19:12And you will establish limits for the people all around, and you will say to them: ‘Take care not to ascend to the mountain, and that you do not touch its parts. All who touch the mountain, shall die a death.’
Exodus 24:13Moses rose up, with Joshua his minister. And Moses, ascending on the mountain of God,
Exodus 24:18And Moses, entering into the midst of the cloud, ascended the mountain. And he was there for forty days and forty nights.
Jeremiah 30:21And their ruler will be one of their own. And their prince will be led forward from their midst. And I will draw him near, and he will cling to me. For who is the one who applies his heart, so that he may draw near to me, says the Lord?
Hebrews 9:24For Jesus did not enter by means of holy things made with hands, mere examples of the true things, but he entered into Heaven itself, so that he may appear now before the face of God for us.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 24:2-9
Israel's Acceptance of the Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 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. 2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord : but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. 3 And 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. 4 And Moses… Read the whole commentary →