Exodus 24:2
And Moses alone shall come near unto the Lord, but they shall not come nigh; and the people shall not go up with him.
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Exodus 19:12And thou shalt set bounds unto the people, round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, nor touch the border of it; whosoever toucheth the mount shall surely be put to death.
Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and his servant Joshua; and Moses went up to the mount of God.
Exodus 24:18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mount; and Moses was on the mount forty days and forty nights.
Jeremiah 30:21And their leader shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me; for who is this that will venture of his own heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.
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 →