Exodus 24:11

And of the chosen ones of Israel there was not even one missing, and they appeared in the place of God, and did eat and drink.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.

12And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, the law and the commandments, which I have written to give them laws.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:18But Abraham shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 32:24And he took them, and passed over the torrent, and brought over all his possessions.

Exodus 18:12And Jethro the father-in-law of Moses took whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for God, for Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.

Exodus 24:1And to Moses he said, Go up to the Lord, thou and Aaron and Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: and they shall worship the Lord from a distance.

Exodus 33:20And God said, Thou shalt not be able to see my face; for no man shall see my face, and live.

Deuteronomy 4:33if a nation have heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard and hast lived;

Matthew Henry on Exodus 24:10-12

A Manifestation of God. ( b. c. 1491.) 9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: 10 And 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. 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. The people having, besides their submission to the ceremony of the sprinkling of blood, declared their… Read the whole commentary →

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