Exodus 24:17

And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was as burning fire on the top of the mountain, before the children of Israel.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

In Context

16And the glory of God came down upon the Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and the Lord called Moses on the seventh day out of the midst of the cloud.

18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up to the mountain, and was there in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:2And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire—but the bush was not consumed.

Exodus 19:18The mount of Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed.

Deuteronomy 4:36His voice was made audible from heaven to instruct thee, and he showed thee upon the earth his great fire, and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

2 Samuel 22:13At the brightness before him 1 Coals of fire were kindled. 1

Ezekiel 1:28As the appearance of the bow when it is in the cloud in days of rain, so was the form of the brightness round about.

Habakkuk 3:4His excellence covered the heavens, 1 And the earth was full of his praise. 1 And his brightness shall be as light; 1 There were horns in his hands, 1 And he caused a mighty love of his strength. 1

Matthew Henry on Exodus 24:13-18

12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. 13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. 14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. 15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud… Read the whole commentary →

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