Exodus 24

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1. 1He said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance."
2. 2Only Moses shall come near the LORD, but the others must not come close, and the people must not go up with him.
3. 3Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the judgments. All the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words that the LORD has said, we will do."
4. 4Moses wrote down everything the LORD had said. Early the next morning, he built an altar at the base of the mountain and set up 12 stone pillars — one for each of the 12 tribes of Israel.
5. 5He sent young men of the Israelites to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice oxen as peace offerings to the LORD.
6. 6Moses collected half of the blood and put it in basins. The other half he sprinkled on the altar.
7. 7Then he took the book of the covenant and read it out loud to all the people. They responded, "We will do everything the LORD has said. We will obey."
8. 8Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "Look at the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you concerning all these words."
9. 9Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
10. 10There they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear and brilliant as the sky itself.
11. 11He did not harm the leaders of the children of Israel; they saw God and ate and drank.
12. 12The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay there. I will give you stone tablets with the law and commands I have written, so you can teach the people."
13. 13Moses got up, along with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up onto the mountain of God.
14. 14He said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we come back to you. Look, Aaron and Hur are with you. If any man has any matters to do, let him come to them."
15. 15Moses went up the mountain, and a cloud covered it.
16. 16The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for 6 days. On the 7th day, the LORD called out to Moses from inside the cloud.
17. 17In the eyes of the children of Israel, the glory of the LORD appeared like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain.
18. 18Moses stepped into the cloud and continued up the mountain. He stayed there for 40 days and 40 nights.