Verse 19

They said to Moses, 'Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.'

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  • Deut 18:16 : 16 This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, or we will die.'
  • Exod 33:20 : 20 But He added, 'You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.'
  • Gal 3:19 : 19 Why, then, was the law given? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
  • Heb 12:19 : 19 to a trumpet blast or a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,
  • Gen 32:30 : 30 Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.
  • Deut 5:5 : 5 At that time, I stood between the LORD and you to declare His word to you, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said:
  • Deut 5:23-27 : 23 When you heard the voice from the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders came to me. 24 And you said, 'Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them. 25 But now why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we continue to hear the voice of the LORD our God. 26 For who among all flesh has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and lived? 27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you, and we will listen and obey.
  • Acts 7:38 : 38 This is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; he received living words to pass on to us.