Exodus 20:19

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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.

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    20 Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you to keep you from sinning.'

    21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

    22 Then the LORD said to Moses, 'This is what you shall say to the children of Israel: You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.'

  • Deut 5:24-27
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    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.

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    18 When all the people saw the thunder and the lightning flashes, and heard the sound of the trumpet, and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear and stood at a distance.

  • Deut 18:16
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    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.'

  • Num 17:12-13
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    12 So Aaron did as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the assembly, and the plague had already begun among the people. He put the incense in and made atonement for the people.

    13 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was stopped.

  • Num 20:3-4
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    3 The people quarreled with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!

    4 Why have you brought the LORD's assembly into this wilderness, for us and our livestock to die here?

  • Heb 12:19-21
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    19 to a trumpet blast or a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,

    20 because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."

    21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

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    21 The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'

  • Exod 19:23-25
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    23 Moses said to the LORD, 'The people cannot come up Mount Sinai because You yourself warned us, saying: Set boundaries around the mountain and consecrate it.'

    24 The LORD replied, 'Go down and bring Aaron up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.'

    25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.

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    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 19:8-9
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    8 And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

    9 The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I am coming to you in a dense cloud so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may always believe in you.' Then Moses reported the people's words to the LORD.

  • Exod 24:2-3
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    2 Only Moses is to approach the LORD; the others must not come near, and the people must not go up with him.

    3 Moses came and told the people all the LORD's words and laws. The people responded with one voice, saying, "We will do everything the LORD has said."

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    23 Then the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 19:17
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    17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

  • Exod 14:11-12
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    11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

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    10 Then the LORD said to Moses,

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    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 19:19
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    19 As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in the thunder.

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    12 Set boundaries for the people all around, saying, 'Be careful not to go up the mountain or touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain must surely be put to death.

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    10 The LORD said to Moses,

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    2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness!

  • Lev 20:1
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    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 20:1
    73%

    1 And God spoke all these words, saying:

  • Num 20:7
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    7 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Acts 7:40
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    40 They said to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will lead us, for we do not know what has happened to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt.'

  • Lev 24:13
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    13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 33:20
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    20 But He added, 'You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.'

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    15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

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    21 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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    20 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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    2 They said, 'Is it only through Moses that the LORD has spoken? Hasn't He also spoken through us?' And the LORD heard this.

  • Exod 32:23
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    23 They said to me, 'Make gods for us who will go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'

  • Num 12:8
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    8 With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?'

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    1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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    13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.