Exodus 3:5

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God said, 'Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'

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  • Josh 5:15 : 15 The commander of the LORD’s army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.
  • Acts 7:33 : 33 Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'
  • Eccl 5:1 : 1 Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.
  • Exod 19:12 : 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.
  • Exod 19:21 : 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.'
  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.
  • Heb 12:20 : 20 because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."
  • Gen 28:16-17 : 16 Jacob woke up from his sleep and said, 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.' 17 He was afraid and said, 'How amazing is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.'

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  • Acts 7:31-33
    3 verses
    93%

    31Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

    32'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look closely.

    33Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'

  • Exod 3:1-4
    4 verses
    85%

    1Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

    2The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the bush was burning with fire, but it was not consumed.

    3So Moses said, 'I will turn aside to see this remarkable sight—why the bush is not burning up.'

    4When the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush and said, 'Moses, Moses!' And Moses replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Exod 3:6
    80%

    6Then he said, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' At this, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

  • Josh 5:15
    80%

    15The commander of the LORD’s army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.

  • Exod 19:3
    75%

    3Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, "This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob and declare to the children of Israel:

  • Exod 19:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23Moses 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.'

    24The 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.'

  • Exod 33:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

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

    21Then the LORD said, 'There is a place near Me where you may stand on a rock.'

  • Exod 19:17
    73%

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

  • Exod 20:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20Moses 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.'

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

  • Deut 5:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5At 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:

    6"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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    72%

    5For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you for even a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments, and I will decide what to do with you.’

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    72%

    3Then He said, 'Throw it to the ground.' So Moses threw it to the ground, and it became a serpent, and he ran away from it.

  • Exod 34:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2Be ready in the morning, and come up to Mount Sinai in the morning and stand before Me there on the top of the mountain.

    3No one may come up with you, and no one should be seen anywhere on the mountain; even the flocks and herds must not graze near the mountain.

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    71%

    5Exalt the Lord our God, and bow down at His footstool. He is holy.

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    71%

    6Moses said, 'This is what the LORD has commanded you to do so that the glory of the LORD will appear to you.'

  • Exod 19:11-12
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    11They must be prepared for the third day, because on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.

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  • Exod 34:8
    71%

    8Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped.

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    71%

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

  • Exod 6:2
    71%

    2God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD."

  • Lev 19:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

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  • Exod 3:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'

    12God reassured him, 'I will certainly be with you. And this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.'

  • Exod 19:20
    71%

    20The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Then the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

  • Exod 24:2
    70%

    2Only Moses is to approach the LORD; the others must not come near, and the people must not go up with him.

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    1The LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying:

  • Exod 20:18
    70%

    18When 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.

  • Exod 3:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14God replied to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: "I AM has sent me to you."'

    15God also said to Moses, 'Say to the Israelites, "The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation."

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    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

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    70%

    15Then Moses said to Him, 'If Your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.'

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    5The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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    70%

    3Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.

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    70%

    18Then Moses said, 'Please show me Your glory.'

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    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

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    70%

    6Moses and Aaron left the assembly and went to the entrance of the tent of meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

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    8Moses said to them, "Wait here, and I will listen for what the LORD will command concerning you."

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    70%

    45For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore, be holy, because I am holy.