New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Exodus 24
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The Lord said to Moses, "You and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel must come up to me. Do not come close when you worship.
Reference
2
Only Moses can come close to me. The others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him."
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3
Moses went and told the people all of the Lord's words and laws. They answered with one voice. They said, "We will do everything the Lord has told us to do."
Reference
Judgment
Deuteronomy 5:1
Deuteronomy 6:1
Deuteronomy 4:1
Deuteronomy 4:5
Deuteronomy 4:45
References Lord
Exodus 24:7
Joshua 24:22
Word
Exodus 19:8
4
Then Moses wrote down everything the Lord had said. Moses got up early the next morning. He built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He set up 12 stone pillars. They stood for the 12 tribes of Israel.
Reference
Parallel theme
Genesis 28:18
Revelation 21:14
Galatians 2:9
References Israel
Luke 22:30
Word
Deuteronomy 31:9
5
Then he sent young Israelite men to offer burnt offerings. They also sacrificed young bulls as friendship offerings to the Lord.
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Sacrifice
Exodus 18:12
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Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls. He sprinkled the other half on the altar.
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7
Then he took the Scroll of the Covenant and read it to the people. They answered, "We will do everything the Lord has told us to do. We will obey him."
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8
Then Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people. He said, "This is the blood that puts the covenant into effect. The Lord has made this covenant with you in keeping with all of these words."
Reference
Blood
Exodus 24:6
1 Peter 1:2
Covenant
Matthew 26:28
Hebrews 13:20
Mark 14:24
1 Corinthians 11:25
Zechariah 9:11
Luke 22:20
Parallel theme
Ezekiel 36:25
Isaiah 52:15
9
Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the 70 elders of Israel went up.
10
They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a street made out of sapphire. It was as clear as the sky itself.
Reference
Parallel theme
Ezekiel 10:1
Revelation 4:3
Exodus 33:23
Exodus 33:20
1 Timothy 6:16
Matthew 17:2
References God
John 1:18
Genesis 32:30
Revelation 21:11
1 John 4:12
11
But God didn't raise his hand against those leaders of the people of Israel. They saw God. And they ate and drank.
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12
The Lord said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain. Stay here. I will give you the stone tablets. They contain the law and commands I have written to teach the people."
Reference
Parallel theme
Hebrews 9:4
2 Corinthians 3:3
References Lord
Exodus 24:2
Deuteronomy 4:14
References Moses
Exodus 31:18
Exodus 24:18
Exodus 24:15
2 Corinthians 3:7
Word
Deuteronomy 5:22
Jeremiah 31:33
14
He said to the elders, "Wait for us here until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you. Anyone who has a problem can go to them."
Reference
16
The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. The cloud covered the mountain for six days. On the seventh day the Lord called out to Moses from inside the cloud.
Reference
Glory
Exodus 16:10
Numbers 16:42
Ezekiel 1:28
Numbers 14:10
Leviticus 9:23
Parallel theme
Psalm 99:7
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The people of Israel saw the glory of the Lord. It looked like a fire burning on top of the mountain.
Reference
Parallel theme
Hebrews 12:29
Hebrews 12:18
Deuteronomy 4:36
Ezekiel 1:27
References Lord
Exodus 3:2
Exodus 19:18
Deuteronomy 4:24
Summary of Exodus 24
Exodus chapter 24 narrates the events surrounding the confirmation of the covenant between God and the people of Israel at Mount Sinai. Chapter 24 succeeds chapter 23 that speaks about God instructing Moses on the laws to be given to the people of Israel. The people of Israel must now determine whether to accept these commands from God or not. Their commitment to these commands is resolute as they accept all the words of God.
In the beginning of the chapter, God instructs Moses to bring Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel up to Him. In this way, it is not all of the people of Israel that will be permitted to ascend the mountain. Moses is to come up to talk to God, while the rest of the people of Israel wait below for the outcome. This speaks to the fact that Moses is the intermediary of God and the one who hears all the words of God concerning Israel.
Moses comes back down the mountain and tells the people of Israel all the words of God and all the judgments that God has commanded. The people of Israel respond together saying that they will do all the words of the Lord. Moses writes down the words of the Lord as the confirmation of the covenant is not dependent on a verbal agreement. Moses writes down the words of God so that the people of Israel may know what the Lord has asked them to do.
Early the next morning, Moses builds an altar at the foot of the mountain, and he sets up twelve pillars. The sons of Israel make offerings to the Lord, and young men of the children of Israel offer up burnt offerings and sacrifices of peace offerings. The blood of the sacrifices is put into basins.
Moses takes the book of the covenant and read it out to the people of Israel, and once again they say that they will do all that the Lord has asked of them and that they will obey. The people of Israel acknowledge the words of the Lord, and this serves as a reminder of what the covenant between God and Israel stipulates.
Moses takes the blood and sprinkles it upon the people and declares that this is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with them that pertains to all these words. Moses sprinkles the blood over the people showing the solemnity of this covenant that is now binding upon the people of Israel. Israel has now become a covenant people with God.
After the covenant has been confirmed, Moses leads Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders up the mountain to see God. The chapter notes that they saw the God of Israel, and underneath His feet it was as if there was a pavement of sapphire, clear as the heavens. They have seen God, but it seems that this experience has not resulted in any of the elders dying.
The men who have come up the mountain are permitted to eat and drink. This seems like a fitting end to a passage concerning Israel's covenant relationship with God as the men eat and drink after seeing God. The meal can be seen as the meal of fellowship regarding the peace offering that has been made by the young men of Israel.
God requests that Moses come up a little closer to Him and that he will give the tablets of stone to Moses with the law and commandments that He has written for the instruction of Israel. Moses prepares himself to go back up the mountain and leaves the elders of Israel waiting at the foot.
Before Moses goes to talk to God, he tells the elders to wait for him till he comes back down the mountain. Aaron and Hur are there with the elders, and Moses tells them that they should be there to arbitrate any matters that the Israelites bring up while he is away. Aaron and Hur are responsible for taking care of the people while Moses is away for forty days and forty nights in the mountain.
Moses goes up the mountain, and a cloud covers it as well. The glory of the Lord rests on the mountain and the Israelites see the glory of the Lord as a consuming fire that covers the mountain. The Israelites see the fire, but they are at the foot of the mountain. Moses goes further up the mountain into the cloud.
Moses has gone into the cloud and now the mountain seems to rise higher up. This chapter ends with Moses on the mountain and Israel below seeing the awesome sight of the cloud that covers the top of the mountain. Moses has gone up to find God and to receive the words of God concerning the covenant between Israel and God.
Exodus 24 is a significant chapter in the history of the people of Israel. It marks their acceptance of the covenant that God has proposed to them. They have heard the words of God and agreed to obey Him. They see the confirmation of the covenant between God and themselves through the sacrifice and sprinkling of blood. They have seen the signs and wonders of God, and they have seen the covenant confirmed to them through the words that Moses speaks.
It is interesting to note that Moses has been given the role of intermediary between God and His people Israel. He comes up the mountain and sees God, and he hears the words from God. He is the one who conveys the message of the covenant to the people of Israel. Moses writes down the words of the Lord, and later on, he reads the covenant to the people. Moses leaves the people of Israel at the foot of the mountain and goes back up to receive the stone tablets with the law and commandments inscribed on them.
Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders are permitted to come up the mountain with Moses, but he is asked to come further up the mountain to see God. When Moses does see God, this is in no way detrimental to his life. The Israelites are permitted to eat and drink after seeing God. Moses has to go up the mountain to see God, but after this he is left alone in order to receive the commands. Moses has to spend forty days and forty nights on the mountain in order to receive further instructions from God concerning Israel's covenant relationship with Him.
Exodus 24 is significant in the history of the people of Israel in that they have accepted the covenant that God has laid before them. They have heard the words of the Lord and have agreed to obey Him. Moses has laid out the requirements for the covenant and has read the covenant to the people. Israel has agreed to do all these words of the Lord. Moses leaves the people of Israel at the foot of the mountain and goes back up to receive the stone tablets with the law and commandments written on them. Moses will go back down the mountain after having received further instructions from God concerning Israel's covenant relationship with Him.
In the beginning of the chapter, God instructs Moses to bring Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel up to Him. In this way, it is not all of the people of Israel that will be permitted to ascend the mountain. Moses is to come up to talk to God, while the rest of the people of Israel wait below for the outcome. This speaks to the fact that Moses is the intermediary of God and the one who hears all the words of God concerning Israel.
Moses comes back down the mountain and tells the people of Israel all the words of God and all the judgments that God has commanded. The people of Israel respond together saying that they will do all the words of the Lord. Moses writes down the words of the Lord as the confirmation of the covenant is not dependent on a verbal agreement. Moses writes down the words of God so that the people of Israel may know what the Lord has asked them to do.
Early the next morning, Moses builds an altar at the foot of the mountain, and he sets up twelve pillars. The sons of Israel make offerings to the Lord, and young men of the children of Israel offer up burnt offerings and sacrifices of peace offerings. The blood of the sacrifices is put into basins.
Moses takes the book of the covenant and read it out to the people of Israel, and once again they say that they will do all that the Lord has asked of them and that they will obey. The people of Israel acknowledge the words of the Lord, and this serves as a reminder of what the covenant between God and Israel stipulates.
Moses takes the blood and sprinkles it upon the people and declares that this is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with them that pertains to all these words. Moses sprinkles the blood over the people showing the solemnity of this covenant that is now binding upon the people of Israel. Israel has now become a covenant people with God.
After the covenant has been confirmed, Moses leads Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders up the mountain to see God. The chapter notes that they saw the God of Israel, and underneath His feet it was as if there was a pavement of sapphire, clear as the heavens. They have seen God, but it seems that this experience has not resulted in any of the elders dying.
The men who have come up the mountain are permitted to eat and drink. This seems like a fitting end to a passage concerning Israel's covenant relationship with God as the men eat and drink after seeing God. The meal can be seen as the meal of fellowship regarding the peace offering that has been made by the young men of Israel.
God requests that Moses come up a little closer to Him and that he will give the tablets of stone to Moses with the law and commandments that He has written for the instruction of Israel. Moses prepares himself to go back up the mountain and leaves the elders of Israel waiting at the foot.
Before Moses goes to talk to God, he tells the elders to wait for him till he comes back down the mountain. Aaron and Hur are there with the elders, and Moses tells them that they should be there to arbitrate any matters that the Israelites bring up while he is away. Aaron and Hur are responsible for taking care of the people while Moses is away for forty days and forty nights in the mountain.
Moses goes up the mountain, and a cloud covers it as well. The glory of the Lord rests on the mountain and the Israelites see the glory of the Lord as a consuming fire that covers the mountain. The Israelites see the fire, but they are at the foot of the mountain. Moses goes further up the mountain into the cloud.
Moses has gone into the cloud and now the mountain seems to rise higher up. This chapter ends with Moses on the mountain and Israel below seeing the awesome sight of the cloud that covers the top of the mountain. Moses has gone up to find God and to receive the words of God concerning the covenant between Israel and God.
Exodus 24 is a significant chapter in the history of the people of Israel. It marks their acceptance of the covenant that God has proposed to them. They have heard the words of God and agreed to obey Him. They see the confirmation of the covenant between God and themselves through the sacrifice and sprinkling of blood. They have seen the signs and wonders of God, and they have seen the covenant confirmed to them through the words that Moses speaks.
It is interesting to note that Moses has been given the role of intermediary between God and His people Israel. He comes up the mountain and sees God, and he hears the words from God. He is the one who conveys the message of the covenant to the people of Israel. Moses writes down the words of the Lord, and later on, he reads the covenant to the people. Moses leaves the people of Israel at the foot of the mountain and goes back up to receive the stone tablets with the law and commandments inscribed on them.
Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders are permitted to come up the mountain with Moses, but he is asked to come further up the mountain to see God. When Moses does see God, this is in no way detrimental to his life. The Israelites are permitted to eat and drink after seeing God. Moses has to go up the mountain to see God, but after this he is left alone in order to receive the commands. Moses has to spend forty days and forty nights on the mountain in order to receive further instructions from God concerning Israel's covenant relationship with Him.
Exodus 24 is significant in the history of the people of Israel in that they have accepted the covenant that God has laid before them. They have heard the words of the Lord and have agreed to obey Him. Moses has laid out the requirements for the covenant and has read the covenant to the people. Israel has agreed to do all these words of the Lord. Moses leaves the people of Israel at the foot of the mountain and goes back up to receive the stone tablets with the law and commandments written on them. Moses will go back down the mountain after having received further instructions from God concerning Israel's covenant relationship with Him.