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Exodus 24 Summary
Israel's Covenant Ratified at Sinai
God commands Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders to ascend the mountain and worship at a distance, while Moses alone draws near to the LORD. Moses first recites all the LORD's words to the people, who unanimously pledge obedience; he then writes them down, builds an altar with twelve pillars, and oversees burnt offerings and peace offerings. He takes the blood of the sacrifices, sprinkles half on the altar and half on the people, declaring it "the blood of the covenant," formally sealing Israel's agreement with God. The elders then ascend and behold the God of Israel in a vision of luminous splendor; afterward Moses is called further up into the cloud-covered mount to receive the stone tablets, where he remains forty days and forty nights.
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Exodus 24:7
“And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.”
Exodus 24:8
“And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.”
Exodus 24:10
“And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.”
Exodus 24:18
“And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.”
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