It was three months after they had escaped from Egypt. They set up camp in Sinai. Moses went up into the mountain to speak with God. God told Moses that if the people listen to Him they would be blessed above all other people and would a kingdom of priests and dearer than all others. When Moses carried this message back to the people they wholeheartedly agreed to listen and obey. He also told Moses that when the people witnessed Him speaking to him they would truly respect and have faith in him.
Then God told Moses to instruct the people to sanctify and cleanse themselves for three days and to set the mountain as off limits for He would come down and speak to them. They were not to even set foot on the base of the mountain as it would needed to remain holy and pure. If they disobeyed they could be put to death.
The morning of the third day a great trumpet sounded, there was great thunder and lightning, everyone in the camp trembled and a cloud encompassed the mountain. The Lord descended upon the mountain in a fire, and the very mountain shook. Moses spoke to God. God spoke to Moses in thunder. The people were warned again not to step foot even on the base of Mount Sinai. There were not to try to break through to get a glimpse of God. Moses went up in the mountain to commune with God.
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