15They set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.
Numbers 33:15
1In the third month, on the same day of the montha that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. 2After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
3Then Moses went up to Elohim, and YHVH called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel: 4‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. 5Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. 6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
7So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that YHVH had commanded him. 8And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that YHVH has spoken.”
So Moses brought their words back to YHVH.
9YHVH said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.”
And Moses relayed to YHVH what the people had said.
10Then YHVH said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes 11and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day YHVH will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
12And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. 13No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’b
Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.c”
14When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes. 15“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with Elohim, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because YHVH had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.19And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and Elohim answered him in the thunder.
20YHVH descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up, 21and YHVH said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see YHVH, lest many of them perish. 22Even the priests who approach YHVH must consecrate themselves, or YHVH will break out against them.”
23But Moses said to YHVH, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
24And YHVH replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to YHVH, or He will break out against them.”
25So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
Exodus 19
1And Elohim spoke all these words:
2“I am YHVH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3You shall have no other elohim before Me.a
4You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. 5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, YHVH your Elohim, am a jealous Elohim, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generationsb of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7You shall not take the name of YHVH your God in vain, for YHVH will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
8Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to YHVH your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. 11For in six days YHVH made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore YHVH blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
12Honour your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that YHVH your Elohim is giving you.c
14You shall not commit adultery.e
16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.g
17You shall not coveth your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.”
Moses Comforts the People (Deuteronomy 5:22–33; Hebrews 12:18–29)
18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance. 19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let Elohim speak to us, or we will die.”
20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For Elohim has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.” 21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where Elohim was.
Idolatry Forbidden (1 Corinthians 10:14–22)
22Then YHVH said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven. 23You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
25Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it. 26And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’