Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders ascend Sinai and behold the God of Israel standing on a pavement of sapphire, eating and drinking in covenant fellowship. The people verbally ratify the covenant, and Moses reads the Book of the Covenant, with the people pledging obedience twice. Moses sprinkles the blood of the covenant on the people, then ascends alone into the cloud glory covering the mountain for forty days and nights.
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Characters in This Chapter
Moses
Deliverer of Israel, mediator of the covenant, lawgiver, and prophet who spoke with God face to face
Aaron
Moses' brother, spokesman before Pharaoh, and first high priest of Israel
Pharaoh (of Exodus)
King of Egypt who oppressed Israel and hardened his heart against God, ultimately destroyed at the Red Sea
Miriam
Sister of Moses and Aaron, prophetess who led Israel in worship after the Red Sea crossing
Jethro
Moses' father-in-law, priest of Midian who advised Moses on leadership and organization
Joshua
Moses' assistant and military leader who fought the Amalekites and accompanied Moses on Sinai
Nadab
Son of Aaron who Offered Strange Fire
Abihu
Son of Aaron who Offered Strange Fire
Joshua the High Priest
First High Priest of the Second Temple
Places in This Chapter
Egypt
View on MapLand of Israel's slavery and the setting for God's dramatic acts of judgment and redemption through the plagues
Red Sea
View on MapSite of Israel's miraculous deliverance where God parted the waters and destroyed Pharaoh's pursuing army
Position in Book
Israel in EgyptChapters 1-2
The Call of MosesChapters 3-4
The Plagues and PassoverChapters 5-12
The Exodus and Red SeaChapters 13-15
Journey to SinaiChapters 16-18
The Covenant at SinaiChapters 19-24
God descends on Mount Sinai, gives the Ten Commandments and the Book of the Covenant, and establishes Israel as his treasured possession and kingdom of priests.
Instructions for the TabernacleChapters 25-31
The Golden CalfChapters 32-34
Construction of the TabernacleChapters 35-40
Bible Bites
The first person 'filled with the Spirit' was an artist
The very first person the Bible describes as 'filled with the Spirit of God' isn't a prophet or a king, it's Bezalel, a craftsman gifted for artistic design, gold-work and carving to build the Tabernacle (Exodus 31:1-5). Creativity itself is treated as a divine gift.
Exodus 31:1-5