Exodus, 24

1. Then he said to Moses, "Go up to Yahweh, you, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu with seventy of the elders of Israel, and let them worship from a distance.

2. Moses alone shall go forward to Yahweh but not the others, nor shall the people go up with him."

3. Moses came and told the people all the words of Yahweh and all his laws. The people replied with one voice: "Everything that Yahweh has said, we shall do."

4. Moses wrote down all the words of Yahweh, then rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain with twelve raised stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.

5. He then sent young men from among the sons of Israel to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice bullocks as peace offerings to Yahweh.

6. And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins; and with the other half of the blood he sprinkled the altar.

7. He then took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. They said, "All that Yahweh said we shall do and obey."

8. Moses then took the blood and sprinkled it on the people saying, "Here is the blood of the covenant that Yahweh has made with you in accordance with all these words."

9. Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and the seventy elders of Israel.

10. They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was what seemed like a pavement of sapphire, clear as the sky itself.

11. And he did not let his hand overpower these chosen men from among the sons of Israel; they looked on God and ate and drank.

12. Yahweh said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay there. I will give you the slabs of stone, the Teaching and commandment which I have written for their instruction."

13. So Moses arose with his servant, Joshua, and before going up the mountain of God,

14. Moses said to the elders, "Remain here until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you; let whoever has a dispute to settle, go to them."

15. When Moses went up the mountain a cloud covered it.

16. The Glory of Yahweh rested on Mount Sinai and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day He called to Moses from within the cloud.

17. The Glory of Yahweh appeared like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain: so it was as it appeared to the Israelites.

18. And Moses entered the cloud and went up the mountain. Moses stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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Exodus 24 describes the establishment of the covenant between God and Israel on Mount Sinai. Moses, Aaron, and the elders of Israel go up to the hill and see the presence of God. The chapter ends with Moses entering the cloud to receive the stone tablets with the commandments.

Leviticus 17:11: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood. I have given you the blood on the altar, to do atonement for your soul; for it is the blood that will make atonement by virtue of life." This verse highlights the importance of blood sacrifice, which is mentioned in Exodus 24 as part of the covenant ratification ceremony.

Hebrews 9:18-22: "Therefore, not even the first [covenant] was inaugurated without blood. For, having Moses announced to all the people all commandments according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water , Purpúrea Wool and Hysssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded to you. And yet, the tabernacle and all the utensils of sacred service has sparked with the blood. According to the law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without bloodshed there is no remission. " This excerpt from the New Testament refers to the event described in Exodus 24 and highlights the importance of blood in purification and ratification of the covenant.

Matthew 26:28: "For this is my blood, the blood of the New Covenant, which is shed by many to remission of sins." This verse also refers to the new covenant established by Jesus through his blood, and which is a continuity of the covenant established in Exodus 24.

Exodus 33:11: "Thus spoke the Lord to Moses face to face, as any speaks to his friend; then Moses returned to the camp; but his server, the young Joshua, son of Num, never departed from the interior of the tent. " This verse highlights the special relationship between God and Moses, which is a recurring theme in Exodus and culminating in the covenant established in Exodus 24.

2 Corinthians 3:6: "Who enabled us to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills and the spirit quickens." This verse refers to the new covenant established by Christ and highlights the importance of the Holy Spirit in the understanding and experience of God's commandments, which were given to Moses on Mount Sinai in Exodus 24.

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