Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Bible References

Speak thou

Deuteronomy 18:16
according to all that thou didst desire of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, lest I die.
Acts 7:38
This is he, who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him in the Mount Sinai and with our fathers, who received the oracles of life to give unto us;

Let not

Exodus 33:20
He further said, Thou canst not see my face; for no man shall see me and live.
Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for I have seen God face to face, and my soul was saved.

General references

Exodus 19:8
And all the people answered together and said, All that the LORD has spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
Deuteronomy 4:33
Have a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and lived?
Deuteronomy 5:4
The LORD spoke with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire