Deuteronomy 5:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

We have heard

Deuteronomy 5:4

Exodus 19:19

He liveth

General references

Bible References

We have heard

The Lord spoke face to face with you at the mountain, from the middle of the fire.

When the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking and God was answering him with a voice.

He liveth

Have a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the middle of fire, as you yourselves have, and lived to tell about it?

So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."

But he added, "You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live."

Manoah said to his wife, "We will certainly die, because we have seen a supernatural being!"

General references

The Lord spoke face to face with you at the mountain, from the middle of the fire.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:

Fire goes before him; on every side it burns up his enemies.

For you have not come to something that can be touched, to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind