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
This is according to all that you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb (Mount Sinai) on the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear the voice of the Lord my God again, nor see this great fire anymore, so that I will not die.’
Acts 7:38
This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received living oracles [divine words that still live] to be handed down to you.

Let not

Exodus 33:20
But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”
Genesis 32:30
So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.”

General references

Exodus 19:8
All the people answered together and said, “We will do everything that the Lord has spoken.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did [any] people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you heard, and [still] live?
Deuteronomy 5:4
The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain from the midst of the fire.