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
just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, 'Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.'
Acts 7:38
This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us.

Let not

Exodus 33:20
But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live."
Genesis 32:30
So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered."

General references

Exodus 19:8
All the people answered together and said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do." And Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live?
Deuteronomy 5:4
The LORD spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire,

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