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 what you requested from the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, ‘Let us not continue to hear the voice of the Lord our God or see this great fire any longer, so that we will not die!’
Acts 7:38
He is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living oracles to give to us.

Let not

Exodus 33:20
But He answered, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
Genesis 32:30
Jacob then named the place Peniel, “For I have seen God face to face,” he said, “and I have been delivered.”

General references

Exodus 19:8
Then all the people responded together, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken.” So Moses brought the people’s words back to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people heard God’s voice speaking from the fire as you have, and lived?
Deuteronomy 5:4
The Lord spoke to you face to face from the fire on the mountain.

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