Exodus 33:5
The Scripture
(5) For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Moses and Aaron approach God at the mountain and receive a divine sign, after which Moses declares that God will not go up with them while Aaron says He will. God replies that He will go up with them, but He will not go up with them, and they are told to return. This passage highlights the seriousness of approaching God and the limits of human authority.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exodus 33:3Numbers 16:45Numbers 16:46Numbers 16:21Job 34:20Psalms 73:19Lamentations 4:6Isaiah 22:12Genesis 18:21Genesis 22:12Deuteronomy 8:2Psalms 139:23
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