Exodus 20:19

God's Word

Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we’ll listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we’ll die!”

Cross References

Genesis 3:10

He answered, “I heard you in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”

Genesis 32:30

So Jacob named that place Peniel [Face of God], because he said, “I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved.”

Exodus 33:20

But you can’t see my face, because no one may see me and live.”

Acts 7:38

This is the Moses who was in the assembly in the desert. Our ancestors and the Messenger who spoke to him on Mount Sinai were there with him. Moses received life-giving messages to give to us,

Galatians 3:19

What, then, is the purpose of the laws given to Moses? They were added to identify what wrongdoing is. Moses’ laws did this until the descendant to whom the promise was given came. It was put into effect through angels, using a mediator.

Deuteronomy 18:16

This is what you asked the Lord your God to give you on the day of the assembly at Mount Horeb. You said, “We never want to hear the voice of the Lord our God or see this raging fire again. If we do, we’ll die!”

Deuteronomy 5:5

I stood between the Lord and you to tell you the Lord’s word, because you were afraid of the fire and didn’t go up on the mountain. The Lord said:

Hebrews 12:19

to a trumpet’s blast, and to a voice. When your ancestors heard that voice, they begged not to hear it say another word.