The people stood away from the mountain while Moses went to the dark cloud where God was.
Exodus 24:2 - Easy To Read Version Then Moses will come close to the Lord by himself. The other men must not come close to the Lord, and the rest of the people must not even come up the mountain.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moses alone shall come near the Lord; the others shall not come near, and neither shall the people come up with him. American Standard Version (1901) and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him. Common English Bible Only Moses may come near to the LORD. The others shouldn’t come near, while the people shouldn’t come up with him at all.” Catholic Public Domain Version And only Moses will ascend to the Lord, and these shall not approach. Neither shall the people ascend with him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Moses alone shall come up to the Lord; but they shall not come nigh: neither shall the people come up with him. |
The people stood away from the mountain while Moses went to the dark cloud where God was.
{God} told Moses, “You, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 elders (leaders) of Israel must come up the mountain and worship me from a distance.
Then Moses went higher up the mountain into the cloud. Moses was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights.
Moses told the people all the rules and commands from the Lord. Then all the people said, “We will obey all the commands that the Lord has spoken.”
One of their own people will lead them.\par That ruler will come from my people.\par People can come close to me\par only if I ask them to.\par So I will ask that leader to come to me,\par and he will be close to me.\par
“Sometimes a lion will come from the thick bushes near the Jordan River. And that lion will go into the fields where people put their sheep and cattle. I am like that lion. I will go to Edom. And I will scare those people. I will make them run away. None of their young men will stop me. No one is like me. No one will challenge me. None of their shepherds (leaders) will stand up against me.”
Then Moses said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show which person truly belongs to him. The Lord will show which person is truly holy. And the Lord will bring that person near to him. The Lord will choose that man, and the Lord will bring that man near to him.
Christ went into the Most Holy Place. {\cf2\super [116]} But Christ did not go into the Most Holy Place that was made by people. That Most Holy Place is only a copy of the real one. Christ went into heaven. Christ is there now before God to help us.