And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob and tell the sons of Israel:
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him out of the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
- KJV And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
- BSB Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
- NKJV And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
- NLT Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. The Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel:
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Quick answer
Moses ascended to God, and Yahweh called him to deliver His words to Israel. Moses serves as mediator between God and the people.
Overview
God initiates the covenant by summoning Moses to carry His message to "the house of Jacob." Moses' role as go-between foreshadows the office of mediator fulfilled perfectly in Christ, the one who descends from God to bring His word and ascends to represent His people (1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 8:6).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Exod 3:4When Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, “Moses! Moses!” He said, “Here I am.”
- Acts 7:38This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us,
- Exod 20:21The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.
- Exod 24:15–18Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
- Deut 5:5–31(I stood between Yahweh and you at that time, to show you Yahweh’s word: for you were afraid because of the fire, and didn’t go up onto the mountain;) saying,
- Exod 34:2Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain.
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