Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
- BSB Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- NKJV Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- NASB Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- NLT Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel climbed up the mountain.
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Quick answer
Moses, Aaron, his sons, and the seventy elders ascended the mountain. The covenant leaders are granted a remarkable approach toward God.
Overview
Following the blood ceremony, the leaders go up to meet with God, an extraordinary privilege rooted in the just-sealed covenant. Their ascent shows that atonement opens the way to fellowship with the holy God. This gathered company represents Israel meeting with their covenant Lord. It foreshadows the access to God that Christ secures for all His people through His blood.
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- Exod 24:1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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