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Hebrews 12:19
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to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop.
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You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing - but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
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Unlike your ancestors, you didn't come to Mount Sinai - all that volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble -
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to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop.
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When they heard the words - "If an animal touches the Mountain, it's as good as dead" - they were afraid to move.
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Even Moses was terrified.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.