Éxodo 24

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1 Entonces Dios dijo a Mois茅s: Sube hacia el SE脩OR, t煤 y Aar贸n, Nadab y Abi煤, y setenta de los ancianos de Israel, y adorar茅is desde lejos.
2 Sin embargo, Mois茅s se acercar谩 solo al SE脩OR, y ellos no se acercar谩n, ni el pueblo subir谩 con 茅l.
3 Y Mois茅s vino y cont贸 al pueblo todas las palabras del SE脩OR y todas las ordenanzas; y todo el pueblo respondi贸 a una voz, y dijo: Haremos todas las palabras que el SE脩OR ha dicho.
4 Y Mois茅s escribi贸 todas las palabras del SE脩OR. Levant谩ndose muy de ma帽ana, edific贸 un altar al pie del monte, con doce columnas por las doce tribus de Israel.
5 Y envi贸 j贸venes de los hijos de Israel, que ofrecieron holocaustos y sacrificaron novillos como ofrendas de paz al SE脩OR.
6 Mois茅s tom贸 la mitad de la sangre y la puso en vasijas, y la otra mitad de la sangre la roci贸 sobre el altar.
7 Luego tom贸 el libro del pacto y lo ley贸 a o铆dos del pueblo, y ellos dijeron: Todo lo que el SE脩OR ha dicho haremos y obedeceremos.
8 Entonces Mois茅s tom贸 la sangre y la roci贸 sobre el pueblo, y dijo: He aqu铆 la sangre del pacto que el SE脩OR ha hecho con vosotros, seg煤n todas estas palabras.
9 Y subi贸 Mois茅s con Aar贸n, Nadab y Abi煤, y setenta de los ancianos de Israel;
10 y vieron al Dios de Israel, y debajo de sus pies hab铆a como un embaldosado de zafiro, tan claro como el mismo cielo.
11 Mas El no extendi贸 su mano contra los pr铆ncipes de los hijos de Israel; y ellos vieron a Dios y comieron y bebieron.
12 Y el SE脩OR dijo a Mois茅s: Sube hasta m铆, al monte, y espera all铆, y te dar茅 las tablas de piedra con la ley y los mandamientos que he escrito para instrucci贸n de ellos.
13 Y se levant贸 Mois茅s con Josu茅 su ayudante, y subi贸 Mois茅s al monte de Dios,
14 y dijo a los ancianos: Esperadnos aqu铆 hasta que volvamos a vosotros. Y he aqu铆, Aar贸n y Hur est谩n con vosotros; el que tenga alg煤n asunto legal, acuda a ellos.
15 Entonces subi贸 Mois茅s al monte, y la nube cubri贸 el monte.
16 Y la gloria del SE脩OR repos贸 sobre el monte Sina铆, y la nube lo cubri贸 por seis d铆as; y al s茅ptimo d铆a, Dios llam贸 a Mois茅s de en medio de la nube.
17 A los ojos de los hijos de Israel la apariencia de la gloria del SE脩OR era como un fuego consumidor sobre la cumbre del monte.
18 Y entr贸 Mois茅s en medio de la nube, y subi贸 al monte; y estuvo Mois茅s en el monte cuarenta d铆as y cuarenta noches.

Éxodo 24 Commentary

Chapter 24

Moses is called up into the mountain, The people promise obedience. (1-8) The glory of the Lord appears. (9-11) Moses goes up into the mountain. (12-18)

Verses 1-8 A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. As soon as God separated to himself a peculiar people, he governed them by a written word, as he has done ever since. God's covenants and commands are so just in themselves, and so much for our good, that the more we think of them, and the more plainly and fully they are set before us, the more reason we may see to comply with them. The blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled on the altar, on the book, and on the people. Neither their persons, their moral obedience, nor religious services, would meet with acceptance from a holy God, except through the shedding and sprinkling' of blood. Also the blessings granted unto them were all of mercy; and the Lord would deal with them in kindness. Thus the sinner, by faith in the blood of Christ, renders willing and acceptable obedience.

Verses 9-11 The elders saw the God of Israel; they had some glimpse of his glory, though whatever they saw, it was something of which no image or picture could be made, yet enough to satisfy them that God was with them of a truth. Nothing is described but what was under his feet. The sapphires are the pavement under his feet; let us put all the wealth of this world under our feet, and not in our hearts. Thus the believer sees in the face of Jesus Christ, far clearer discoveries of the glorious justice and holiness of God, than ever he saw under terrifying convictions; and through the Saviour, holds communion with a holy God.

Verses 12-18 A cloud covered the mount six days; a token of God's special presence there. Moses was sure that he who called him up would protect him. Even those glorious attributes of God which are most terrible to the wicked, the saints with humble reverence rejoice in. And through faith in the atoning Sacrifice, we hope for greater honour than Moses ever enjoyed on earth. Now we see through a glass darkly, but when he shall appear, then face to face. This vision of God will continue with equal, if not increasing brightness of joy; not for a few days only, but through eternity.

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Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 24

In this chapter we have an account that Moses was ordered to come up to the Lord alone, Ex 24:1,2, but that before he did go up, he related to the people all the above laws delivered to him, which they promised obedience to, and so a covenant was made between God and the people by sacrifice, and by the sprinkling of blood, Ex 24:3-8, upon which he and Aaron, and his two sons and seventy elders of Israel, went up part of the mountain, and had a vision of God, Ex 24:9-11, when Moses with Joshua was called, and went up higher, until at length he entered into the cloud where the Lord was, and continued forty days and forty nights, Ex 24:12-18.

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