Exodus 24:17

17 The appearance of the Lord's glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire^[a] on the mountaintop.

Exodus 24:17 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 24:17

And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire
on the top of the mount
For when God spoke out of the cloud, the glory of the Lord flashed out like devouring fire; it was not devouring fire, but it was like it; it was like a great blaze of fire, which consumes all that is in its ways; it was such a large body of light, and so clear and bright, that it looked like devouring flames of fire; and being upon the top of the mount was very visible, and seen at a great distance in the eyes of the children of Israel throughout, their camp.

Exodus 24:17 In-Context

15 When Moses went up the mountain, the cloud covered it.

16 The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day He called to Moses from the cloud.

17 The appearance of the Lord's glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop.

18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he remained on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights.

Footnotes

• [a]. Dt 4:24; Heb 12:29