Chūāijíjì 24

1 Yēhéhuá duì Móxī shuō , nǐ hé Yàlún , Nádā , Yàbǐhù , bìng Yǐsèliè zhǎnglǎo zhōng de qī shí rén , dōu yào shàng dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái , yuǎn yuǎn dì xià baì .

2 Wéidú nǐ kĕyǐ qīnjìn Yēhéhuá , tāmen què bùkĕ qīnjìn , bǎixìng yĕ bùkĕ hé nǐ yītóng shàng lái .

3 Móxī xià shān , jiàng Yēhéhuá de mìnglìng diǎnzhāng dōu shùshuō yǔ bǎixìng tīng . zhòng bǎixìng qí shēng shuō , Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu de , wǒmen dōu bì zūnxíng .

4 Móxī jiàng Yēhéhuá de mìnglìng dōu xiè shàng . qīngzǎo qǐlai , zaì shān xià zhú yī zuò tán , àn Yǐsèliè shí èr zhīpaì lì shí èr gēn zhùzi ,

5 Yòu dǎfa Yǐsèliè rén zhōng de shàonián rén qù xiàn Fánjì , yòu xiàng Yēhéhuá xiàn niú wèi píngān jì .

6 Móxī jiàng xuè yī bàn shèng zaì pén zhōng , yī bàn sǎ zaì tán shàng ,

7 Yòu jiàng yuē shū niàn gĕi bǎixìng tīng . tāmen shuō , Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu de , wǒmen dōu bì zūnxíng .

8 Móxī jiàng xuè sǎ zaì bǎixìng shēnshang , shuō , nǐ kàn , zhè shì lì yuē de xuè , shì Yēhéhuá àn zhè yīqiè huà yǔ nǐmen lì yuē de píngjù .

9 Móxī , Yàlún , Nádā , Yàbǐhù , bìng Yǐsèliè zhǎnglǎo zhōng de qī shí rén , dōu shàng le shān .

10 Tāmen kànjian Yǐsèliè de shén , tā jiǎo xià fǎngfú yǒu píng pū de lánbǎoshí , rútóng tiānsè míngjìng .

11 Tāde shǒu bú jiā haì zaì Yǐsèliè de zūn zhĕ shēnshang . tāmen guānkàn shén , tāmen yòu chī yòu hē .

12 Yēhéhuá duì Móxī shuō , nǐ shàng shān dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái , zhù zaì zhèlǐ , wǒ yào jiàng shí bǎn bìng wǒ suǒ xiè de lǜfǎ hé jièmìng cìgĕi nǐ , shǐ nǐ kĕyǐ jiàoxun bǎixìng .

13 Móxī hé tāde bāngshou Yuēshūyà qǐlai , shàng le shén de shān .

14 Móxī duì zhǎnglǎo shuō , nǐmen zaì zhèlǐ dĕng zhe , dĕng dào wǒmen zaì huí lái , yǒu Yàlún , Hùĕr yǔ nǐmen tóng zaì . fán yǒu zhēng sòng de , dōu kĕyǐ jiù jìn tāmen qù .

15 Móxī shàng shān , yǒu yúncai bǎ shān zhēgaì .

16 Yēhéhuá de róngyào tíng yú Xīnǎi shān , yúncai zhēgaì shān liù tiān , dì qī tiān tā cóng yún zhōng zhào Móxī .

17 Yēhéhuá de róngyào zaì shāndǐng shàng , zaì Yǐsèliè rén yǎnqián , xíngzhuàng rú lièhuǒ .

18 Móxī jìnrù yún zhōng shàng shān , zaì shān shàng sì shí zhòuyè .

Chūāijíjì 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.

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.