Exodus 24:15

15 Then Moses went up on the mountain, and ¹the cloud covered the mountain.

Exodus 24:15 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 24:15

And Moses went up into the mount
To the top of it, and as it seems alone, leaving Joshua behind in a lower part of the mountain:

and a cloud covered the mount;
in which cloud Jehovah was.

Exodus 24:15 In-Context

13 So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God.

14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them. ”

15 Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

16 The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17 Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.

Cross References

• 1. 24:15 ch. 19:9, 16; [Matt. 17:5]