Exodus 20:19 References
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aThen they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die."
a Deuteronomy 5:5, Deuteronomy 5:23-27, Galatians 3:19, Hebrews 12:19
Deuteronomy 5
5
while aI was standing between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; bfor you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said,
Deuteronomy 5
23
"And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.
24
"You said, 'Behold, the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire; we have seen today that God speaks with man, yet he lives.
25
'aNow then why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, then we will die.
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'For awho is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
27
'Go near and hear all that the Lord our God says; then speak to us all that the Lord our God speaks to you, and we will hear and do it.'
Galatians 3
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aWhy the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been bordained through angels cby the agency of a mediator, until dthe seed would come to whom the promise had been made.