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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 19
The Lord covenants to make Israel a peculiar treasure, a kingdom of
priests, and an holy nation—People sanctify themselves—The Lord
appears on Sinai amid fire and smoke and earthquakes.
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1 IN the third month, when the
children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day
came they into the awilderness of Sinai.
2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come
to the desert of Sinai, and had apitched in the
wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
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1a
Num. 10:12
2a
OR encamped
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3 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD
acalled unto him out of the bmountain,
saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of
Israel;
4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and
how I bare you on aeagles' wings, and brought you
unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if ye will aobey my
voice indeed, and keep my bcovenant, then ye shall be a
cpeculiar dtreasure unto me above all
people: for all the earth is mine:
6 And ye shall be unto me a akingdom
of bpriests, and an choly
dnation. These are the words which thou shalt speak
unto the children of Israel.
Failed Attempt
The Lord was providing that Israel under Moses would have the higher law
of the Melchizedek priesthood and the opportunity to seek his presence.
But as noted in the Doctrine and Covenant section 84 verses 23-25.
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3a
Lev. 1:1;
Moses 1:17
b
Ex. 3:12;
Moses 1:1-3
4a
Deut. 327:11;
D&C 124:18 (18,99)
5a
TG
Obedience
b
TG
Abrahamic Covenant
TG
Covenants
c
TG
Israel, Twelve Tribes
TG
Peculiar People
d
TG
Israel, Blessing of
TG
Treasure
6a
TG
Election
b
TG
Israel, Mission of;
TG;
Priesthood;
TG
Priesthood, History of
c
Ex. 22:31;
1 Pet. 2:9 (5-9);
TG
Holiness
d
TG
Separation
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7 ¶ And Moses came and called for the elders of the
people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD
acommanded him.
8 And all the people answered together, and said, All
that the LORD hath spoken we will ado. And Moses returned
the words of the people unto the LORD.
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7a
Mal. 4:4
8a
Deut. 26:17 (16-19)
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9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in
a thick acloud, that the people may bhear
when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words
of the people unto the LORD.
10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the
people, and asanctify them to day and to morrow, and let
them bwash their clothes,
11 And be ready against the third day: for the third
day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
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3a
Lev. 1:1;
Moses 1:17
b
Ex. 3:12;
Moses 1:1-3
4a
Deut. 327:11;
D&C 124:18 (18,99)
5a
TG
Obedience
b
TG
Abrahamic Covenant
TG
Covenants
c
TG
Israel, Twelve Tribes
TG
Peculiar People
d
TG
Israel, Blessing of
TG
Treasure
6a
TG
Election
b
TG
Israel, Mission of;
TG;
Priesthood;
TG
Priesthood, History of
c
Ex. 22:31;
1 Pet. 2:9 (5-9);
TG
Holiness
d
TG
Separation
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12 And thou shalt set abounds unto
the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go
not up into the bmount, or touch the border of it:
whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall
surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it
shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the
mount.
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14 ¶ And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the
third day: acome not at your wives.
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16 ¶ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp
to ameet with God; and they stood at the
bnether part of the mount.
18 And mount aSinai was
baltogether on a csmoke, because the LORD
ddescended upon it in efire: and the
smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole
fmount quaked greatly.
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10a
JST Gen.
50:29;
10a
Acts 7:21;
Heb. 11:24;
b IE in Egyptian "To beget a child"
and in Hebrew "To draw out".
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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19 And when the voice of the
atrumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses
spake, and God answered him by a bvoice.
20 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top
of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the
atop of the mount; and Moses went up.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the
people, lest they break through unto the LORD to agaze, and
many of them bperish.
22 And let the priests also, which come near to the
LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
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10a
JST Gen.
50:29;
10a
Acts 7:21;
Heb. 11:24;
b IE in Egyptian "To beget a child"
and in Hebrew "To draw out".
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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23 And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
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10a
JST Gen.
50:29;
10a
Acts 7:21;
Heb. 11:24;
b IE in Egyptian "To beget a child"
and in Hebrew "To draw out".
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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