"Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled...And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up." vv.16,20
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This epiphany, or blazing forth, of the Lord was a spectacular event. There's fire, smoke, thunder, lightning and trumpets. This wasn't just some firework show on one side of the camp, but an event that all 2-3 million Israelites saw, smelled and heard. No wonder they trembled for never hearing or experience anything like it. So will also be the day of the epiphany of the Lord again that we're waiting for (2 Thess. 2:8). Moses was the only one allowed to approach the Lord on Mt. Sinai, anyone or any animal even that set fool on it would die. When God appeared to Moses in the burning bush he was to take off his shoes because where he was standing was hold ground and now this was the mountain the Lord descended upon. Why did the Lord choose Moses apart from everyone else? Why do you think this mighty display was fearful? How do you tremble at God's display of Himself? (See 20:20) What do you imagine His next epiphany will be like?
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