The appearance of the LORD’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Exodus 24:17 in context
Exodus 24:14–18
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He said to the elders, “Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is involved in a dispute can go to them.”
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Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
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The LORD’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.
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The appearance of the LORD’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
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Moses entered into the middle of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
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