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He said to Moses, "Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.
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Worship From a Distance
Commentators note the carefully structured levels of access to God. The people remained at the base of the mountain, while the 73 leaders were invited to come up but still had to "worship afar off." Only Moses, as the mediator, was permitted to draw near to God, highlighting God's awesome holiness and the mediated nature of the Old Covenant.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Are placed by some with great probability between (Exodus 24:8–9).
19th Century
Anglican
And he said. —We should have expected “And God said,” or “And Jehovah said.” The omission of the nominative is probably explained …
Baptist
Nearer to God than the people were allowed to come, but still at a distance from him. It was a covenant of distance. Bounds were set about the moun…
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16th Century
Protestant
Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu. Before Moses erected the tabernacle and consecrated it by a solemn ceremony, it w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto Moses Who said? no doubt a divine Person, and yet what this Person said is,
come up u…
A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. A…
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