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Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
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A Meal to Seal the Covenant
Commentators explain that Moses, Aaron, his sons, and the seventy elders ascended the mountain to share a 'sacrificial meal.' This meal, using the peace offerings, was the final act in ratifying the covenant. As scholar Charles Ellicott notes, eating this meal in God's presence signified a new level of communion and fellowship between God and His people, Israel.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It would appear that Moses, Aaron with his two sons, and seventy of the elders (Exodus 19:7) went a short distance up the mountain to e…
19th Century
Anglican
Then went up. —According to the ordinary ideas of the time, the ratification of the covenant was now complete, and nothing more wa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu After the above things were done, the words of the Lord were told the …
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