Going Up the Mountain

Israel is in covenant with God now. We're going to look at some of the same territory we covered last week, but speak more about the end of the chapter (which we didn't cover) and notice the three different levels of access to God that the chapter clearly mentions. Above all, we will be looking at this chapter in light of its climactic statement that the glory of Yahweh was on Mt. Sinai like a consuming fire, and the chapter's role as an introduction to the sprawling revelation of the tabernacle that comes next. God revealed His glory to Israel, to the elders, and to Moses through cloud, fire, and above all, through His Word describing His Tabernacle.