paarsurrey
Veteran Member
The people have a bad reaction to hearing the words directly from God and say so in 16. God, in verse 19 reaffirms through Moses that he people did hear from God directly.
The text does indicate that:
- neither the people went up the mountain (only Moses and Aaron went as per the text) none other went,
- nor YHWH descended to the masses to talk with them directly,
- the masses were afraid of the YHWH lest He wreaks at them. (What chosen people they , the Jews, claim to be?)
- there was a barricade for the Jews, they could no cross.
- The conversation was between YHWH and Moses in direct manner up at the mountain.
- It was indirectly conveyed to the masses.
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