And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord to look and many of them perish.
And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the Lord. He struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great blow.
Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.”
And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death. No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.”
And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
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