541 - The People are Afraid of God’s Presence
The People are Afraid of God’s Presence As Moses continued to instruct the young people of Israel… he said: “So it was, when you heard the voice, from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, …all the heads of your tribes and your elders. And you said: ‘Surely the Lord, our God, has shown us His glory and His greatness, …and we have heard His voice, from the midst of the fire. We have seen, this day, that God speaks with a man; and yet he still lives. Now, therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord, our God, any more, …then we shall die. For who is there, of all flesh, who has heard the voice of the living God, speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? You go near …and hear all, that the Lord, our God, may say, …and tell us all that the Lord, our God, says to you, …and we will hear and do it.’ “Then, the Lord heard the...