WEBVTT - #978 - Exodus 19 – At Mount Sinai

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio The Bible Study Podcast, Episode nine hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>seventy eight. Today, The Bible Study Podcast continues the study

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<v Speaker 1>of the Book of Exodus with chapter nineteen. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible Study Podcast. I'm your host, Chris Kristensen. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to continue on with chapter nineteen, which begins a

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<v Speaker 1>very very large section of the book about Mount Sinai.

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<v Speaker 1>But first a word from this sponsor. So I mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>that this is a very large portion of the book

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Mount Sinai. There are forty chapters in the

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<v Speaker 1>Book of Exodus. We're almost at the halfway point so far.

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<v Speaker 1>All the rest of this book happens at the foot

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<v Speaker 1>of Mount Sinai. So there are twenty one different chapters

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<v Speaker 1>in the Book of Exodus that have nothing to do

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<v Speaker 1>with moving around the Sinai And that may come as

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<v Speaker 1>a surprise to you. It actually comes as a surprise

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<v Speaker 1>to me, even though I've read this book before, just

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<v Speaker 1>to look at it that way. And really, this book

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<v Speaker 1>and then the Book of Leviticus all happen here at

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<v Speaker 1>Mount Sinai. It's not till we get to numbers that

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<v Speaker 1>we finally move on from this location. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>a very critical time here as God is taking this

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<v Speaker 1>people that He's brought out of Egypt and trying to

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<v Speaker 1>turn them into Israelites, trying to turn them into his people.

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<v Speaker 1>At Mount Sinai chapter nineteen, on the first day of

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<v Speaker 1>the third month, after the Israelites left Egypt, on that

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<v Speaker 1>very day, they came to the desert of Sinai. After

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<v Speaker 1>they set out from Rifidim, they entered the desert of Sinai,

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<v Speaker 1>and Israel camped there in the desert in front of

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<v Speaker 1>the mountain. Then Moses went up to God, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord called to him from the mountain and said, this

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<v Speaker 1>is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob,

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<v Speaker 1>and what you are to tell the people of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and

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<v Speaker 1>how I carried you on eagle's wings and brought you

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<v Speaker 1>to myself. Now, if you obey me fully and keep

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<v Speaker 1>my covenant, then out of all nations, you will be

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<v Speaker 1>my treasured possession, although the whole earth is mine. You

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<v Speaker 1>will be for me a kingdom of priests and a

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<v Speaker 1>holy nation. These are the words you are to speak

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<v Speaker 1>to the Israelites. So Moses went back in some of

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<v Speaker 1>the elders of the people and set before them all

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<v Speaker 1>the words the Lord had commanded him to speak. The

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<v Speaker 1>people all responded, together, we will do everything the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has said. So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord said to Moses, I'm going to come to

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<v Speaker 1>you in a dense cloud, so that the people will

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<v Speaker 1>hear me speaking with you and will always put their

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<v Speaker 1>trust in you. Then Moses told the Lord what the

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<v Speaker 1>people had said, and the Lord said, to Moses, go

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<v Speaker 1>to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have

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<v Speaker 1>them wash their clothes and be ready by the third day,

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<v Speaker 1>because on that day the Lord will come down on

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<v Speaker 1>Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. Put

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<v Speaker 1>limits for the people around the mountain, and tell them

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<v Speaker 1>be careful that you do not approach the mountain or

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<v Speaker 1>touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is

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<v Speaker 1>to be put to death. They are to be stoned

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<v Speaker 1>or shot with arrows. Not a hand is to be

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<v Speaker 1>laid on them. No person or animals should be permitted

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<v Speaker 1>to live. Only when the rams horned sounds a long blast,

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<v Speaker 1>may they approach the mountain. After Moses had gone down

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<v Speaker 1>the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they

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<v Speaker 1>washed their clothes. Then he said to the people, prepare

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<v Speaker 1>yourselves for the third day, abstain from sexual relations. On

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<v Speaker 1>the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning,

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<v Speaker 1>with a thick cloud over the mountain and a very

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<v Speaker 1>loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. Then Moses

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<v Speaker 1>led the people out of the camp to meet with God,

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<v Speaker 1>and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Mount

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<v Speaker 1>Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord descended on

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<v Speaker 1>it in fire. The smoke builded up from it like

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<v Speaker 1>smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.

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<v Speaker 1>As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder.

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<v Speaker 1>Moses spoke, and the voice of God answered him. The

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<v Speaker 1>Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called

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<v Speaker 1>Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Lord said to him, go down and warn

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<v Speaker 1>the peoples so they do not force their way through

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<v Speaker 1>to see the Lord, and many of them perish. Even

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<v Speaker 1>the priests who approached the Lord must consecrate themselves or

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord will break out against them. Moses said to

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord, the people cannot come up Mount Sinai because

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<v Speaker 1>you yourself warned us, put limits around the mountain, set

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<v Speaker 1>it apart as holy. The Lord replied, go down and

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<v Speaker 1>bring erin up with you. But the priests and the

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<v Speaker 1>people must not force their way through to come up

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<v Speaker 1>to the Lord, or he will break out against them.

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<v Speaker 1>So Moses went down to the people and told them.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a lot of Moses going up and down

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<v Speaker 1>the mountain here. Now, Moses in an old man here.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how long it takes him to get

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<v Speaker 1>up to the top of the mountain. And it's not

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<v Speaker 1>that God lives here at the top of the mountain.

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<v Speaker 1>God is the God of the whole earth. But God

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<v Speaker 1>has descended, It says, to the top of Mount Sinai

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<v Speaker 1>from the heavens. And Moses goes up to the top

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<v Speaker 1>of Mount Sinai to meet with God and to hear

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<v Speaker 1>God and to hear what he has to say. So

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<v Speaker 1>there's a number of different things that are going on here,

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<v Speaker 1>and there are a number of things we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>try and accomplish before the people leave Mount Sinae. But

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing that we get is why these people right,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to take you and make you my people,

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<v Speaker 1>my treasured possession out of all the nations. If you

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<v Speaker 1>if you do what I said, if you obey me

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<v Speaker 1>fully and keep my covenant. Now they're not even gonna

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<v Speaker 1>wait until they leave Mount sun I to disobey. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna have some problems with this the whole way along.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's still true for us as well. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know about you, but I am not perfect. I do

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<v Speaker 1>not obey even the things that I know that God

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<v Speaker 1>wants one hundred percent. I am flawed. I am in

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<v Speaker 1>need of grace, and so were these people. But yet,

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<v Speaker 1>even knowing that God is calling them to be a

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<v Speaker 1>kingdom of priests and a holy nation in the same

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<v Speaker 1>way that God is calling us, even though he knows

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<v Speaker 1>that we are flawed, even though he knows that we

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<v Speaker 1>need grace and that we need forgiveness. So he sends

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<v Speaker 1>Moses down with that word. He comes and summons the elders,

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<v Speaker 1>and they say, we're gonna do everything. We're gonna do everything.

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<v Speaker 1>God says, well, we'll see how well that goes. But

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<v Speaker 1>that's their current thought is we're going to do everything.

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<v Speaker 1>So they say, prepare yourself, don't have sex, wash your clothes,

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<v Speaker 1>get ready as if you were getting ready to meet

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<v Speaker 1>the king. Right, and get ready as if you were

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<v Speaker 1>going to meet someone very, very, very important, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is God in this case. And don't touch the mountain,

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<v Speaker 1>but gather around when you hear the rams horns sound,

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<v Speaker 1>when you get a signal, come and approach the mountain.

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<v Speaker 1>And so everybody gets ready. They consecrate themselves, they make

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<v Speaker 1>themselves holy, They put aside those things that are not holy.

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<v Speaker 1>And then there's thunder and lightning, thick cloud. The mountain

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<v Speaker 1>is trembling, and that is how the people come to Sinai.

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<v Speaker 1>The whole mountain is trembling violently. Can you imagine how

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<v Speaker 1>this would be to you if you were standing here

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<v Speaker 1>at the base of Sinai. You've already seen the power

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<v Speaker 1>of God in Egypt. You saw all the different place

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<v Speaker 1>that God unleashed on the Egyptians, but not on you,

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<v Speaker 1>including finally, that plague of the death of the firstborns.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw God save you at the waters of the

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<v Speaker 1>Red Sea, part of the waters that wasn't something you expected,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't something you knew could happen. And now you're

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<v Speaker 1>standing here at the mountain of God again. Not that

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<v Speaker 1>God lives here in this mountain, but you're standing here

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<v Speaker 1>because God has called you to this place to meet him,

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<v Speaker 1>to be his people. And there is smoke, and there

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<v Speaker 1>is thunder, and there is lightning, and there are earthquakes,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have got to be scared. When we say

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<v Speaker 1>that God is awesome, God's awesome power, it is power

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<v Speaker 1>that makes us that should make us in awe, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what these people are. Awe and fear. And then

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<v Speaker 1>again go down and warn the people not to force

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<v Speaker 1>their way up because they might do that. No, don't worry,

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<v Speaker 1>we told them to put the limits around it. Will

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<v Speaker 1>go get erin. But again tell the priest not to

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<v Speaker 1>come up. And so Moses goes down again. Don't come up,

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<v Speaker 1>don't touch the mountain or you will die. And I

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<v Speaker 1>would have to think that if the mountain is trembling

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<v Speaker 1>and there is thunder and lightning, maybe in my case,

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<v Speaker 1>touching the mountain wouldn't be top of my list. Next week,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to deal with a very very important chapter

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<v Speaker 1>in the Bible, and that is the Ten Commandments, So

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<v Speaker 1>come back for that. But with that, we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>end this episode of the Bible Study Podcast. If you

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