The Law of the Altar

²² Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘You have seen that I have talked with you ^(A)from heaven.

¹¹ But on the nobles of the children of Israel He ^(A)did not ^[a]lay His hand. So ^(B)they saw God, and they ^(C)ate and drank.

²⁴ And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and ^(A)we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he ^(B)still lives. ²⁵ Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; ^(C)if we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die. ^26 (D)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?