Lesson 8

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01 Cn Lhe flrsL day of Lhe Lhlrd monLh afLer Lhe
lsraellLes lefL LgypL-on LhaL very day-Lhey came
Lo Lhe ueserL of Slnal. 2 AfLer Lhey seL ouL from
8ephldlm, Lhey enLered Lhe ueserL of Slnal, and
lsrael camped Lhere ln Lhe deserL ln fronL of Lhe
mounLaln.
3 1hen Moses wenL up Lo Cod, and Lhe Lord called
Lo hlm from Lhe mounLaln and sald, 1hls ls whaL
you are Lo say Lo Lhe descendanLs of !acob and
whaL you are Lo Lell Lhe people of lsrael: 4 '?ou
yourselves have seen whaL l dld Lo LgypL, and how l
carrled you on eagles' wlngs and broughL you Lo
myself. 3 now lf you obey me fully and keep my
covenanL, Lhen ouL of all naLlons you wlll be my
Lreasured possesslon. AlLhough Lhe whole earLh ls
mlne, 6 you wlll be for me a klngdom of prlesLs and
a holy naLlon.' 1hese are Lhe words you are Lo
speak Lo Lhe lsraellLes."
7 So Moses wenL back and summoned Lhe elders of
Lhe people and seL before Lhem all Lhe words Lhe
Lord had commanded hlm Lo speak. 8 1he people
all responded LogeLher, We wlll do everyLhlng Lhe
Lord has sald." So Moses broughL Lhelr answer
back Lo Lhe Lord.
9 1he Lord sald Lo Moses, l am golng Lo come Lo
you ln a dense cloud, so LhaL Lhe people wlll hear
me speaklng wlLh you and wlll always puL Lhelr
LrusL ln you." 1hen Moses Lold Lhe Lord whaL Lhe
people had sald.
10 And Lhe Lord sald Lo Moses, Co Lo Lhe people
and consecraLe Lhem Loday and Lomorrow. Pave
Lhem wash Lhelr cloLhes 11 and be ready by Lhe
Lhlrd day, because on LhaL day Lhe Lord wlll come
down on MounL Slnal ln Lhe slghL of all Lhe people.
12 uL llmlLs for Lhe people around Lhe mounLaln
and Lell Lhem, '8e careful LhaL you do noL approach
Lhe mounLaln or Louch Lhe fooL of lL. Whoever
Louches Lhe mounLaln ls Lo be puL Lo deaLh. 13
1hey are Lo be sLoned or shoL wlLh arrows, noL a
hand ls Lo be lald on Lhem. no person or anlmal
shall be permlLLed Lo llve.' Cnly when Lhe ram's
horn sounds a long blasL may Lhey approach Lhe
mounLaln."
14 AfLer Moses had gone down Lhe mounLaln Lo
Lhe people, he consecraLed Lhem, and Lhey washed
Lhelr cloLhes. 13 1hen he sald Lo Lhe people,
repare yourselves for Lhe Lhlrd day. AbsLaln from
sexual relaLlons."
16 Cn Lhe mornlng of Lhe Lhlrd day Lhere was
Lhunder and llghLnlng, wlLh a Lhlck cloud over Lhe
mounLaln, and a very loud LrumpeL blasL. Lveryone
ln Lhe camp Lrembled. 17 1hen Moses led Lhe
people ouL of Lhe camp Lo meeL wlLh Cod, and Lhey
sLood aL Lhe fooL of Lhe mounLaln. 18 MounL Slnal
was covered wlLh smoke, because Lhe Lord
descended on lL ln flre. 1he smoke blllowed up
from lL llke smoke from a furnace, and Lhe whole
mounLaln Lrembled vlolenLly. 19 As Lhe sound of
Lhe LrumpeL grew louder and louder, Moses spoke
and Lhe volce of Cod answered hlm.
20 1he Lord descended Lo Lhe Lop of MounL Slnal
and called Moses Lo Lhe Lop of Lhe mounLaln. So
Moses wenL up 21 and Lhe Lord sald Lo hlm, Co
down and warn Lhe people so Lhey do noL force
Lhelr way Lhrough Lo see Lhe Lord and many of
Lhem perlsh. 22 Lven Lhe prlesLs, who approach Lhe
Lord, musL consecraLe Lhemselves, or Lhe Lord wlll
break ouL agalnsL Lhem."
23 Moses sald Lo Lhe Lord, 1he people cannoL
come up MounL Slnal, because you yourself
warned us, 'uL llmlLs around Lhe mounLaln and seL
lL aparL as holy.'"
24 1he Lord replled, Co down and brlng Aaron up
wlLh you. 8uL Lhe prlesLs and Lhe people musL noL
force Lhelr way Lhrough Lo come up Lo Lhe Lord, or
he wlll break ouL agalnsL Lhem."
23 So Moses wenL down Lo Lhe people and Lold
Lhem.

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11 llke an eagle LhaL sLlrs up lLs nesL and hovers
over lLs young, LhaL spreads lLs wlngs Lo caLch Lhem
and carrles Lhem alofL.
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9 8uL you are a chosen people, a royal prlesLhood,
a holy naLlon, Cod's speclal possesslon, LhaL you
may declare Lhe pralses of hlm who called you ouL
of darkness lnLo hls wonderful llghL. 10 Cnce you
were noL a people, buL now you are Lhe people of
Cod, once you had noL recelved mercy, buL now
you have recelved mercy.
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4 When Lhe Lord saw LhaL he had gone over Lo
look, Cod called Lo hlm from wlLhln Lhe bush,
Moses! Moses!"
And Moses sald, Pere l am."
3 uo noL come any closer," Cod sald. 1ake off
your sandals, for Lhe place where you are sLandlng
ls holy ground." 6 1hen he sald, l am Lhe Cod of
your faLher, Lhe Cod of Abraham, Lhe Cod of lsaac
and Lhe Cod of !acob." AL Lhls, Moses hld hls face,
because he was afrald Lo look aL Cod.
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13 8uL [usL as he who called you ls holy, so be holy
ln all you do, 16 for lL ls wrlLLen: 8e holy, because l
am holy."
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3 1herefore, slnce we have been [usLlfled Lhrough
falLh, we have peace wlLh Cod Lhrough our Lord
!esus ChrlsL, 2 Lhrough whom we have galned
access by falLh lnLo Lhls grace ln whlch we now
sLand. And we boasL ln Lhe hope of Lhe glory of
Cod.
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6 ?ou see, aL [usL Lhe rlghL Llme, when we were sLlll
powerless, ChrlsL dled for Lhe ungodly. 7 very
rarely wlll anyone dle for a rlghLeous person,
Lhough for a good person someone mlghL posslbly
dare Lo dle. 8 8uL Cod demonsLraLes hls own love
for us ln Lhls: Whlle we were sLlll slnners, ChrlsL
dled for us.



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20 And Cod spoke all Lhese words:
2 l am Lhe Lord your Cod, who broughL you ouL of
LgypL, ouL of Lhe land of slavery.
3 ?ou shall have no oLher gods before me.
4 ?ou shall noL make for yourself an lmage ln Lhe
form of anyLhlng ln heaven above or on Lhe earLh
beneaLh or ln Lhe waLers below. 3 ?ou shall noL
bow down Lo Lhem or worshlp Lhem, for l, Lhe Lord
your Cod, am a [ealous Cod, punlshlng Lhe chlldren
for Lhe sln of Lhe parenLs Lo Lhe Lhlrd and fourLh
generaLlon of Lhose who haLe me, 6 buL showlng
love Lo a Lhousand generaLlons of Lhose who love
me and keep my commandmenLs.
7 ?ou shall noL mlsuse Lhe name of Lhe Lord your
Cod, for Lhe Lord wlll noL hold anyone gullLless
who mlsuses hls name.
8 8emember Lhe SabbaLh day by keeplng lL holy. 9
Slx days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 buL
Lhe sevenLh day ls a sabbaLh Lo Lhe Lord your Cod.
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Cn lL you shall noL do any work, nelLher you, nor
your son or daughLer, nor your male or female
servanL, nor your anlmals, nor any forelgner
resldlng ln your Lowns. 11 lor ln slx days Lhe Lord
made Lhe heavens and Lhe earLh, Lhe sea, and all
LhaL ls ln Lhem, buL he resLed on Lhe sevenLh day.
1herefore Lhe Lord blessed Lhe SabbaLh day and
made lL holy.
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18 lor you know LhaL lL was noL wlLh perlshable
Lhlngs such as sllver or gold LhaL you were
redeemed from Lhe empLy way of llfe handed
down Lo you from your ancesLors, 19 buL wlLh Lhe
preclous blood of ChrlsL, a lamb wlLhouL blemlsh or
defecL.
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12 Cbserve Lhe SabbaLh day by keeplng lL holy, as
Lhe Lord your Cod has commanded you. 13 Slx days
you shall labor and do all your work, 14 buL Lhe
sevenLh day ls a sabbaLh Lo Lhe Lord your Cod. Cn
lL you shall noL do any work, nelLher you, nor your
son or daughLer, nor your male or female servanL,
nor your ox, your donkey or any of your anlmals,
nor any forelgner resldlng ln your Lowns, so LhaL
your male and female servanLs may resL, as you do.
13 8emember LhaL you were slaves ln LgypL and
LhaL Lhe Lord your Cod broughL you ouL of Lhere
wlLh a mlghLy hand and an ouLsLreLched arm.
1herefore Lhe Lord your Cod has commanded you
Lo observe Lhe SabbaLh day.


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12 Ponor your faLher and your moLher, so LhaL
you may llve long ln Lhe land Lhe Lord your Cod ls
glvlng you.
13 ?ou shall noL murder.
14 ?ou shall noL commlL adulLery.
13 ?ou shall noL sLeal.
16 ?ou shall noL glve false LesLlmony agalnsL your
nelghbor.
17 ?ou shall noL coveL your nelghbor's house. ?ou
shall noL coveL your nelghbor's wlfe, or hls male or
female servanL, hls ox or donkey, or anyLhlng LhaL
belongs Lo your nelghbor."
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16 Ponor your faLher and your moLher, as Lhe
Lord your Cod has commanded you, so LhaL you
may llve long and
LhaL lL may go well wlLh you ln Lhe land Lhe Lord
your Cod ls glvlng you.
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21 ?ou shall noL coveL your nelghbor's wlfe. ?ou
shall noL seL your deslre on your nelghbor's house
or land, hls male or female servanL, hls ox or
donkey, or anyLhlng LhaL belongs Lo your
nelghbor."





Lesson 8

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18 When Lhe people saw Lhe Lhunder and llghLnlng
and heard Lhe LrumpeL and saw Lhe mounLaln ln
smoke, Lhey Lrembled wlLh fear. 1hey sLayed aL a
dlsLance 19 and sald Lo Moses, Speak Lo us
yourself and we wlll llsLen. 8uL do noL have Cod
speak Lo us or we wlll dle."
20 Moses sald Lo Lhe people, uo noL be afrald.
Cod has come Lo LesL you, so LhaL Lhe fear of Cod
wlll be wlLh you Lo keep you from slnnlng."
21 1he people remalned aL a dlsLance, whlle Moses
approached Lhe Lhlck darkness where Cod was.
22 1hen Lhe Lord sald Lo Moses, 1ell Lhe lsraellLes
Lhls: '?ou have seen for yourselves LhaL l have
spoken Lo you from heaven: 23 uo noL make any
gods Lo be alongslde me, do noL make for
yourselves gods of sllver or gods of gold.
24 'Make an alLar of earLh for me and sacrlflce on
lL your burnL offerlngs and fellowshlp offerlngs,
your sheep and goaLs and your caLLle. Wherever l
cause my name Lo be honored, l wlll come Lo you
and bless you. 23 lf you make an alLar of sLones for
me, do noL bulld lL wlLh dressed sLones, for you wlll
deflle lL lf you use a Lool on lL. 26 And do noL go up
Lo my alLar on sLeps, or your prlvaLe parLs may be
exposed.'
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19 Cn Lhe flrsL day of Lhe Lhlrd monLh afLer Lhe
lsraellLes lefL LgypL-on LhaL very day-Lhey came
Lo Lhe ueserL of Slnal. 2 AfLer Lhey seL ouL from
8ephldlm, Lhey enLered Lhe ueserL of Slnal, and
lsrael camped Lhere ln Lhe deserL ln fronL of Lhe
mounLaln.
3 1hen Moses wenL up Lo Cod, and Lhe Lord called
Lo hlm from Lhe mounLaln and sald, 1hls ls whaL
you are Lo say Lo Lhe descendanLs of !acob and
whaL you are Lo Lell Lhe people of lsrael: 4 '?ou
yourselves have seen whaL l dld Lo LgypL, and how l
carrled you on eagles' wlngs and broughL you Lo
myself. 3 now lf you obey me fully and keep my
covenanL, Lhen ouL of all naLlons you wlll be my
Lreasured possesslon. AlLhough Lhe whole earLh ls
mlne, 6 you wlll be for me a klngdom of prlesLs and
a holy naLlon.' 1hese are Lhe words you are Lo
speak Lo Lhe lsraellLes."
7 So Moses wenL back and summoned Lhe elders of
Lhe people and seL before Lhem all Lhe words Lhe
Lord had commanded hlm Lo speak. 8 1he people
all responded LogeLher, We wlll do everyLhlng Lhe
Lord has sald." So Moses broughL Lhelr answer
back Lo Lhe Lord.
9 1he Lord sald Lo Moses, l am golng Lo come Lo
you ln a dense cloud, so LhaL Lhe people wlll hear
me speaklng wlLh you and wlll always puL Lhelr
LrusL ln you." 1hen Moses Lold Lhe Lord whaL Lhe
people had sald.
10 And Lhe Lord sald Lo Moses, Co Lo Lhe people
and consecraLe Lhem Loday and Lomorrow. Pave
Lhem wash Lhelr cloLhes 11 and be ready by Lhe
Lhlrd day, because on LhaL day Lhe Lord wlll come
down on MounL Slnal ln Lhe slghL of all Lhe people.
12 uL llmlLs for Lhe people around Lhe mounLaln
and Lell Lhem, '8e careful LhaL you do noL approach
Lhe mounLaln or Louch Lhe fooL of lL. Whoever
Louches Lhe mounLaln ls Lo be puL Lo deaLh. 13
1hey are Lo be sLoned or shoL wlLh arrows, noL a
hand ls Lo be lald on Lhem. no person or anlmal
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shall be permlLLed Lo llve.' Cnly when Lhe ram's
horn sounds a long blasL may Lhey approach Lhe
mounLaln."
14 AfLer Moses had gone down Lhe mounLaln Lo
Lhe people, he consecraLed Lhem, and Lhey washed
Lhelr cloLhes. 13 1hen he sald Lo Lhe people,
repare yourselves for Lhe Lhlrd day. AbsLaln from
sexual relaLlons."
16 Cn Lhe mornlng of Lhe Lhlrd day Lhere was
Lhunder and llghLnlng, wlLh a Lhlck cloud over Lhe
mounLaln, and a very loud LrumpeL blasL. Lveryone
ln Lhe camp Lrembled. 17 1hen Moses led Lhe
people ouL of Lhe camp Lo meeL wlLh Cod, and Lhey
sLood aL Lhe fooL of Lhe mounLaln. 18 MounL Slnal
was covered wlLh smoke, because Lhe
Lord descended on lL ln flre. 1he smoke blllowed up
from lL llke smoke from a furnace, and Lhe whole
mounLaln Lrembled vlolenLly. 19 As Lhe sound of
Lhe LrumpeL grew louder and louder, Moses spoke
and Lhe volce of Cod answered hlm.
20 1he Lord descended Lo Lhe Lop of MounL Slnal
and called Moses Lo Lhe Lop of Lhe mounLaln. So
Moses wenL up 21 and Lhe Lord sald Lo hlm, Co
down and warn Lhe people so Lhey do noL force
Lhelr way Lhrough Lo see Lhe Lord and many of
Lhem perlsh. 22 Lven Lhe prlesLs, who approach Lhe
Lord, musL consecraLe Lhemselves, or Lhe Lord wlll
break ouL agalnsL Lhem."
23 Moses sald Lo Lhe Lord, 1he people cannoL
come up MounL Slnal, because you yourself
warned us, 'uL llmlLs around Lhe mounLaln and seL
lL aparL as holy.'"
24 1he Lord replled, Co down and brlng Aaron up
wlLh you. 8uL Lhe prlesLs and Lhe people musL noL
force Lhelr way Lhrough Lo come up Lo Lhe Lord, or
he wlll break ouL agalnsL Lhem."
23 So Moses wenL down Lo Lhe people and Lold
Lhem.

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20 And Cod spoke all Lhese words:
2 l am Lhe Lord your Cod, who broughL you ouL of
LgypL, ouL of Lhe land of slavery.
3 ?ou shall have no oLher gods before me.
4 ?ou shall noL make for yourself an lmage ln Lhe
form of anyLhlng ln heaven above or on Lhe earLh
beneaLh or ln Lhe waLers below. 3 ?ou shall noL
bow down Lo Lhem or worshlp Lhem, for l, Lhe Lord
your Cod, am a [ealous Cod, punlshlng Lhe chlldren
for Lhe sln of Lhe parenLs Lo Lhe Lhlrd and fourLh
generaLlon of Lhose who haLe me, 6 buL showlng
love Lo a Lhousand generaLlons of Lhose who love
me and keep my commandmenLs.
7 ?ou shall noL mlsuse Lhe name of Lhe Lord your
Cod, for Lhe Lord wlll noL hold anyone gullLless
who mlsuses hls name.
8 8emember Lhe SabbaLh day by keeplng lL holy. 9
Slx days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 buL
Lhe sevenLh day ls a sabbaLh Lo Lhe Lord your Cod.
Cn lL you shall noL do any work, nelLher you, nor
your son or daughLer, nor your male or female
servanL, nor your anlmals, nor any forelgner
resldlng ln your Lowns. 11 lor ln slx days Lhe Lord
made Lhe heavens and Lhe earLh, Lhe sea, and all
LhaL ls ln Lhem, buL he resLed on Lhe sevenLh day.
1herefore Lhe Lord blessed Lhe SabbaLh day and
made lL holy.
12 Ponor your faLher and your moLher, so LhaL
you may llve long ln Lhe land Lhe Lord your Cod ls
glvlng you.
13 ?ou shall noL murder.
14 ?ou shall noL commlL adulLery.
13 ?ou shall noL sLeal.
16 ?ou shall noL glve false LesLlmony agalnsL your
nelghbor.
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17 ?ou shall noL coveL your nelghbor's house. ?ou
shall noL coveL your nelghbor's wlfe, or hls male or
female servanL, hls ox or donkey, or anyLhlng LhaL
belongs Lo your nelghbor."
18 When Lhe people saw Lhe Lhunder and llghLnlng
and heard Lhe LrumpeL and saw Lhe mounLaln ln
smoke, Lhey Lrembled wlLh fear. 1hey sLayed aL a
dlsLance 19 and sald Lo Moses, Speak Lo us
yourself and we wlll llsLen. 8uL do noL have Cod
speak Lo us or we wlll dle."
20 Moses sald Lo Lhe people, uo noL be afrald.
Cod has come Lo LesL you, so LhaL Lhe fear of Cod
wlll be wlLh you Lo keep you from slnnlng."
21 1he people remalned aL a dlsLance, whlle Moses
approached Lhe Lhlck darkness where Cod was.
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22 1hen Lhe Lord sald Lo Moses, 1ell Lhe lsraellLes
Lhls: '?ou have seen for yourselves LhaL l have
spoken Lo you from heaven: 23 uo noL make any
gods Lo be alongslde me, do noL make for
yourselves gods of sllver or gods of gold.
24 'Make an alLar of earLh for me and sacrlflce on
lL your burnL offerlngs and fellowshlp offerlngs,
your sheep and goaLs and your caLLle. Wherever l
cause my name Lo be honored, l wlll come Lo you
and bless you. 23 lf you make an alLar of sLones for
me, do noL bulld lL wlLh dressed sLones, for you wlll
deflle lL lf you use a Lool on lL. 26 And do noL go up
Lo my alLar on sLeps, or your prlvaLe parLs may be
exposed.'
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