[040] God Speaks From Mount Sinai - Activity Worksheets

God told Moses to have the Israelites go through a 2-day preparation period. We don't know much about what this 2-day period entailed. The scripture does tell us that they were supposed to wash their clothes and abstain from sexual activity. Other than that, God just tells Moses: "have the people ready".

God also told Moses that he was going to appear before the Israelites on the third day. He told Moses to warn the people not to try to go up the mountain - not to break through the boundaries Moses was to put in place.

On the morning of the third day, they were greeted with thunder and lightning.  A thick cloud covered the mountain and a trumpet gave a very loud blast (where did the trumpet come from?!?!?!).  This made the people very afraid. But it didn't stop there.

Moses led the people out of their camp, to the foot of the mountain. Smoke covered the mountain because God appeared on the mountain in fire. The smoke was rolling up the mountain like the smoke from a furnace. The mountain shook and the sound of the trumpet kept getting louder and louder. Moses called out to the Lord, and God answered him.