Page 4 - The Law Given to Israel

destroy them. The Lord would honor Moses

before them, that they might be led to confide

in his instructions.

God purposed to make the occasion of

speaking His law a scene of awful grandeur,

in keeping with its exalted character. The

people were to be impressed that everything

connected with the service of God must be

regarded with the greatest reverence. The

Lord said to Moses, “Go unto the people, and

sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let

them wash their clothes, and be ready against

the third day: for the third day the Lord will

come down in the sight of all the people upon

Mount Sinai.” During these intervening days

all were to occupy the time in solemn

preparation to appear before God. Their

person and their clothing must be freed from

impurity. And as Moses should point out their