God Descends To Mount Sinai

And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings and a heavy cloud upon the mountain, and the sound of a shofar exceedingly strong, and all the people who were in the camp trembled. And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stationed themselves at the foot of the mountain. And Mount Sinai was wholly in smoke, because the LORD had descended upon it in fire, and its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. And the sound of the shofar grew louder and louder; Moses would speak, and God would answer him with a voice. And the LORD descended upon Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. And all the people saw the thunderings and the torches and the sound of the shofar and the mountain smoking; and the people saw, and they trembled and stood at a distance. And they said to Moses, "Speak you with us, and we will hear; but let God not speak with us, lest we die." And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for it is in order to test you that God has come, and in order that the fear of Him may be upon your faces, so that you do not sin." And the people stood at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.