Exodus 19: 9-15: “And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, 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. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.”
When Moses finally went up to the mountain to communicate with the Lord and receive the Law, he asked the Lord if he could see the Lord’s glory (Ex 33: 18-23, “And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.”) The Lord told Moses that no one could see the Lord and live to tell the tale. This is why the Lord was shrouded in thick clouds when Moses met Him on the mountain. This was entirely for Moses protection but, as time went by, this message led to the Lord Jesus Christ and the ultimate solution for our sin. Not only was Moses protected from death, every man, woman and animal belonging to Israel was told to stay away from the mountain because the entire place was holy with the glory of the Lord.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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