Moses & Mount Sinai
It had been three months since the Israelites left Egypt, and they set up camp at the foot of Mt. Sinai. God called to Moses from the mountain, and Moses went up to Him. God reminded Moses of how He freed the Israelites from Pharaoh, and how the devastation in Egypt demonstrated His power and might. Then God told Moses that if the people obey His covenants, their nation would be great and holy in His sight. Then He told Moses to have the people cleanse themselves and be ready, because in three days the Lord will come down on the mountain. The people should not attempt to go up or even touch the mountain.
So on the third day, there was thunder and lightning with a loud trumpet blast. The mountain was covered with a thick cloud of smoke, because the Lord came onto it with fire. The whole mountain trembled and all the people were afraid. No one was allowed to go to the mountain except Moses. This was the time that God told Moses the Ten Commandments.
God gave Moses the 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments the next time Moses went up the Mountain
Moses stays for 40 days and 40 nights
But when he comes down the mountain - the Israelites are worshipping a golden statue of a calf!
Moses drops the tablets in anger and they BREAK
So Moses had to climb the mountain a few times before God gave him a new set of tablets!
