Quotes About People

Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.

But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

Why should the Egyptians declare, ëHe brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earthí? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.

So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.

And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.

Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

When the people heard these bad tidings, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.

Then, whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand at the entrances to their own tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent.

When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.

Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”

“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”

And the LORD said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done in any nation in all the world. All the people among whom you live will see the LORDís work, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the peopleís offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”

Aaron then presented the peopleís offering. He took the male goat for the peopleís sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.

Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaronís sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,

so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”

by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”

I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.