Scriptures

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Exodus 18
²⁶ They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge.
²⁷ Then Moses bade his father-in-law farewell, and he went his way into his own land.
Exodus 19
¹ In the third month after the sons of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that very day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.
² When they set out from Rephidim, they came to the wilderness of Sinai and camped in the wilderness; and there Israel camped in front of the mountain.
³ Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob and tell the sons of Israel:
⁴ ’You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
⁵ Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;
⁶ and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel."
⁷ So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the Lord had commanded him.
⁸ All the people answered together and said, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do!" And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
⁹ The Lord said to Moses, "Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may also believe in you forever." Then Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.