At God’s invitation, Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders went up the mountain after Israel’s covenant with Him had been confirmed with blood. They saw the God of Israel, with something beneath His feet like sapphire pavement, clear as the sky. God spared their lives, and they ate and drank. His holiness had not diminished; His mercy had given them a place in His presence. We can hold those truths together when we worship. Reverence need not keep us from rejoicing in His welcome, and His welcome gives us no reason to treat Him casually. Those men shared a meal before the God they worshipped. His mercy brought them close; His majesty still called them to bow.
“And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.” —Exodus 24:11
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