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Exodus 24:8-18

Moses on the Mountain in the Cloud of God's Glory

February 15, 2026

Moses on Mount Sinai, Jean-Léon Gérôme
Moses on Mount Sinai, Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1895–1900Private collection
Gérôme's Moses stands alone on a summit above cloud, dark against the light, the figure reduced almost to a silhouette.Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai … Moses entered the cloud, and went up on the mountain.Private collectionIn private hands, which is why it is seen in reproduction far more often than in the flesh.Private collection
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 17:1-9Mt 17:1-9
Epistle2 Pet. 1:16-212 Pt 1:16-21
Old TestamentExod. 24:8-18Ex 24:8-18
PsalterPs. 2:6-12Ps 2:6-12

Overview & Insights

"The glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel." (Exodus 24:17)

Moses throws the blood of the covenant on the people, and he, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders go up the mountain, see the God of Israel, and eat and drink in his presence. Moses then goes up further into the cloud that covers the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord calls to him out of the fire like glory, where Moses stays forty days and nights.

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Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 24:12-18Commentary on Ex 24:12-18 Working Preacher

Reads this ascent as the text underlying the Synoptic Transfiguration accounts.

Exodus 24:12-18 CommentaryEx 24:12-18 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed homiletical read on why Moses appears with Jesus on the mount of Transfiguration.

Exodus 24 CommentaryEx 24 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical notes on the covenant blood, the elders' meal, and the cloud of glory.

Exodus 24:8 CommentariesEx 24:8 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic public domain commentaries gathered for comparison on this chapter.

Old Testament: Exodus 24:8-18 (Transfiguration: Series A)Old Testament: Ex 24:8-18 (Transfiguration: Series A) 1517.org

A Lutheran preaching resource connecting Sinai's cloud and fire to the Transfiguration ahead.

Background & Word Study

Exodus 24:8 InterlinearEx 24:8 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text word by word for the blood of the covenant and the glory like devouring fire.

Exodus 24:8-18Ex 24:8-18 Sefaria

The Hebrew text alongside Jewish commentary on the same verses.

Video

Old Testament: Exodus 24:8-18 (Transfiguration Sunday: Series A)Old Testament: Ex 24:8-18 (Transfiguration Sunday: Series A) 1517.org

A Lutheran round table connecting Sinai to the Lenten journey the church is about to begin.

The Church Fathers

Exodus 24 CatenaEx 24 Catena Catena

Patristic comment on Moses' ascent and the cloud of glory.

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