Holy Week · Holy (Maundy) Thursday
Exodus 24:3-11
The Covenant Confirmed
April 2, 2026
Overview & Insights
“All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” (Exodus 24:7)
Exodus 24 is reminiscent of the beginning of the Sinai journey, where the Lord also was present visibly and conversed with Moses. (See the structural outline of Exodus 19–24 in the introduction to Exodus 19.) The narratives of Exodus 19 and 24 serve as bookends for the law of Exodus 20–23, setting the covenant-giving in the midst of the story of God’s grace and guidance. With the covenant, as in the exodus itself, the people initially followed God’s instruction and accepted his provision by faith (19:8; 24:3, 7).
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Commentary
Exodus 24 Commentary: The Covenant Is Made Enduring Word
A verse by verse evangelical commentary on the covenant meal on the mountain.
Exodus 24 Commentary Precept Austin
Verse by verse devotional notes on the blood of the covenant.
Commentary on Exodus 24 by Matthew Henry Blue Letter Bible
A classic Puritan-era commentary on the sealing of the covenant at Sinai.
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How is the covenant confirmed at Sinai?
Moses reads the book of the covenant and sprinkles the blood, and the elders go up and behold God and eat and drink in his presence.
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