And be ready by the third day, because on that third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. The third day is marked as the day of divine descent. The phrase in the sight of all the people emphasizes the public, visible character of the theophany — this is not a private mystical experience but a community event. Matthew 16:21 records Jesus predicting that on the third day he will be raised — the third day of divine action at Sinai is one of the oldest anchors for the third-day pattern in Scripture. Hosea 6:2 says after two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us. The third day of Sinai's theophany participates in the third-day pattern that reaches its climax in the resurrection.

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