“And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.”
No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain. The strict solitude required for the covenant renewal is stricter than the original: at Sinai, seventy-four went up; at the renewal, only Moses. The isolation communicates the personal nature of the restored relationship. The golden calf apostasy was committed by the community; the covenant renewal is negotiated by the intercessor alone. Hebrews 9:25 says Christ did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again — the singular, unrepeatable nature of the covenant renewal at Sinai anticipates the singular, unrepeatable nature of Christ's mediation.
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