What happensPermalink
God calls Moses and the elders of Israel up to Mount Sinai to worship. The people agree to the covenant, and Moses consecrates the covenant with sacrifice. The elders eat a covenant meal in God’s presence. God calls Moses further up.
Why it mattersPermalink
Moses does not consecrate the people until they agree to the covenant. The meal with Moses and the elders foreshadows the Last Supper, where blood is again a symbol of the covenant. Moses and Jesus both fast for forty days.
Key versePermalink
Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.”