Deuteronomy 18:16 meaning and explanation
This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”
Deuteronomy 18:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to Israel on the plains of Moab, reminding them of what happened at Horeb, another name for Sinai. When God spoke the Ten Commandments from the fire, the people were terrified and begged that God not speak to them directly again, fearing they would die.
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