¹⁴ Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you.

²⁸ Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,^(A) let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,^(B)

⁷ and in the morning you will see the glory^(A) of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling^(B) against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?”^(C)

¹⁰ While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory^(A) of the Lord appearing in the cloud.^(B)

¹⁶ and the glory^(A) of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai.^(B) For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud.^(C)

¹⁷ To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire^(A) on top of the mountain.

¹⁰ Then the Lord said: “I am making a covenant^(A) with you. Before all your people I will do wonders^(B) never before done in any nation in all the world.^(C) The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord, will do for you.