Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The Lord spoke to him from there.

And the Lord spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn’t see his form; there was only a voice.

Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire—as you did—and survived?

He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it.

“The Lord spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

“But when you heard the voice from the heart of the darkness, while the mountain was blazing with fire, all your tribal leaders and elders came to me.

They said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Today we have seen that God can speak to us humans, and yet we live!

Can any living thing hear the voice of the living God from the heart of the fire as we did and yet survive?

Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the Lord spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day, and the Philistines were thrown into such confusion that the Israelites defeated them.

The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth.

The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.

Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky.

Then deep from the earth you will speak; from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground like a ghost conjured up from the grave.

But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!

What is all the commotion in the city? What is that terrible noise from the Temple? It is the voice of the Lord taking vengeance against his enemies.

As they stood with wings lowered, a voice spoke from beyond the crystal surface above them.

“While these words were still in his mouth, a voice called down from heaven, ‘O King Nebuchadnezzar, this message is for you! You are no longer ruler of this kingdom.

And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision.”

The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a strong fortress for the people of Israel.

This is what he saw and heard: “The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem! The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up; the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”

And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”

And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”

Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.”