Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Taste and See That Yahweh Is Good

Of David. When he feigned madness before ^[a]Abimelech, so that he drove him away and he departed.

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He / Vav

Zayin

Heth

Teth

Yodh

Kaph

Lamedh

Mem

Nun

Samekh

Ayin

Pe

Tsadhe

Qoph

Resh

Shin

Tav

^7 (A)So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words which Yahweh had commanded him. ^8 (B)And all the people answered together and said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do!” And Moses brought back the words of the people to Yahweh. ⁹ Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in ^(C)a thick cloud, so that the ^(D)people may hear when I speak with you and may also believe in you forever.” Then Moses told the words of the people to Yahweh.

¹⁰ Yahweh also said to Moses, “Go to the people and ^(E)set them apart as holy today and tomorrow, and let them ^(F)wash their garments; ¹¹ and let them be ready for the third day, for on ^(G)the third day Yahweh will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. ¹² And you shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘^[a]Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch the border of it; ^(H)whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. ¹³ No hand shall touch him, but ^(I)he shall surely be stoned or surely ^[b]shot through; whether beast or man, he shall not live.’ When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they shall come up to ^(J)the mountain.” ¹⁴ So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and set the people apart as holy, and they washed their garments. ¹⁵ And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.”

^16 (K)So it happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were ^[c]thunder and lightning flashes and a ^[d]thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. ¹⁷ And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the ^[e]foot of the mountain.

Yahweh Descends on Mount Sinai

^18 (L)Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because Yahweh descended upon it ^(M)in fire; and its smoke ascended like ^(N)the smoke of a furnace, and ^(O)the whole mountain trembled violently. ¹⁹ And the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder; then Moses spoke and ^(P)God answered him with ^[f]thunder. ^20 (Q)And Yahweh came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

¹⁷ But you, ^(A)beloved, ^(B)must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by ^(C)the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁸ that they were saying to you, “^(D)In the last time there will be mockers, ^(E)following after their own ungodly lusts.” ¹⁹ These are the ones who cause divisions, ^[a](F)worldly-minded, not having the Spirit. ²⁰ But you, ^(G)beloved, ^(H)building yourselves up on your most holy ^(I)faith, ^(J)praying in the Holy Spirit, ²¹ keep yourselves in the love of God, ^(K)waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. ²² And on some, who are doubting, have mercy; ²³ and for others, save, ^(L)snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, ^(M)hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.

^24 (N)Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to ^(O)make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with ^(P)great joy, ²⁵ to the ^(Q)only ^(R)God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, ^(S)be glory, majesty, might, and authority, ^(T)before all time and now and ^[b]forever. Amen.