There are degrees of closeness to God. The people remained at a distance because of their fear of the Lord. Moses, Joshua, Nadab, Abihu, Aaron, and seventy of the elders went up the mountain to meet God. Then Moses and Joshua went further and finally Moses went into the glory cloud alone.
亲近神有不同的层次。有的因惧怕耶和华而滞留远处，有的则上山见主，如摩西、约书亚、拿答、亚比户、亚伦和70位长老。接着，摩西和约书亚进一步亲近，最终只有摩西进入荣耀的云中。
Oswald Sanders wisely commented, “We are at this moment as close to God as we really choose to be.” God invites us to draw near (James 4:8), but often we are unwilling to do what is necessary to meet Him. The people below had the Book and the blood, and they made promises to obey God; but they did not have the vision of the glory of the Lord that Moses had on the mount.
奥斯瓦尔德·桑德斯明智地说道：“此刻，我们与神之间的距离，就是我们所选择的距离。”神邀请我们亲近祂（雅 4:8），但我们常常不愿意。山下的人也有了石版（书）和宝血，他们也立了顺服神的承诺，但他们却没有摩西到山上见主荣耀的异象。
You would think verse 11 would read, “So they saw God, and they fell down and prayed.” But it says, “They ate and drank.”
你可能会认为在第11节当是：“他们见到神，就俯伏祷告。”但，经文却说：“他们又吃又喝。”
This is a beautiful picture of communion with God. Deuteronomy 12:7 said, “You shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the LORD your God has blessed you. The vision of God’s glory should not make us careless or impractical. We can eat and drink to His glory (1 Cor. 10:31). But beware lest closeness to God leads to careless familiarity, for “our God is a consuming fire” (Heb. 12:28–29). Nadab and Abihu would find that out (Lev. 10:1ff.).
这是一幅与主亲密团契的美丽画面。申命记12:7说：“在那里，耶和华——你们神的面前，你们和你们的家属都可以吃，并且因你手所办的一切事蒙耶和华——你的神赐福，就都欢乐。”神荣耀的异象不应该使我们变得马虎或不切实际。我们是可以或吃或喝，都为荣耀神而行（林前10:31），但务必要小心，免得亲近神的时候因熟悉变得轻率，因为“我们的神乃是烈火”（来12:28-29）。拿答与亚比户将继而明了（利10:1）。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- The promise of the Lord in Exodus 6:6–8 was now about to move into its third phase. God had redeemed His people (Ex. 1–18), taken them to Himself as His people (Ex. 19–24) and now He was about to come and dwell among them and be their God (Ex. 25–40). The Lord redeemed us from sins and wants us to be holy so that He can dwell among us. Sadly, so many “Christian” after being saved, went away from God and refused to draw near to him. Do we enjoy the intimacy with God? Do we worship Him in truth and spirit? Do you love Him with all our hearts, strength and might? Let’s pray that you come to God to worship him with gladness.
主在出埃及记6:6-8的应许，现在即将进入第三个阶段。首先，神救赎自己的子民（出1-18），然后将他们归回自己（出19-24）；现在，祂将住在他们的中间，作他们的神（出25-40）。主从罪中拯救我们，要我们成为圣洁，使祂可以住在我们中间。可悲的是，有这么多的“基督徒”被救赎后，竟然背离神，拒绝亲近祂。我们是否享受与神的亲密？我们是否用心灵和诚实敬拜祂？你是否尽心、尽性、尽力爱你的神呢？让我们祷告，叫自己能满心欢喜地来敬拜祂。
- Notice how Moses led them to draw near to God. After offering, Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins and half of the blood he threw against the altar. (Ex 24:6) Then Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.” (Ex 24:8) Do you see how this foreshadowed how Jesus Christ would shed His blood in order for us to draw near to God? Ephesians 2:13 wrote, “Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. So let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16)
请留意摩西是如何带领百姓亲近神的。献祭之后，摩西将一半的血盛在盆中，一半撒在坛上（出24:6）。然后，摩西将血撒在百姓身上，说：“你看！这是立约的血，是耶和华按这一切话与你们立约的凭据。”（出24:8）你是否能看出这预表着耶稣基督将流血舍命，使我们得以亲近神呢？以弗所书2:13写道：“如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着祂的血，已经得亲近了。”所以，让我们只管坦然无惧的来到施恩的宝座前，为要得怜恤，蒙恩惠，作随时的帮助。（来4:16）
