Exodus 19:1-6; 24:3-8

In the text before us, Moses relayed the words of God to the children of Israel at Mount Sinai. Moses had previously relayed instruction from God to Israel shortly before the exodus from Egypt. In Exodus 12 and 13, he instructed the children of Israel to keep the passover and to consecrate the first born to the Lord.

“In the third month . . .” (v. 1). The third month would be…