Exodus 20:21
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Cross-reference
Exodus 19:16 describes the same Sinai theophany—thunder, lightning, thick cloud—that leads to Moses entering the thick darkness.
Exodus 19:17 records Moses leading the people to meet God; here they stand at the foot, setting the scene for his approach into darkness.
Exodus 19:9 has God coming in a thick cloud — the same veiled presence as the thick darkness here, where God speaks with Moses.
Exodus 24:1 calls Moses and others to come up to the LORD — continuing the mountain ascent begun when Moses entered the thick darkness.
Exodus 24:2 reiterates that Moses alone may approach God — the same exclusive access shown when he entered the thick darkness while people stayed at a distance.
Exodus 19:3 records Moses first going up the mountain — the same ascent that leads to him entering the thick darkness here.
1 Timothy 6:16 describes God dwelling in unapproachable light — the same divine transcendence as the thick darkness here, but with opposite imagery.
Psalm 97:2 directly states 'clouds and thick darkness surround him,' exactly matching the thick darkness where God was at Sinai.
Deuteronomy 5:5 recalls Moses’ mediatorial role between God and fearful people—the same context as his approach into the thick darkness.
2 Samuel 22:10 uses the same 'thick darkness' imagery for God's coming down — matching the divine presence veiled in darkness here.
Psalm 103:7 recalls that God made known his ways to Moses — the very revelation Moses received when he approached the thick darkness.
1 Kings 8:12 echoes the Sinai theophany—God dwelling in a dark cloud—the same 'thick darkness' Moses entered.
2 Chronicles 6:1 repeats Solomon's statement that God dwells in a dark cloud, referencing the same Sinai darkness Moses approached.
Joel 2:2 uses the same 'thick darkness' imagery to describe the day of the Lord — echoing the divine presence at Sinai.
Job 26:9 describes God covering the moon with clouds — the same theme of divine veiling as the thick darkness that hides God's presence.
Psalm 18:9 poetically describes God descending with dark clouds—imagery reminiscent of the thick darkness at Sinai.
Psalm 18:12 continues the storm theophany—clouds and lightning from God's presence—similar to Sinai's thick darkness.
Psalm 139:12 affirms that darkness is not dark to God — contrasting with the thick darkness that veils his presence, yet both show God's mastery over darkness.