Exodus 24:12

And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

Cross-reference

Exodus 24:15 immediately follows with Moses going up the mountain, obeying the command given here.

Exodus 24:18 reports Moses' ascent and forty-day stay, fulfilling the call to come up and wait.

Exodus 31:18 records God giving the promised stone tablets written by His finger to Moses on Sinai.

Exodus 32:15 shows Moses descending with the two tablets — the outcome of the command given here.

Exodus 32:16 emphasizes the tablets were God's own work and writing, confirming the divine origin mentioned here.

Exodus 34:2 Parallel

Exodus 34:2 is a later command for Moses to ascend Sinai again to receive new tablets — echoing the initial call in 24:12.

Exodus 19:20 Historical context

Exodus 19:20 describes the Lord descending on Sinai and calling Moses up — the immediate precursor to the giving of the tablets in 24:12.

2 Corinthians 3:7 refers directly to the stone tablets here as the 'ministry of death' — highlighting its glory but temporary nature.

Deuteronomy 5:22 recounts the same event: God spoke the Ten Commandments and wrote them on two stone tablets.

2 Corinthians 3:3 explicitly contrasts the stone tablets here with the Spirit-written letters on human hearts — the new covenant ministry.

Nehemiah 9:13 recounts the same Sinai event — God descending and giving just laws — reinforcing the holiness of the tablets.

Jeremiah 31:33 contrasts the stone tablets here with the new covenant law written on hearts — internal vs external.

Deuteronomy 4:13 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:13 recounts the same event—God writing the ten commandments on stone tablets—confirming the covenant at Sinai.

Deuteronomy 9:9 Historical context

Deuteronomy 9:9 adds detail: Moses stayed on the mountain forty days without food or water while receiving the tablets.

Revelation 4:1 echoes the 'come up here' summons—John is called to heaven to receive vision, like Moses called to Sinai.

1 Kings 19:11 has Elijah on the same mountain (Horeb) awaiting God's presence, echoing Moses' mountain encounter.

Deuteronomy 4:14 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:14 recalls that the Lord commanded Moses to teach the laws — the same laws written on the tablets here.

In Leviticus 1:1, God now speaks from the tent of meeting, shifting the location of divine revelation from Sinai to the tabernacle.