Imagination: Sinai

What I most like about writings by Eugene Peterson is that the words seem to come alive. I especially enjoyed reading his book, Leap Over a Wall. The story of David came alive as if it were a bedtime story. I soon understood that such explanations and imaginations were only possible through persistence, deep ponderings into the words written.

I wanted to share a Bible passage that would be fun to jump into. It is part in the story of Exodus where God comes down to earth and meets Moses. Try to picture yourself really there, watching over all the thunder and fire bringing such holy presence within the camp.

“On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, the whole mountain trembled violently, and the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder. Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him.” Exodus 19:16-19