There on the mountain the LORD spoke to you face-to-face from the fire.

I stood between you and the LORD at that time to tell you what he said, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. "The LORD said,

The sound of the trumpet became louder and louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with thunder.

Have any people ever lived after hearing a god speak to them from a fire, as you have?

Jacob said, "I have seen God face-to-face, and I am still alive"; so he named the place Peniel.

I will not let you see my face, because no one can see me and stay alive,

Manoah said to his wife, "We are sure to die, because we have seen God!"