Deuteronomy 5:23-31

23When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leaders of your tribes and your elders came to me.

24And you said, “The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.

25But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer.

26For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived?

27Go near and listen to all that the Lord our God says. Then tell us whatever the Lord our God tells you. We will listen and obey.”

28The Lord heard you when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me, “I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good.

29Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!

30“Go, tell them to return to their tents.

31But you stay here with me so that I may give you all the commands, decrees and laws you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess.”