22. “These are the commandments the Lord gave to all of you when you were gathered at the mountain. When he spoke with a mighty voice from the fire and from the thick clouds, he gave these commandments and no others. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
23. “When the whole mountain was on fire and you heard the voice from the darkness, your leaders and the chiefs of your tribes came to me
24. and said, ‘The Lord our God showed us his greatness and his glory when we heard him speak from the fire! Today we have seen that it is possible for a human being to continue to live, even though God has spoken to him.
25. But why should we risk death again? That terrible fire will destroy us. We are sure to die if we hear the Lord our God speak again.