Moses having served as a Deliverer now takes on the role of Mediator. In several ascents and descents of Sinai he acts as the 'middle-man' faithfully relaying the words of Jehovah to the children of Israel and returning their responses to God. This scene is recorded with meticulous detail. It is key to the whole of the rest of the Old Covenant period stretching from Sinai to Calvary.
