exodus 24

Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
		Seventy four people were to separate themselves from the congregation. When compared to the multitude, this was not a large number, however compare it to the average size of a church gathering, this was a large number of individuals.
		24:3 this is the people agreeing to the contract/covenant. They said they would do their part.
		24:7 repeat vs 3
		24:10 The children of Israel saw the Lord. It seems that they only saw his feet, as this was the only part mentioned in the scripture.
How is it that these saw God and lived, and it is recorded that no man see God and live?	New Living Translation And though these nobles of Israel gazed upon God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they ate a covenant meal, eating and drinking in his presence!	24:11
Is Joshua an elder in Israel?	It seems fair to assume that Joshua was also one of the elders who was invited into the conference of God. However there is no clue in the text to suggest that Joshua was an elder. Instead it might have been that Joshua was the personal servant of Moses. As was the custom of prophets at the time.	24:13 Joshua is here mentioned as the minister of Moses.
	Hur was the chief assistant to Moses and Aaron. He was the one along with Aaron that held up Moses’ hand during battle.	24:14 Aaron and Hur are left in charge while Joshua and Moses went up into the mount.
What was Moses doing up in the Mountain during the 6 days that he was in the cloud, and the Lord spoke not unto him?	It is not mentioned what he did, however one can speculate that he was praying and fasting.
		This is another significant appearance of the Lord. Note this appearance was what got Moses’ attention in the first place.
Where was Joshua when Moses gat up and went into the cloud?	It is not clear where he was, however it should be noted that Joshua was also without food for the forty days and nights that Moses was communing with God.