1-2 The Israelites left Rephidim. Then two months after leaving Egypt, they arrived at the desert near Mount Sinai, where they set up camp at the foot of the mountain.
3 Moses went up the mountain to meet with the Lord God, who told him to say to the people:
4 You saw what I did in Egypt, and you know how I brought you here to me, just as a mighty eagle carries its young.
5 Now if you will faithfully obey me, you will be my very own people. The whole world is mine,
6 but you will be my holy nation and serve me as priests.Moses, that is what you must tell the Israelites.
7 After Moses went back, he reported to the leaders what the Lord had said,