In Exodus 19:9, the Lord tells Moses, "' I'm going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.'" Which begs the question, how did God normally speak to Moses? What was God's voice like and how did he appear when he wasn't trying to awe folks? When he was just talking to them in the Garden or on Sinai with Moses? Like everything else about Him, I expect that His voice wasn't at all what we would expect.
It's amazing to me that being less than truthful about your neighbors and wanting what they have makes God's Top Ten. If we had to pick our own top ten commandments, what would make the list? Would we even bother with the neighbors? Most of the rules I hear us discussing and writing about nowadays has less to do with governing lives and more about what's cool to wear. Fashion rules. In more ways than one.
Oh, and there's that angel again leading the people (Exodus 23:20-23). I wonder if he's the same nameless guy from a couple of chapters ago? Certainly a thankless job. Or did he beg to remain nameless? And he's sort of touchy about one particular subject. God warns the people, "Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion...."
An angel that's bothered by rebellion. How appropriate.
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