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,