1. Exactly three months after the Israelites had left Egypt, they reached the Desert of Sinai.
2. They had left Rephidim and had come to the Desert of Sinai. The Israelites camped in the desert in front of Mount Sinai.
3. Then Moses went up on the mountain to God. The Lord called to him from the mountain. The Lord said, “Say this to the family of Jacob. And tell this to the people of Israel:
4. ‘Every one of you has seen what I did to the people of Egypt. You saw how I carried you out of Egypt. I did it as an eagle carries her young on her wings. And I brought you here to me.
5. So now obey me and keep my agreement. Do this, and you will be my own possession, chosen from all nations. Even though the whole earth is mine,
6. you will be my kingdom of priests. You will be a nation that belongs to me alone.’ You must tell the Israelites these words.”
7. So Moses went down and called the elders of the people together. He told them all the words the Lord had commanded him to say.