19. Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself. Then we will listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
20. Then Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him so you will not sin.”
21. The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
22. Then the Lord told Moses to say these things to the Israelites: “You yourselves have seen that I talked with you from heaven.
23. You must not use gold or silver to make idols for yourselves. You must not worship these false gods in addition to me.
24. “Make an altar of dirt for me. Offer your whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on this altar as a sacrifice to me. Use your sheep and your cattle to do this. Worship me in every place that I choose. Then I will come and bless you.
25. You may use stones to make an altar for me. But don’t use stones that you have made smooth with tools. You must not use any tools on the stones. If you do, you make them unsuitable for use in worship.