Shiny things (Exodus 34:29-35)
The story of Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai should be paired with the story before it.
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This story of Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai is well paired with the story of Jesus transfigured on a mountaintop, for all the obvious reasons.