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During the giving of the law at Mount Sinai, the Israelites wanted Moses to speak to them instead of God because

A.

The people were afraid and trembled

B.

They thought they would die

C.

They did not consecrate themselves

D.

Moses was their spokesman

Correct answer is B

During the giving of the law at Mount Sinai, the Israelites wanted Moses to speak to them instead of God because they thought they would die

This can be found in Exodus 20:18-19 (Revised Standard Version):

18 Now when all the people perceived the thunderings and the lightnings and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled; and they stood afar off, 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will hear; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.”