It is worth noting that Moses was not afraid of God, but just afraid to look at Him! That is a sign of somebody who does not feel guilt. We have the story in the New Testament of Saul who was blinded when he came face to face with God.

In 1 Kings 19:8 we discover the name of this mountain:- Mount Sinai in Horeb. It was where Elijah ran to, after his victory over the prophets of Baal. He was scared, and I guess the mountain of God is a good place to run to when you are scared!

A study of the character of Peter would be a good idea. He was such an impetuous person. Always the one to speak first, jump in with the good suggestion, get out of the boat…! The story today is no different. His fear made him say something without thinking.

The account of the transfiguration on this high mountain is only reported in Matthew and Mark, which I find surprising. Surely such a major event which had such powerful effect on the three privileged disciples who were witnesses, merited being reported in the other two gospels, especially that of John.

The disciples could not have imagined meeting Moses and Elijah just a few days after chapter 8 when they went mountain climbing again with Jesus. What do you suppose they talked about on the way? Did they dare to ask where they were going or why they had to climb?

This is the beginning of one of the most challenging stories of the Old Testament. Abraham had to wait until he was 100 years old to have a son by his wife Sarah and while the child Isaac was still very young, God asked him to sacrifice that same son!

This psalm is an encouragement to all of us. Only the first two verses talk of David himself and the rest of the psalm is to encourage and reassure the reader. David knows that he can find comfort or encouragement by looking to the mountains and remembering the creator God.

There are many mountains mentioned in the New Testament and Jesus seems to often be climbing a mountain for a specific reason. Here He saw the crowds, and we can imagine that He needed to escape for a while. Jesus used that opportunity to teach His disciples some important things.

Abraham had had the angelic visitation that promised the son that Sarah and he had given up hoping for, and he was escorting his angelic visitors as they went on their way. The Lord revealed to Abraham that Sodom would be destroyed because of the evil that was happening there.