Mt Sinai with Moses

I was thinking of what inspiration to get for practicing digital landscapes till I imagined what Mt. Sinai might be.

The situation in my art is inspired by Exodus 19 and how Moses would look like from a scene in Prince of Egypt.

So here it is,

The people of Israel, they’re out in the middle of nowhere. They found themselves at the foot of this mountain called Sinai. And here, God’s presence comes dramatically down in the form of a violent thunder, lightning and a dark cloud which made people tremble.

The Lord descended on the mountain with fire and smoke, then the whole mountain quaked. (Exodus 17-19)

The Lord reminded Israel with regard to what He did to the Egyptians and how He carried them on eagle's wings. He revealed His awesome nature to Israel so that they would know the God of the covenant.

God commanded that the people consecrate themselves and that, they should set a boundary around the mountain. If they entered God’s Presence without consecrating themselves, they would suffer.

God instructed Moses to prepare the people. God is the God who wants us to prepare for His presence. In the new testament, we are taught to admit our sins, confess it to God, and REPENT. To cleanse our hearts because it was promised through Christ that He will forgive our sins.

God is holy. The sense of wonder of His greatness should never be lost. God is awesome in a magnificent and terrifying way.