The People Who Ate with God: Seeing God and Living to Tell (Has Anyone Seen God?) Exodus 24 records a moment both intimate and astonishing: Moses, Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and seventy elders ascended Mount Sinai, saw the God of Israel, and ate a covenant meal in His presence. How could sinful humans survive such an encounter? This episode reveals the mystery of God’s holiness and His desire for fellowship with His people—a mystery fulfilled in Jesus Christ.