▁desc ended ▁from ▁heaven ▁and ▁transferred ▁God ' s ▁Pres ence ▁to ▁the ▁mountain . ▁Thus ▁the ▁M ek h il ta ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁I sh ma el ▁noted ▁that ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 1 9 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁says : ▁" You ▁your selves ▁have ▁seen ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁talked ▁with ▁you ▁from ▁heaven ," ▁and ▁dedu ced ▁that ▁God ▁bent ▁down ▁the ▁heav ens , ▁lower ing ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁mountain , ▁and ▁spread ▁the ▁heav ens ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁spread s ▁a ▁mat tr ess ▁on ▁a ▁bed , ▁and ▁spoke ▁from ▁the ▁heav ens ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁would ▁speak ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁mat tr ess . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Josh ua ▁ben ▁Le vi ▁taught ▁that ▁when ▁Mos es ▁asc ended ▁on ▁high ▁( as ▁ ▁reports ), ▁the ▁minister ing ▁ang els ▁asked ▁God ▁what ▁business ▁one ▁born ▁of ▁woman ▁had ▁among ▁them . ▁God ▁told ▁them ▁that ▁Mos es ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁Tor ah . ▁The ▁ang els ▁question ed ▁why ▁God ▁was ▁giving ▁to ▁flesh ▁and ▁blood ▁the ▁secret ▁tre asure ▁that ▁God ▁had ▁hidden ▁for ▁ 9 7 4 ▁gener ations ▁before ▁God ▁created ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁ang els ▁asked , ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁" What ▁is ▁man , ▁that ▁You ▁are ▁mind ful ▁of ▁him , ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁man , ▁that ▁You ▁think ▁of ▁him ?" ▁God ▁told ▁Mos es ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁ang els . ▁Mos