▁people , ▁bringing ▁only ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁matters ▁to ▁Mos es . ▁ ▁Third ▁reading ▁— ▁Ex od us ▁ 1 8 : 2 4 – 2 7 ▁In ▁the ▁short ▁third ▁reading ▁( , ▁ali y ah ), ▁Mos es ▁he eded ▁J eth ro ' s ▁advice . ▁Then ▁Mos es ▁b ade ▁J eth ro ▁fare well , ▁and ▁J eth ro ▁went ▁home . ▁ ▁Four th ▁reading ▁— ▁Ex od us ▁ 1 9 : 1 – 6 ▁In ▁the ▁fourth ▁reading ▁( , ▁ali y ah ), ▁three ▁months ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁left ▁Egypt , ▁they ▁entered ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Mount ▁S ina i . ▁Mos es ▁went ▁up ▁Mount ▁S ina i , ▁and ▁God ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁that ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁obey ▁God ▁faith fully ▁and ▁keep ▁God ' s ▁c oven ant , ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁God ' s ▁tre as ured ▁possession , ▁a ▁kingdom ▁of ▁pri ests , ▁and ▁a ▁holy ▁nation . ▁ ▁Fif th ▁reading ▁— ▁Ex od us ▁ 1 9 : 7 – 1 9 ▁In ▁the ▁fifth ▁reading ▁( , ▁ali y ah ), ▁when ▁Mos es ▁told ▁the ▁el ders , ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁answered : ▁" All ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁has ▁spoken ▁we ▁will ▁do !" ▁and ▁Mos es ▁brought ▁the ▁people ' s ▁words ▁back ▁to ▁God . ▁God ▁instruct ed ▁Mos es ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁people ▁stay ▁pure , ▁was