Exodus 24:14-16 (KJV) And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. This quote is by Ellen White Patriarch and Prophets Page 313 Preparing to meet God The period of waiting was to [Moses] a time of preparation, of close self-examination. Even this favored servant of God could not at once approach into His presence and endure the exhibition of His glory. Six days must be employed to devoting himself to God by searching of heart, meditation and prayer before he could be prepared for direct communication with his Maker.