homage” (v. 9). However Moses understood the technicalities of the words, his immediate response was an act of worship without words. Moses himself worshiped Yahweh “on the top of this mountain” (cf. 3:12) in fulfillment of God’s purposes. The writer records this worshipful response of the people of Israel four times before the record of Moses’ action here. In 4:31; 12:27; and 14:29–31 the people respond in worship or a worshipful attitude at the mighty act of deliverance God promised or had performed for