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Thanks for the suggestion, Stefan!
Excellent article. This is a topic of much interest to me. I was recently studying Enoch and Moses 7 and pondered the odd phrase, “the mountains fled”, in verse 13 where the enemies of the people of God are described. But it makes sense in a temple context. There is a mountain theme in Moses 7. We know that mountains (where heaven and earth meet) often function as temples. You quoted verses 2-3 where Enoch was clothed in glory on the mount. In modern terms, I view that as Enoch getting his endowment. The mountains fleeing from the wicked is contrasted by the people of God being “blessed upon the mountains” in Zion in verses 17-18. It’s another manifestation of the two ways where the temple blessings are only available to the covenant people. There is also a linguistic parallel to the final phrase of the chapter, “Zion is fled”.