exodus-19:14-25,-matthew-27:51

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 19:9-15

Here, I. God intimates to Moses his purpose of coming down upon mount Sinai, in some visible appearance of his glory, in a thick cloud (Exod. 19:9); for he said that he would dwell in the thick darkness (2 Chron. 6:1), and make this his pavilion (Ps. 18:11), holding back the face of his throne when he set it upon mount Sinai, and spreading a cloud upon it, Job 26:9. This thick cloud was to prohibit curious enquiries into things secret, and to command an awful adoration of that which was... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 19:16-25

Now, at length, comes that memorable day, that terrible day of the Lord, that day of judgment, in which Israel heard the voice of the Lord God speaking to them out of the midst of the fire, and lived, Deut. 4:33. Never was there such a sermon preached, before nor since, as this which was here preached to the church in the wilderness. For, I. The preacher was God himself (Exod. 19:18): The Lord descended in fire, and (Exod. 19:20), The Lord came down upon mount Sinai. The shechinah, or glory of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:14

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people ,.... The same day that he went up, the fourth day of the month: and sanctified the people ; instructed them and ordered them what they should do for their sanctification, in order to their hearing the law from the mouth of the Lord: and they washed their clothes ; as the Lord had directed Moses to enjoin them, and as he had commanded them; see Gill on Exodus 19:10 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:15

And he said unto the people, be ready against the third day ,.... The third day from thence, the sixth of the month Sivan, against which day they were to prepare themselves, by washing their garments, and all other outward acts of sanctification and purity they were directed to, that they might be ready for the service of that day, to hear and receive the law from God himself: Aben Ezra has this note on the passage,"perhaps not a man slept that night, that he might hear the voice of the Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:16

And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, The sixth of the month, according to the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi; on which day, as the Jews generally say F20 T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 86. 2. & Yoma, fol. 4. 2. Seder Olam Rabba, c. 5. p. 18. , the law was given, and which, they also observe, was a sabbath day: yea, they are sometimes so very particular as to fix the hour of the day, and say F21 Pirke Eliezer, c. 46. , it was the sixth hour of the day, or twelve... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:17

And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp ,.... Which was before the mountain and near it, when the above tokens were given of the divine Presence on it; as they were thrown into a panic upon the sound of the trumpet, it was, perhaps, with some difficulty that they were brought out of the camp, or persuaded to quit it; and nothing short of the presence of Moses at the head of them, to go before them, and lead them to the foot of the mountain, could have prevailed upon them to have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:18

And Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke ,.... Not from nature, as volcanos, but for a reason after given; it seemed to be one large body of smoke, nothing else to be seen but smoke; an emblem of the darkness of the legal dispensation, which was full of obscure types and figures, of dark shadows and smoky sacrifices, to which the clear day, of the Gospel dispensation is opposed, see 2 Corinthians 3:12 . because the Lord descended upon it in fire ; in flaming fire, as the Targums,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:19

And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long ,.... Not in one continued tone, as before, Exodus 19:13 , where a different word is used, and when it decreased, and was about to cease, which was to summon the people to attend; but now they were come to the foot of the mount, and this sounding was a preparation to the giving of the law unto them, and was not one continued even tone: but waxed louder and louder; or, "going, and exceeding strong"; or, "strengthening itself exceedingly" F24 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:20

And the Lord came down on Mount Sinai ,.... In the above visible tokens of his presence and power; otherwise he is the incomprehensible Jehovah, that immense and omnipotent Being, who fills heaven and earth, and cannot be contained and circumscribed in either: on the top of the mount ; where the fire he descended in rested, and where the smoke and thick cloud were, as a token of his presence: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount ; who either was at the bottom of it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:21

And the Lord said unto Moses, go down ,.... As soon as he was got to the top of the mount he was bid to go down again to the bottom, with a message to the people: charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze ; to see if they could observe any similitude or likeness of God, that they might have an idea of it in their minds, or make an image like unto it; to prevent which, the Lord, knowing the vanity and curiosity of their minds, ordered Moses to give them a strict... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 19:9-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 19:16-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:21

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