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Selected Verse: Exodus 20:18 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Ex 20:18 |
Strong Concordance |
And all the people [05971] saw [07200] the thunderings [06963], and the lightnings [03940], and the noise [06963] of the trumpet [07782], and the mountain [02022] smoking [06226]: and when the people [05971] saw [07200] it, they removed [05128], and stood [05975] afar off [07350]. |
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King James |
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| all the people saw the thunderings and the lightnings--They were eye and ear witnesses of the awful emblems of the Deity's descent. But they perceived not the Deity Himself. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Compare Deu 5:22-31. Aaron Exo 19:24 on this occasion accompanied Moses in drawing near to the thick darkness.
Exo 20:22 to Exo 23:33 is a series of laws which we may identify with what was written by Moses in the book called the book of the covenant, and read by him in the audience of the people Exo 24:7.
The document cannot be regarded as a strictly systematic whole. Portions of it were probably traditional rules handed down from the patriarchs, and retained by the Israelites in Egypt. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
afar off
For contrast between law and grace, Compare (Eph 2:13); (Luk 1:10) with (Heb 10:19-22). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| (cf. Deu 5:19-33). The terrible phenomena, amidst which the Lord displayed His majesty, made the intended impression upon the people who were stationed by the mountain below, so that they desired that God would not speak to them any more, and entreated Moses through their elders to act as mediator between them, promising at the same time that they would hear him (cf. Exo 19:9, Exo 19:16-19). ראים, perceiving: ראה to see being frequently used for perceiving, as being the principle sense by which most of the impressions of the outer world are received (e.g., Gen 42:1; Isa 44:16; Jer 33:24). לפּידם, fire-torches, are the vivid flashes of lightning (Exo 19:16). "They trembled and stood afar off:" not daring to come nearer to the mountain, or to ascend it. "And they said," viz., the heads of the tribes and elders: cf. Deu 5:20, where the words of the people are more fully given. "Lest we die:" cf. Deu 5:21-23. Though they had discovered that God speaks with man, and yet man lives; they felt so much that they were בּשׂר, flesh, i.e., powerless, frail, and alienated by sin from the holy God, that they were afraid lest they should be consumed by this great fire, if they listened any longer to the voice of God. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| They removed and stood afar off - Before God began to speak, they were thrusting forward to gaze, but now they were effectually cured of their presumption, and taught to keep their distance. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And all the people saw the thunderings, etc. - They had witnessed all these awful things before, (see Exo 19:16), but here they seem to have been repeated; probably at the end of each command, there was a peal of thunder, a blast of the trumpet, and a gleam of lightning, to impress their hearts the more deeply with a due sense of the Divine Majesty, of the holiness of the law which was now delivered, and of the fearful consequences of disobedience. This had the desired effect; the people were impressed with a deep religious fear and a terror of God's judgments; acknowledged themselves perfectly satisfied with the discoveries God had made of himself; and requested that Moses might be constituted the mediator between God and them, as they were not able to bear these tremendous discoveries of the Divine Majesty. "Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die;" Exo 20:19. This teaches us the absolute necessity of that great Mediator between God and man, Christ Jesus, as no man can come unto the Father but by him. |
7 And he took [03947] the book [05612] of the covenant [01285], and read [07121] in the audience [0241] of the people [05971]: and they said [0559], All that the LORD [03068] hath said [01696] will we do [06213], and be obedient [08085].
33 They shall not dwell [03427] in thy land [0776], lest they make thee sin [02398] against me: for if thou serve [05647] their gods [0430], it will surely be a snare [04170] unto thee.
22 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Thus thou shalt say [0559] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], Ye have seen [07200] that I have talked [01696] with you from heaven [08064].
24 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto him, Away [03212], get thee down [03381], and thou shalt come up [05927], thou, and Aaron [0175] with thee: but let not the priests [03548] and the people [05971] break through [02040] to come up [05927] unto the LORD [03068], lest he break forth [06555] upon them.
22 These words [01697] the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto all your assembly [06951] in the mount [02022] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784], of the cloud [06051], and of the thick darkness [06205], with a great [01419] voice [06963]: and he added no more [03254]. And he wrote [03789] them in two [08147] tables [03871] of stone [068], and delivered [05414] them unto me.
23 And it came to pass, when ye heard [08085] the voice [06963] out of the midst [08432] of the darkness [02822], (for the mountain [02022] did burn [01197] with fire [0784],) that ye came near [07126] unto me, even all the heads [07218] of your tribes [07626], and your elders [02205];
24 And ye said [0559], Behold, the LORD [03068] our God [0430] hath shewed [07200] us his glory [03519] and his greatness [01433], and we have heard [08085] his voice [06963] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784]: we have seen [07200] this day [03117] that God [0430] doth talk [01696] with man [0120], and he liveth [02425].
25 Now therefore why should we die [04191]? for this great [01419] fire [0784] will consume [0398] us: if we hear [08085] the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] our God [0430] any more [03254], then we shall die [04191].
26 For who is there of all flesh [01320], that hath heard [08085] the voice [06963] of the living [02416] God [0430] speaking [01696] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784], as we have, and lived [02421]?
27 Go thou near [07126], and hear [08085] all that the LORD [03068] our God [0430] shall say [0559]: and speak [01696] thou unto us all that the LORD [03068] our God [0430] shall speak [01696] unto thee; and we will hear [08085] it, and do [06213] it.
28 And the LORD [03068] heard [08085] the voice [06963] of your words [01697], when ye spake [01696] unto me; and the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto me, I have heard [08085] the voice [06963] of the words [01697] of this people [05971], which they have spoken [01696] unto thee: they have well [03190] said all that they have spoken [01696].
29 O that there were such [02088] an [04310] heart [03824] in them [05414], that they would fear [03372] me, and keep [08104] all my commandments [04687] always [03117], that it might be well [03190] with them, and with their children [01121] for ever [05769]!
30 Go [03212] say [0559] to them, Get [07725] you into your tents [0168] again [07725].
31 But as for thee, stand [05975] thou here by me [05978], and I will speak [01696] unto thee all the commandments [04687], and the statutes [02706], and the judgments [04941], which thou shalt teach [03925] them, that they may do [06213] them in the land [0776] which I give [05414] them to possess [03423] it.
19 Having [2192] therefore [3767], brethren [80], boldness [3954] to [1519] enter [1529] into the holiest [39] by [1722] the blood [129] of Jesus [2424],
20 By a new [4372] and [2532] living [2198] way [3598], which [3739] he hath consecrated [1457] for us [2254], through [1223] the veil [2665], that is to say [5123], his [846] flesh [4561];
21 And [2532] having an high [3173] priest [2409] over [1909] the house [3624] of God [2316];
22 Let us draw near [4334] with [3326] a true [228] heart [2588] in [1722] full assurance [4136] of faith [4102], having [4472] our hearts [2588] sprinkled [4472] from [575] an evil [4190] conscience [4893], and [2532] our bodies [4983] washed [3068] with pure [2513] water [5204].
10 And [2532] the whole [3956] multitude [4128] of the people [2992] were [2258] praying [4336] without [1854] at the time [5610] of incense [2368].
13 But [1161] now [3570] in [1722] Christ [5547] Jesus [2424] ye [5210] who [3588] sometimes [4218] were [5607] far off [3112] are made [1096] nigh [1451] by [1722] the blood [129] of Christ [5547].
21 Neither shalt thou desire [02530] thy neighbour's [07453] wife [0802], neither shalt thou covet [0183] thy neighbour's [07453] house [01004], his field [07704], or his manservant [05650], or his maidservant [0519], his ox [07794], or his ass [02543], or any thing that is thy neighbour's [07453].
22 These words [01697] the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto all your assembly [06951] in the mount [02022] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784], of the cloud [06051], and of the thick darkness [06205], with a great [01419] voice [06963]: and he added no more [03254]. And he wrote [03789] them in two [08147] tables [03871] of stone [068], and delivered [05414] them unto me.
23 And it came to pass, when ye heard [08085] the voice [06963] out of the midst [08432] of the darkness [02822], (for the mountain [02022] did burn [01197] with fire [0784],) that ye came near [07126] unto me, even all the heads [07218] of your tribes [07626], and your elders [02205];
20 Neither shalt thou bear [06030] false [07723] witness [05707] against thy neighbour [07453].
16 And it came to pass on the third [07992] day [03117] in the morning [01242], that there were thunders [06963] and lightnings [01300], and a thick [03515] cloud [06051] upon the mount [02022], and the voice [06963] of the trumpet [07782] exceeding [03966] loud [02389]; so that all the people [05971] that was in the camp [04264] trembled [02729].
24 Considerest [07200] thou not what this people [05971] have spoken [01696], saying [0559], The two [08147] families [04940] which the LORD [03068] hath chosen [0977], he hath even cast them off [03988]? thus they have despised [05006] my people [05971], that they should be no more a nation [01471] before [06440] them.
16 He burneth [08313] part [02677] thereof in [01119] the fire [0784]; with part [02677] thereof he eateth [0398] flesh [01320]; he roasteth [06740] roast [06748], and is satisfied [07646]: yea, he warmeth [02552] himself, and saith [0559], Aha [01889], I am warm [02552], I have seen [07200] the fire [0217]:
1 Now when Jacob [03290] saw [07200] that there was [03426] corn [07668] in Egypt [04714], Jacob [03290] said [0559] unto his sons [01121], Why do ye look [07200] one upon another?
16 And it came to pass on the third [07992] day [03117] in the morning [01242], that there were thunders [06963] and lightnings [01300], and a thick [03515] cloud [06051] upon the mount [02022], and the voice [06963] of the trumpet [07782] exceeding [03966] loud [02389]; so that all the people [05971] that was in the camp [04264] trembled [02729].
17 And Moses [04872] brought forth [03318] the people [05971] out of the camp [04264] to meet [07125] with God [0430]; and they stood [03320] at the nether [08482] part of the mount [02022].
18 And mount [02022] Sinai [05514] was altogether on a smoke [06225], because [06440] [0834] the LORD [03068] descended [03381] upon it in fire [0784]: and the smoke [06227] thereof ascended [05927] as the smoke [06227] of a furnace [03536], and the whole mount [02022] quaked [02729] greatly [03966].
19 And when the voice [06963] of the trumpet [07782] sounded [06963] long [01980], and waxed louder [02390] and louder [03966], Moses [04872] spake [01696], and God [0430] answered [06030] him by a voice [06963].
9 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Lo, I come [0935] unto thee in a thick [05645] cloud [06051], that the people [05971] may hear [08085] when I speak [01696] with thee, and believe [0539] thee for ever [05769]. And Moses [04872] told [05046] the words [01697] of the people [05971] unto the LORD [03068].
19 Neither shalt thou steal [01589].
20 Neither shalt thou bear [06030] false [07723] witness [05707] against thy neighbour [07453].
21 Neither shalt thou desire [02530] thy neighbour's [07453] wife [0802], neither shalt thou covet [0183] thy neighbour's [07453] house [01004], his field [07704], or his manservant [05650], or his maidservant [0519], his ox [07794], or his ass [02543], or any thing that is thy neighbour's [07453].
22 These words [01697] the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto all your assembly [06951] in the mount [02022] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784], of the cloud [06051], and of the thick darkness [06205], with a great [01419] voice [06963]: and he added no more [03254]. And he wrote [03789] them in two [08147] tables [03871] of stone [068], and delivered [05414] them unto me.
23 And it came to pass, when ye heard [08085] the voice [06963] out of the midst [08432] of the darkness [02822], (for the mountain [02022] did burn [01197] with fire [0784],) that ye came near [07126] unto me, even all the heads [07218] of your tribes [07626], and your elders [02205];
24 And ye said [0559], Behold, the LORD [03068] our God [0430] hath shewed [07200] us his glory [03519] and his greatness [01433], and we have heard [08085] his voice [06963] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784]: we have seen [07200] this day [03117] that God [0430] doth talk [01696] with man [0120], and he liveth [02425].
25 Now therefore why should we die [04191]? for this great [01419] fire [0784] will consume [0398] us: if we hear [08085] the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] our God [0430] any more [03254], then we shall die [04191].
26 For who is there of all flesh [01320], that hath heard [08085] the voice [06963] of the living [02416] God [0430] speaking [01696] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784], as we have, and lived [02421]?
27 Go thou near [07126], and hear [08085] all that the LORD [03068] our God [0430] shall say [0559]: and speak [01696] thou unto us all that the LORD [03068] our God [0430] shall speak [01696] unto thee; and we will hear [08085] it, and do [06213] it.
28 And the LORD [03068] heard [08085] the voice [06963] of your words [01697], when ye spake [01696] unto me; and the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto me, I have heard [08085] the voice [06963] of the words [01697] of this people [05971], which they have spoken [01696] unto thee: they have well [03190] said all that they have spoken [01696].
29 O that there were such [02088] an [04310] heart [03824] in them [05414], that they would fear [03372] me, and keep [08104] all my commandments [04687] always [03117], that it might be well [03190] with them, and with their children [01121] for ever [05769]!
30 Go [03212] say [0559] to them, Get [07725] you into your tents [0168] again [07725].
31 But as for thee, stand [05975] thou here by me [05978], and I will speak [01696] unto thee all the commandments [04687], and the statutes [02706], and the judgments [04941], which thou shalt teach [03925] them, that they may do [06213] them in the land [0776] which I give [05414] them to possess [03423] it.
32 Ye shall observe [08104] to do [06213] therefore as the LORD [03068] your God [0430] hath commanded [06680] you: ye shall not turn aside [05493] to the right hand [03225] or to the left [08040].
33 Ye shall walk [03212] in all the ways [01870] which the LORD [03068] your God [0430] hath commanded [06680] you, that ye may live [02421], and that it may be well [02895] with you, and that ye may prolong [0748] your days [03117] in the land [0776] which ye shall possess [03423].
19 And they said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Speak [01696] thou with us, and we will hear [08085]: but let not God [0430] speak [01696] with us, lest we die [04191].
16 And it came to pass on the third [07992] day [03117] in the morning [01242], that there were thunders [06963] and lightnings [01300], and a thick [03515] cloud [06051] upon the mount [02022], and the voice [06963] of the trumpet [07782] exceeding [03966] loud [02389]; so that all the people [05971] that was in the camp [04264] trembled [02729].