Exodus 19:1-9
THE ARRIVAL AT SINAI AND THE FIRST MESSAGE... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ARRIVAL AT SINAI AND THE FIRST MESSAGE... [ Continue Reading ]
In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. The greater part of the time since the departure out of Egypt, on the fifteenth day of the first month, had apparently been spent at Elim and at Rephidim, an... [ Continue Reading ]
For they were departed from Rephidim, Exodus 17:1, AND WERE COME TO THE DESERT OF SINAI, AND HAD PITCHED IN THE WILDERNESS; AND THERE ISRAEL CAMPED BEFORE THE MOUNT, over against the mountain from which the entire range has received its name.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses went up unto God, he was on his way to the summit. AND THE LORD CALLED UNTO HIM OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN, SAYING, THUS SHALT THOU SAY TO THE HOUSE OF JACOB, AND TELL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. In poetic form the Lord prepares for the statement of the covenant which He here intended to make with th... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, in punishing them with such terrible plagues, AND HOW I BARE YOU ON EAGLES' WINGS, which are an image of the strong and affectionate care of God, for the eagle protects and fosters her young with great devotion, AND BROUGHT YOU UNTO MYSELF. The mountain on... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, therefore, if ye will obey my voice in deed and keep my covenant, gladly enter into the relation of mercy which the Lord intended to propose, THEN YE SHALL BE A PECULIAR TREASURE UNTO ME ABOVE ALL PEOPLE, a possession to be cherished and guarded most carefully, more than any other nation in the... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, kings, in order to conquer the heathen, and priests, in order to serve the living God, AND AN HOLY NATION, a nation consecrated, set apart, for the service of Jehovah, and therefore under obligation to lead a life of sanctification before Him. THESE ARE... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, he summoned or invited them, AND LAID BEFORE THEIR FACES ALL THESE WORDS WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED HIM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And all the people without exception ANSWERED TOGETHER, through their elders, AND SAID, ALL THAT THE LORD HATH SPOKEN WE WILL DO. They solemnly vowed allegiance and obedience, they took the obligation upon themselves. AND MOSES RETURNED THE WORDS OF THE PEOPLE UNTO THE LORD.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, whose darkness would, in a measure, conceal His glory, THAT THE PEOPLE MAY HEAR WHEN I SPEAK WITH THEE, AND BELIEVE THEE FOR EVER. The position of Moses as the receiver and the mediator of the divine revelation would thus be attest... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS... [ Continue Reading ]
and be ready against the third day; for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai. The people were to be set apart, consecrated, to the Lord, the washing of the clothes being a symbol of the inner purity which should be found in every believer. They should... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, have a fence made all around the base of the mountain, SAYING, TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES THAT YE GO NOT UP INTO THE MOUNT, OR TOUCH THE BORDER OF IT, the end, or foot, of the mountain. WHOSOEVER TOUCHETH THE MOUNT, the throne of God's legislation,... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through; being on the other side of the fence, such a person could not be apprehended without making him that attempted to seize him guilty likewise, therefore he should be killed from a distance with stones or darts; WHETHER IT... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes, they performed the ceremonial purifying as they had been ordered.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day; come not at your wives, all marital relations were to be suspended for the time being. All these preparations show that Israel was still a sinful, unclean people. And sinners may not appear before the face of the holy God in their natural... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount. There were all the signs of an unusual, supernatural thunder-shower. The darkness indicated that the holy God is unapproachable, yeiling Himself from mortals even when He dis... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TERRIFYING EVENTS OF THE THIRD DAY... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God, all of them were to be assembled before Him as His holy congregation; AND THEY STOOD AT THE NETHER PART OF THE MOUNT, AT ITS FOOT.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, the entire mountain being enveloped in smoke, BECAUSE THE LORD DESCENDED UPON IT IN FIRE; AND THE SMOKE THEREOF ASCENDED AS THE SMOKE OF A FURNACE, of a great smelter, AND THE WHOLE MOUNT QUAKED GREATLY. The nearer the people came to the mountain, the more... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, gained in intensity or strength, MOSES SPAKE from the foot of the mountain, asking God for His commands, AND GOD ANSWERED HIM BY A VOICE, an articulate sound which could be understood.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mount; and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount. And Moses went up, in order to speak to Him alone.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, testify before or upon them, LEST THEY BREAK THROUGH UNTO THE LORD TO GAZE, AND MANY OF THEM PERISH. To go beyond the fence and encroach upon the territory set aside for the Lord's revelation was courting death.... [ Continue Reading ]
And let the priests also which come near to the Lord, those who had till then had charge of the priestly functions among the people, SANCTIFY THEMSELVES, LEST THE LORD BREAK FORTH UPON THEM, strike them down and utterly destroy them.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for Thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. The fence had proved its value as a barrier in preventing the people from ascending the mount.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest He break forth upon them, strike them down in His anger.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses went down to the people and spake unto them. The entire story reminds us of the fact that we believers of the New Testament are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire,.. but unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God,.. and to Jesus, the Mediator... [ Continue Reading ]