EXODUS—NOTE ON Exodus 19:10 Through the instructions to consecrate the people and to set limits, the Lord is preparing Israel for the worship that will occur in the tabernacle (see Exodus 26:31). The Hebrew word for “consecrate” means to “set apart as holy.” Moses is to prepare Israel to come before a holy God. wash their garments. Consecration includes changes in daily living (see Exodus 19:17).

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