EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:1 Covenant at Sinai. The second half of Exodus 1:1 focuses on the events at Mount Sinai and the content of the law revealed to Moses. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:4 The Lord calls Israel to be faithful to his COVENANT with them even before he has fully revealed it to them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:6 When the Lord calls Israel A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS AND A HOLY NATION, he is referring to what Israel’s life as a whole is to represent among the nations. By keeping the covenant (v. Exodus 19:5), the people of Israel would continue not only to set themselves apart from the su... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:15 The instruction to NOT GO NEAR A WOMAN probably includes abstaining from sex as a way of preparing to meet with God (compare Leviticus 15:16). It does not imply that there is anything inherently unacceptable either in sexual relations or in women. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docu... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:16 All of these sights and sounds signify the Lord’s presence (v. Exodus 19:18). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 19:22 The reference to THE PRIESTS precedes the Lord’s instructions that Aaron and his sons will fill that role (see Exodus 28:1). If Aaron’s sons are being referred to here, they are grouped with THE PEOPLE who are restricted from coming up on the mountain. BREAK OUT AGAINST T... [ Continue Reading ]