The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the ten
commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy
10:4. It literally means “the Ten Words.” The Ten Commandments are
also called the law, even the commandment Exodus 24:12, the words of
the covenant Exodus 34:28,... [ Continue Reading ]
Compare Deuteronomy 5:22. Aaron Exodus 19:24 on this occasion
accompanied Moses in drawing near to the thick darkness.
Exodus 20:22 to Exodus 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 o... [ Continue Reading ]
Nothing could be more appropriate as the commencement of the book of
the covenant than these regulations for public worship. The rules for
the building of altars must have been old and accepted, and are not
inconsistent with the directions for the construction of the altar of
the court of the tabern... [ Continue Reading ]