Esodo 20:22

And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. I have talked with you from heaven - Though God manifested himself by the fire, the lightning, the earthquake, the thick darkness, etc., yet the ten words, or commandments were probably uttered from the higher regions of the air, which would be an additional proof to the people that there was no imposture in this case; for though strange appearances and voices might be counterfeited on earth, as was often, no doubt, done by the magicians of Egypt; yet it would be utterly impossible to represent a voice, in a long continued series of instruction, as proceeding from heaven itself, or the higher regions of the atmosphere.

Questo, con il terremoto ei tuoni ripetuti, (vedi Esodo 20:18 (nota)), metterebbe al di là di ogni dubbio la realtà di tutta questa procedura; e questo permise a Mosè, Deuteronomio 5:26 , di fare un tale appello al popolo su un fatto incontrovertibile e di infinita importanza, che Dio aveva davvero parlato con loro faccia a faccia.