Moses Receives Jehovah’s Words in The Mount. The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may believe and trust in you forever.” Then Moses repeated the words of the people to the LORD.
The LORD also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow [that is, prepare them for My sacred purpose], and have them wash their clothes
and be ready by the third day, because on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai [in the cloud] in the sight of all the people. Exo 19:9-11
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Nation Israel Delivered and Organized
III. ISRAEL AT SINAI, Exodus 19:1-40:38
1. The Covenant Proposed and the People Prepared, Exodus 19:1-25
39. How were the people prepared for their covenant with God?
ISRAEL AT MOUNT SINAI
In the third month after the children of Israel had left the land of Egypt, the very same day, they came into the Wilderness of Sinai.
When they moved out from Rephidim, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai and they camped there; Israel camped at the base of the mountain [of Sinai].
Moses went up to God [on the mountain], and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, “Say this to the house of Jacob and tell the Israelites:
‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation [set apart for My purpose].’ These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.”
So Moses called for the elders of the people, and told them all these words which the LORD commanded him.
All the people answered together and said, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may believe and trust in you forever.” Then Moses repeated the words of the people to the LORD.
The LORD also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow [that is, prepare them for My sacred purpose], and have them wash their clothes
and be ready by the third day, because on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai [in the cloud] in the sight of all the people.
You shall set barriers for the people all around [the mountain], saying, ‘Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch its border; whoever touches the mountain must be put to death.
No hand shall touch him [that is, no one shall try to save the guilty party], but the offender must be stoned or shot through [with arrows]; whether man or animal [that touches the mountain], he shall not live.’ When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.” [Num_24:8]
So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified them [for God’s sacred purpose], and they washed their clothes.
He said to the people, “Be prepared for the third day; do not be intimate with a woman.”
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
On
Exodus 19:1-15
MOSES RECEIVES JEHOVAH’S WORDS IN THE MOUNT
The plain beneath Sinai, where Israel encamped, has been identified, and the reader should study the books of travelers which afford a mental conception of the scene. The brilliant colors, in which red sandstone predominates; the shattered, thunder-stricken peaks; the awful silence; the utter absence of vegetation; the level plain giving abundant opportunity for all to hear and see-all these deserve notice. The tenderness of the divine address is very touching. Nor are we excluded from these promises, if we are among Abraham’s spiritual children. See Rom_4:10. If God could carry this multitude of people, He is sufficient for us and our burdens. We also may be His peculiar treasure and a kingdom of priests.
But Israel’s solemn pledge was a profound mistake. Had they known themselves better, they would never have made it, and one design of the Decalogue was to show how absolutely impossible it is for any to be justified by the works of the Law. Pentecost, which Whitsuntide commemorates, took place on the anniversary of this august scene.
Comments by
WILLIAM MACDONALD
Believers Bible Commentary
On
Exodus 19:1-15
VIII. THE JOURNEY TO SINAI (15:22–18:27)
IX. THE GIVING OF THE LAW (Chaps. 19–24)
A. Preparation for Revelation (Chap. 19)
19:1-9 The children of Israel have now arrived at Mount Sinai. The rest of the book of Exodus, the entire book of Leviticus, and the first nine chapters of Numbers record events that took place here.
From Adam until this time, there had been no direct law of God. The Lord’s dealings with His people had been predominantly in grace. Now He offered them a conditional covenant of law: If you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; . . . you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. If they would obey, He would bless. Not realizing their own sinfulness and helplessness, the people readily agreed. D. L. Moody comments:
“All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” Bold and self-confident language. The golden calf, the broken tablets, the neglected ordinances, the stoned messengers, the rejected and crucified Christ, are overwhelming evidences of man’s dishonored vows.
19:10-20 The people were told to prepare for a revelation from God by washing their clothes and refraining from sexual intercourse. This was designed to teach them the necessity for purity in the presence of God. Mount Sinai was a forbidding place. Neither mankind nor animals were to touch it on penalty of death. A transgressor was not to be followed onto the mount but was to be shot through with an arrow or stoned from a distance. Only Moses and Aaron were allowed to ascend (v. 24), and then only when the ram’s horn sounded. The mount was covered with a thick cloud; there were thunderings and lightnings, fire and smoke; the whole mountain quaked greatly. All this spoke of the terrors of meeting God, especially on the basis of lawkeeping.
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