Exodus 19:16-25 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mount… 1. Great is the condescension of Jehovah unto men in giving law and covenant to them. 2. In God's humbling Himself He keeps His distance and place above men. 3. In giving His law to men God calleth the Mediator to be by Him. 4. God withholds no discovery from His Church but that which would be deadly to them (ver. 21). 5. Among the congregation God hath appointed some to office for ministering to Him. 6. Such persons must be sanctified in their special place according to God's will. 7. The more holy the persons and office are, the more deadly is their transgression. 8. Threatenings of death are primarily in grace to give life to souls (ver. 22). (G. Hughes, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. |
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