John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:24
And ye said, behold, the Lord our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness ,.... In descending on Mount Sinai in the manner he did, and giving the law from thence with such solemnity; for there was a glory in the ministration of it, as the apostle argues 2 Corinthians 3:7 , it being delivered with so much majesty, and such a glorious apparatus attending it; see Deuteronomy 33:2 . Aben Ezra interprets this of the appearance of fire in which the Lord was, "and his greatness", of the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 5:23
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness ,.... The thick darkness, where God was, and with which the mountain was covered, Exodus 20:21 . for the mountain did burn with fire ; which is a reason both why the Lord spoke out of the midst of the fire, the mountain on which he descended burning with it and also for his speaking out of the midst of darkness, because not only a thick cloud covered the mountain, but it was altogether on a smoke, which... read more