Exodus 19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:6

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests ,.... Instead of being in a state of servitude and bondage, as they had been in Egypt, they should be erected into a kingdom, become a body politic, a free state, a commonwealth governed by its own laws, and those laws of God's making; yea, they should be a kingdom to him, and he be more immediately the king of them, as he was not of others, the government of Israel being a Theocracy; and this kingdom should consist of men that were priests, who... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people ,.... After he had heard the above words from the mouth of God, he came down from the mount into the camp of Israel, and sent for the elders or principal men of the tribes and families of Israel to come to him: and , being gathered together: laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him ; expressed them in the plainest manner, set them in the clearest light to their minds and consciences; so that they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:8

And all the people answered together ,.... By their heads and representatives, the elders, summoned before Moses, to whom he declared the whole will of God; or this being communicated by them to their respective tribes and families, they were all of one mind; there was not a contradicting voice among them, they all gave the same answer, or all united in returning for answer what follows: all that the Lord hath spoken we will do ; obey his voice in all things he directs unto, or commands... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:9

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... As the Targum of Jonathan, on the third day; though Jarchi says the fourth; which seems not so well to agree with his words on the preceding verse, since it seems to be at the same time that Moses returned the words of the people to the Lord, that he said what follows to him: lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud ; which was different from the pillar of cloud in which he went before the people, and now stood in it on the top of the mount; for he speaks... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:10

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... On the fourth day, according to the Targum of Jonathan: go unto the people ; go down from the mountain, from the top of it, where he now was, to the camp of Israel, which was pitched before it: and sanctify them today and tomorrow ; the fourth and fifth days of the month; that is, he was, to instruct them how they were to sanctify themselves in an external way, by washing themselves, as after mentioned, their bodies and clothes, and by abstaining... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:11

And be ready against the third day ,.... Not the third day of the month, but the third day from hence, this being the fourth, and the morrow the fifth, and the third day, the day following that, the sixth, on which day it is generally agreed by the Jews that the law was given; see Gill on Exodus 19:16 . for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai ; which must be understood, consistent with his omnipresence, and is only expressive of some... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:12

And thou shall set bounds to the people round about ,.... That is, round about the mountain, by drawing a line, throwing up a foss or ditch, or else by laying up heaps of stones or sand, which might be come at easily, or bushes and branches of trees, which grew thick on the mount, from whence it had its name; but be it what will that were used, these were to signify, that so far the people might go, but no further, which their curiosity might prompt them to: saying, take heed unto... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:13

There shall not a hand touch it ,.... The mountain or the border of it, which is repeated that it might be taken notice of; and to show that it would be resented if they were to stretch out their hand and only lightly touch it, much more should they set their feet upon it and attempt to ascend it: or rather, "shall not touch him" F15 לא תגע בש "non tanget eum", Vatablus, Drusius, "non feriet eum", Tigurine version. ; that is, the man that shall touch the mountain; he shall be so... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:14

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people ,.... The same day that he went up, the fourth day of the month: and sanctified the people ; instructed them and ordered them what they should do for their sanctification, in order to their hearing the law from the mouth of the Lord: and they washed their clothes ; as the Lord had directed Moses to enjoin them, and as he had commanded them; see Gill on Exodus 19:10 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:15

And he said unto the people, be ready against the third day ,.... The third day from thence, the sixth of the month Sivan, against which day they were to prepare themselves, by washing their garments, and all other outward acts of sanctification and purity they were directed to, that they might be ready for the service of that day, to hear and receive the law from God himself: Aben Ezra has this note on the passage,"perhaps not a man slept that night, that he might hear the voice of the Lord... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:15

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