Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 19:13
Touch it - Rather “touch him.” The person who had touched the mount was not to be touched, since the contact would be pollution. read more
출애굽기 19:7-25 Krv
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 19:17
Out of the camp - The encampment must have extended far and wide over the plain in front of the mountain. From one entrance of the plain to the other there is space for the whole host of the Israelites. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 19:18
A furnace - The word in the original is Egyptian, and occurs only in the Pentateuch. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 19:22
The priests also - Sacrifices had hitherto been offered by firstborn, or the heads of families. See Genesis 14:18 note. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 19:7-8
Exodus 19:7-8. And Moses laid before their faces all these words He not only explained to them what God had given him in charge, but put it to their choice, whether they would accept these promises upon these terms or not. His laying it to their faces speaks his laying it to their consciences. And they answered together: All that the Lord hath spoken we will do Thus accepting the Lord to be to them a God, and giving up themselves to be to him a people. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 19:10
Exodus 19:10. Sanctify the people As Job sent and sanctified his sons, Job 1:5. Sanctify them That is, call them off from their worldly business, and call them to religious exercises, meditation and prayer, that they may receive the law from God’s mouth with reverence and devotion. Two things particularly were prescribed as instances of their preparation. 1st, In token of cleansing of themselves from all sinful pollutions, they must wash their clothes Not that God regards our clothes,... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 19:11
Exodus 19:11. In the sight of all the people Though they should see no manner of similitude, yet they should see so much as would convince them, that God was among them of a truth. And so high was the top of mount Sinai, that it is supposed not only the camp of Israel, but even the countries about might discern some extraordinary appearance of glory upon it. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 19:12
Exodus 19:12. Set bounds Probably he drew a ditch round the foot of the hill, which none were to pass upon pain of death. This was to intimate, 1st, That lawful reverence which ought to possess the minds of all that worship God. 2d, The distance at which worshippers were kept under that dispensation, which we ought to take notice of, that we may the more value our privilege under the gospel, having “boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,” Hebrews 10:19. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 19:13
Exodus 19:13. When the trumpet soundeth long Then let them take their places at the foot of the mount. Never was so great a congregation called together and preached to at once as this was here. No one man’s voice could have reached so many, but the voice of God did. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 19:12
Set bounds unto the people - The low line of alluvial mounds at the foot of the cliff of Ras Safsafeh exactly answers to the bounds which were to keep the people off from touching the mount: but the bounds here spoken of were to be set up by Moses. read more