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
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 19:1-8
Here is, I. The date of that great charter by which Israel was incorporated. 1. The time when it bears date (Exod. 19:1)--in the third month after they came out of Egypt. It is computed that the law was given just fifty days after their coming out of Egypt, in remembrance of which the feast of Pentecost was observed the fiftieth day after the passover, and in compliance with which the Spirit was poured out upon the apostles at the feast of pentecost, fifty days after the death of Christ. In... read more