Exodus 19:20 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 19:20

on = to. went up. Moses' third ascent. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 19:16-20

"And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a trumpet exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because Jehovah descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 19:20

Exodus 19:20. And the Lord came down, &c.— Houbigant renders this, But the Lord, as he descended upon Mount Sinai, called Moses to the top of the Mount. It must be understood in some such manner as this; as it is plain from Exo 19:18 that the Lord had before descended; unless we will read that verse, because the Lord was descending upon it in fire: but, perhaps, it is best to read this Exodus 19:20, Now the Lord, having descended, called Moses, &c. It is evident from this verse, and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 19:16-25

God again used the symbol of fire to reveal Himself on this mountain (Exodus 3:2-5). Fire is a symbol of His holiness that enlightens, purges, and refines. The smoke and quaking that accompanied the fire further impressed this awesome revelation on the people.The priests referred to (Exodus 19:22; Exodus 19:24) were evidently young men (first-born?) that offered sacrifices before God appointed the Aaronic priests to this service (cf. Exodus 24:5).Comparative ancient Near Eastern studies have... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 19:1-25

Preparation for the Giving of the Law1. The same day] the 15th day of the month: cp. Exodus 12:18, Exodus 12:29; Exodus 16:1. Marching slowly, with long halts at the various stations on the route, the host took two months to traverse the 150 m between Egypt and Sinai. Here they remained eleven months (see Numbers 10:11-12), during which time the nation entered into a formal covenant with Jehovah on the basis of the moral law received from God by Moses, and promulgated by him.Wilderness of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 19:16-20

(16-20) Thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud.—Compare with this description that of Deut. (Deuteronomy 4:11-12), which is fuller in some respects:—“Ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the Lord spake unto you out of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.” The phenomena accumulated to impress the people seem to have been loud... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 19:20

(20) On the top of the mount.—On the summit of the Ras Sufsafeh, not on the Jebel Musa, which is out of sight from the plain of Er Rahah. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 19:1-25

Exodus 19:4-5 A great deliverance, whether of a man or of a society, is a great claim on the life that is saved. The Israelites carried with them a grand inheritance of holiness and truth. They were saved because of it. As a nation they betrayed it. Edward Thring. References. XIX. 6, 6. Bishop Gibson, The Old Testament in the New, p. 31. XIX. 6. Bishop Diggle, Sermons for Daily Life, p. 100. Exodus 19:10 After the deification of the emperors we are told that it was considered impious so much... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:1-25

CHAPTER XIX.AT SINAI.Exodus 19:1-25.In the third month from the Exodus, and on the selfsame day (which addition fixes the date precisely), the people reached the wilderness of Sinai. This answers fairly to the date of Pentecost, which was afterwards connected by tradition with the giving of the law. And therefore Pentecost was the right time for the gift of the Holy Ghost, bringing with Him the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, and that freedom from servile Jewish obedience which is... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 19:1-25

A CONDITIONAL PROMISE (vs.1-6) Chapter 19 begins the second great division of the book of Exodus. God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt has been fully accomplished though they are still in the wilderness. He had carried out His unconditional promise in this great deliverance. But now He makes a promise that is conditional on their obedience. This did not infringe on His first promise, but it is typical of God's authority being established among a redeemed people. Since they are redeemed to... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 19:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 19:16-20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 19:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 19:16-25

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 19:1-25

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 19:16-20

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 19:20

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 19:1-25

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 19:1-25

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 19:1-25

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