Exodus 19:14 - Exposition

In obedience to the commands which he had received ( Exodus 19:10 ), Moses returned to the camp at the foot of Sinai, and issued the order that the people were to purify themselves and wash their garments during that day and the next, and be ready for a great solemnity on the third day. He must also, at the same time, have given directions for the construction of the fence, which was to hedge in the people ( Exodus 19:12 ), and which he speaks of as constructed in Exodus 19:23 .