Verse 18
18. The people saw the thunderings Hebraic mode of expression . Comp . Revelation 1:12: “I turned to see the voice that spake with me . ” On the sublime scenes here described see notes on Exodus 19:16-20. Such an awful theophany could not fail to inspire all who witnessed it with a profound fear of Jehovah, and they naturally shrank away, and stood afar off . To effect this wholesome fear was one object of theophany and the commandments .
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