Exodus 20:22

22. The Lord said unto Moses In what manner God communicated these statutes to Moses the reader is not informed . From Numbers 12:6-8, it appears that Moses was honoured with a distinctness of spiritual access to God as was no other prophet. It was not a seeing of God’s face, (Exodus 30:20,) but often came through visible symbols, like the burning bush, (Exodus 3:2,) and a passing form of glory, (Exodus 33:21-23; Exodus 34:6,) which made his face to shine with supernatural light, (Exodus 34:29-30. ) These special theophanies did not exclude the ministration of angels, and the excellency of the Mosaic legislation, when viewed as a whole, exhibits so many marks of divine origin that we hesitate not to accept the literal truth of the statements of this verse.

I have talked with you from heaven Reference to the supernatural promulgation of the ten commandments. That speaking from heaven shook the earth. Comp. Hebrews 12:26. It was the entering in of a higher Power into the history of men, marking a distinctive crisis in the progress of heavenly mediation, and utilizing the elements of nature to deepen the impressions of the words that were spoken.