Exodus 20:18-20 BSB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 20:18-21

I. The extraordinary terror with which the law was given. Never was any thing delivered with such awful pomp; every word was accented, and every sentence paused, with thunder and lightning, much louder and brighter, no doubt, than ordinary. And why was the law given in this dreadful manner, and with all this tremendous ceremony? 1. It was designed (once for all) to give a sensible discovery of the glorious majesty of God, for the assistance of our faith concerning it, that, knowing the terror... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:18

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings ,.... That is, they heard the one, and saw the other; they heard the dreadful volleys of thunder, and saw the amazing flashes of lightning, which were like lamps and torches, as the word used signifies; by a communication of senses, one sense is put for another, and the sense of sight being the principal, as Ben Melech observes, it is put for the rest, and so in the following. It is an observation of Austin's F15 Confess. l. 10.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:19

And they said unto Moses ,.... Who was now come down from the mountain, and to whom the heads of the tribes and elders of the people came from the camp, and out of their tents, by whom the people said to him, as follows, see Deuteronomy 5:23 , speak thou with us , and we will hear; their request is, that whatsoever it was the will and pleasure of God to declare to them, that he would communicate it to Moses, and he deliver it to them, promising that they would hearken to it, and obey... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:20

And Moses said unto the people ,.... By representatives and messengers, the heads of the tribes and elders: fear not ; be not afraid of God with a slavish fear; be not afraid of the thunders and lightnings, as if they were like one of the plagues of Egypt, which terrified Pharaoh and his people; be not afraid of being consumed by them, they will do you no hurt; be not afraid of dying by the hand of God, at his presence, and through the voice of his words spoken to you; be of good... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 20:18

And all the people saw the thunderings, etc. - They had witnessed all these awful things before, (see Exodus 19:16 ;), but here they seem to have been repeated; probably at the end of each command, there was a peal of thunder, a blast of the trumpet, and a gleam of lightning, to impress their hearts the more deeply with a due sense of the Divine Majesty, of the holiness of the law which was now delivered, and of the fearful consequences of disobedience. This had the desired effect; the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 20:20

And Moses said - Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces - The maxim contained in this verse is, Fear not, that he may fear - do not fear with such a fear as brings consternation into the soul, and produces nothing but terror and confusion; but fear with that fear which reverence and filial affection inspire, that ye sin not - that, through the love and reverence ye feel to your Maker and Sovereign, ye may abstain from every appearance of evil, lest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:1-18

The moral law-General survey. View this law of the ten commandments as— I. AUTHORITATIVELY DELIVERED . "God spake all these words, saying," etc. ( Exodus 20:1 ). An authoritative revelation of moral law was necessary— 1 . That man might be made distinctly aware of the compass of his obligations . The moral knowledge originally possessed by man had gradually been parted with. What remained was distorted and confused. He had little right knowledge of his duty to God, and very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:16-21

The ten words. "And God stake all these words." "And the people stood afar off: and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was." ( Exodus 20:1 , Exodus 20:21 ). Our subject is the law of the ten commandments, and— I. The NAMES of the code, for names are oft the keys to things. There are five chief names; four in the Old Testament and one in the New. 1 . " The ten words ." ["The ten commandments" is an unscriptural phrase.] ( Exodus 34:28 ; Deuteronomy 4:13 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:18

The people saw the thunderings . The use of a specific verb for a generic one, with terms to all of which it is not, strictly speaking, applicable, is common to many writers, and is known to grammarians as zengma. "Saw" here means "perceived, witnessed." The mountain smoking . Compare Exodus 19:18 . In Deuteronomy 5:23 it is said that "the mountain did burn with fire." When the people saw it, they removed . It appears, from Deuteronomy 5:23 , that. before retiring, the people sent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 20:18-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 20:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 20:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:16-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:18-21

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