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Exodus 20:12-22
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12
“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13
“You must not murder.
14
“You must not commit adultery.
15
“You must not steal.
16
“You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
17
“You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”
18
When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram’s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear.
19
And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”
20
“Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, “for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”
21
As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven.
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Exodus 20:12-22 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 20
In this chapter we have an account of the giving of the law on Mount Sinai; the preface to it, Ex 20:1,2, the ten commandments it consists of, Ex 20:8-17, the circumstances attending it, which caused the people to remove at some distance, Ex 20:18, when they desired of Moses, that he would speak to them and not God, who bid them not fear, since this was for the trial of them; but still they kept at a distance, while Moses drew nigh to God, Ex 20:19-21 who ordered him to caution the children of Israel against idolatry, and directed what sort of an altar he would have made whereon to offer their sacrifices, promising that where his name was recorded he would grant his presence and blessing, Ex 20:22-26.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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