Exodus 34:31

31 But Moses called out to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.

Exodus 34:31 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 34:31

And Moses called unto them
Who, as it appears by what follows, on sight of him were so terrified, that they did not proceed on to meet him, but went back, and therefore he called unto them to return and come forward:

and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him;
knowing him by his voice, and encouraged by his call of them, who before might take him to be something more than human, some glorious form, one of the heavenly angels appearing in this manner:

and Moses talked with them;
after he had put a vail on his face, of which there is an account in the following verses. He talked with them friendly, and told them all that had happened to him in the mount; what a glorious sight he had been indulged with; what a proclamation of the grace and goodness of God had been made to him; and what laws and ordinances God had enjoined him and them the observance of.

Exodus 34:31 In-Context

29 As Moses descended from Mount Sinai-with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands as he descended the mountain-he did not realize that the skin of his face shone as a result of his speaking with the Lord.

30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone! They were afraid to come near him.

31 But Moses called out to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.

32 Afterwards all the Israelites came near, and he commanded them everything the Lord had told him on Mount Sinai.

33 When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.