Chūāijíjì 20:18-21

18 Zhòng bǎixìng jiàn léi hōng , shǎndiàn , jiǎo shēng , shān shàng mào yān , jiù dōu fà zhàn , yuǎn yuǎn dì zhàn lì .

19 Duì Móxī shuō , qiú nǐ hé wǒmen shuōhuà , wǒmen bì tīng , búyào shén hé wǒmen shuōhuà , kǒngpà wǒmen sǐwáng .

20 Móxī duì bǎixìng shuō , búyào jùpà , yīnwei shén jiànglín shì yào shìyàn nǐmen , jiào nǐmen shícháng jìngwèi tā , bù zhì fàn zuì .

21 Yúshì bǎixìng yuǎn yuǎn dì zhàn lì , Móxī jiù āijìn shén suǒ zaì de yōuàn zhī zhōng .

Chūāijíjì 20:18-21 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.