Deuteronomy 5:2

2 “The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai.

Deuteronomy 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:2

The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
] Which is Sinai, as Aben Ezra observes; it being the same mountain, only it had two tops, which bore these different names; for certain it is that the decalogue after repeated was given at Sinai, and had the nature and form of a covenant; see ( Exodus 24:7 Exodus 24:8 ) .

Deuteronomy 5:2 In-Context

1 Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, “Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them!

2 “The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai.

3 The LORD did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today.

4 At the mountain the LORD spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire.

5 I stood as an intermediary between you and the LORD, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said:

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew Horeb, another name for Sinai.