Hero worship exhibited itself in the practice of setting up images of human form as household gods (Penates, compare Genesis 31:19; [Reference Gene…

And the Lord spoke to you. This is a confirmation of the Second Commandment: that God manifested Himself to the Israelites by a voice and …

And the Lord spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire
For the Lord descended on Mount Sinai in a cloud, in fire, …

The power and love of God toward Israel are presented here as the basis and reason for a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although ther…