These verses contain a much fuller narrative of the events briefly described in (Exodus 20:18–21). Here it is important to call attenti…

And the Lord heard the voice of your words ... — The divine comment on the words of the people is recorded only in Deuter…

And the Lord heard the voice of your word, when you spoke to
me
Not only in a general…

Moses refers to the consternation caused by the terror with which the law was given. God's appearances have always been terrible to man, ever since…